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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • July 14th, 2006
Centuries of Land-Use Practices Profoundly Impact Earth System

Centuries of Land-Use Practices Profoundly Impact Earth System

UNH scientists report

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • July 14th, 2006
Wild Meerkats School Their Young

Wild Meerkats School Their Young

The helpers would also monitor the pup after they had provided it with food

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  • By Alexandra Lupu
  • July 14th, 2006
Looking Tired? Efficient Remedies for Under Eye Dark Circles or Puffy Eyes

Looking Tired? Efficient Remedies for Under Eye Dark Circles or Puffy Eyes

Natural remedies and simple massage techniques are going to brighten up both the skin under your eyes and your day!

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • July 14th, 2006
Boys Trail Girls in Literacy Scores, Study Shows

Boys Trail Girls in Literacy Scores, Study Shows

"Is there a boy problem at all or is there just a males of color problem or a poverty problem?"

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • July 14th, 2006
Political Allegiance Impacts Brain's Response to Candidates

Political Allegiance Impacts Brain's Response to Candidates

Imaging study opens new door to understanding social behavior

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • July 14th, 2006
Brown Engineers Use DNA to Direct Nanowire Assembly and Growth

Brown Engineers Use DNA to Direct Nanowire Assembly and Growth

The first steps toward using biological molecules as a manufacturing tool

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • July 14th, 2006
First Direct Observations of Spinons and Holons

First Direct Observations of Spinons and Holons

After 40 years since it had been predicted by theory spin-charge separation was expirically tested

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • July 14th, 2006
Pathway Toward Gene Silencing Described in Plants

Pathway Toward Gene Silencing Described in Plants

Get Shorty

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • July 14th, 2006
Sub-Millimeter Astronomy in Full Swing on Southern Skies

Sub-Millimeter Astronomy in Full Swing on Southern Skies

Impressive set of APEX results to be published in special issue of Astronomy & Astrophysics

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • July 14th, 2006
Bacteria Give Up Secrets in War Waged on Plants

Bacteria Give Up Secrets in War Waged on Plants

How bacteria target and disable plants' defense system

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • July 14th, 2006
Tyrannosaur Survivorship

Tyrannosaur Survivorship

Tough times for teens

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • July 14th, 2006
Putting Your Computer to Work to Fight Against Malaria in Africa

Putting Your Computer to Work to Fight Against Malaria in Africa

Africa@Home was launched

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • July 14th, 2006
Bird Brains Shrink from Exposure to Contaminants

Bird Brains Shrink from Exposure to Contaminants

"People need to be careful about using chemicals in their homes or farms. Who knows the effects these will have down the road."

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  • By Alexandra Lupu
  • July 14th, 2006
Smoking Twice as Dangerous for Poor People

Smoking Twice as Dangerous for Poor People

A report studying mortality rates caused by lung cancer found that poor people are twice more likely to die prematurely from smoking than wealthy men

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • July 14th, 2006
NASA Explains Puzzling Impact of Polluted Skies on Climate

NASA Explains Puzzling Impact of Polluted Skies on Climate

NASA scientists have determined that the formation of clouds is affected by the lightness or darkness of air pollution particles. This also impacts Earth's climate.

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • July 14th, 2006
Cloudbursts and Summer Rain

Cloudbursts and Summer Rain

A theory that explains the summer rain

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  • By Alexandra Lupu
  • July 14th, 2006
Higher Rates of Premature Born Babies

Higher Rates of Premature Born Babies

One in eight babies were prematurely given life in 2005, report shows