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  • By Vlad Tarko
  • May 12th, 2006
Sailors' Logs and the Reversal of Earth's Magnetic Field

Sailors' Logs and the Reversal of Earth's Magnetic Field

Scientists make use of Captain Cook's log in an unexpected way

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  • By Vlad Tarko
  • May 12th, 2006
Scientists Discover New Monkey Genus in Africa

Scientists Discover New Monkey Genus in Africa

The first in 83 years

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  • By Vlad Tarko
  • May 12th, 2006
Record Air Pollution above the Arctic

Record Air Pollution above the Arctic

Scientists don't know if it's a permanent trend

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  • By Vlad Tarko
  • May 11th, 2006
The Earth Is Like A Sponge that Gradually Absorbs the Oceans

The Earth Is Like A Sponge that Gradually Absorbs the Oceans

"Up to 10% of the Earth's oceans have been absorbed into the planet since formation."

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  • By Vlad Tarko
  • May 11th, 2006
Dragonfly Migration Resembles that of Birds

Dragonfly Migration Resembles that of Birds

Scientists used tiny tracking devices on dragonflies

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  • By Vlad Tarko
  • May 10th, 2006
Thunderstorms in Tibet Play a Major Role in the Depletion of the Ozone Layer

Thunderstorms in Tibet Play a Major Role in the Depletion of the Ozone Layer

The pathway chemicals take to reach the upper atmosphere

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  • By Vlad Tarko
  • May 9th, 2006
Dolphins Identify Themselves with Names

Dolphins Identify Themselves with Names

But do they gossip?

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  • By Vlad Tarko
  • May 9th, 2006
Indonesia's Merapi Volcano Is About to Erupt

Indonesia's Merapi Volcano Is About to Erupt

Lava started to flow and there are pillars of smoke 800 meters high

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  • By Vlad Tarko
  • May 7th, 2006
Migrating Birds Forgot about Their Trip

Migrating Birds Forgot about Their Trip

One of the domino effects of global warming

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  • By Vlad Tarko
  • May 7th, 2006
The Strange Fish Connection

The Strange Fish Connection

Fossils from China of a more than 400 million years old fish

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  • By Vlad Tarko
  • May 7th, 2006
The Antarctic Ice Sheet Had Grown Surprisingly Fast

The Antarctic Ice Sheet Had Grown Surprisingly Fast

How the ice sheet covering most of Antarctica really began

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  • By Vlad Tarko
  • May 5th, 2006
Inflatable Crabs

Inflatable Crabs

How arthropods change their outer shells

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  • By Vlad Tarko
  • May 4th, 2006
The Male Sings and the Female Dances

The Male Sings and the Female Dances

Hormones change the way the brain hears the songs

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  • By Vlad Tarko
  • May 4th, 2006
Fish Evolution Plays Tricks on Fishermen

Fish Evolution Plays Tricks on Fishermen

Fishermen inadvertently drive an artificial selection process that diminishes the quality of fish

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  • By Vlad Tarko
  • May 2nd, 2006
The Tropics: Evolution at Fast Forward

The Tropics: Evolution at Fast Forward

Why life at tropics evolves faster than life in the temperate zones

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  • By Vlad Tarko
  • April 28th, 2006
The Best Cow in the World

The Best Cow in the World

The new frontline of the most efficient agriculture

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  • By Vlad Tarko
  • April 27th, 2006
How Does the Octopus' Brain Manage to Deal with so Many Tentacles?

How Does the Octopus' Brain Manage to Deal with so Many Tentacles?

The origin of the three-jointed limb

 
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