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Science News

Why Pregnant Women Don?t Tip Over
2007-12-13 05:30 - Researchers have found evidence that evolution produced a stronger and more flexible lower spine for women.

Fin Whale at Feeding Time: Dive Deep, Stop Short, Open Wide
2007-12-12 06:01 - Scientists are tracking the ocean’s biggest whales to figure out how exactly they get enough food to build their giant bodies.

Observatory: The Gene That Tells Planaria Worms Which End Is Up
2007-12-12 05:30 - A single gene lets a flatworm know if it should regrow a head or a tail, based on where the wound is.

Observatory: Scientists Blend Materials to Create Oil-Repellent Surfac...
2007-12-12 05:30 - Scientists have succeeded in making oil-repellent, or superoleophobic, surfaces.

Observatory: When Removing One Predator Harms the Prey
2007-12-12 05:30 - Elimination of the top predator can actually be worse for the prey.

From a Japanese Satellite, Here Comes the Sun
2007-12-12 05:30 - Telescopes aboard the Hinode satellite have been returning some of their first results.

Warming Trends: In Duck Blinds, Visions of Global Warming
2007-12-12 05:30 - Wildlife agencies are re-examining some longstanding approaches to cultivating waterfowl populations.

Selection Spurred Recent Evolution, Researchers Say
2007-12-12 05:30 - Researchers analyzing variation in the human genome have concluded that human evolution accelerated enormously in the last 40,000 years under the force of natural selection.

Basics: An Ancient Medicine (Enjoy in Moderation)
2007-12-12 05:30 - If we humans are congenitally inclined to drink, researchers caution, we are designed to do so only in moderation.

Scientist at Work | Shinya Yamanaka: Risk Taking Is in His Genes
2007-12-12 05:30 - After years of searching, Shinya Yamanaka found a way to turn adult skin cells into the equivalent of human embryonic stem cells without using an actual embryo.


 
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