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Science NewsIn Hollywood Hives, the Males Rule2007-11-14 06:01 - In Hollywood’s animated family fare about animals, the overwhelming majority of characters are male, despite nature’s preferred sex ratio of roughly 50-50. U.S. Prosecutors Start Investigating Oil Spill 2007-11-14 06:01 - The move by the United States attorney’s office signals that criminal charges may be filed against the crew of the vessel that lost 58,000 gallons of fuel after hitting the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Love of Chocolate May Have Begun With Cacao Beer 2007-11-14 05:31 - New findings push the date of the first use of cacao back 500 years earlier than previously known. Jawbone Sheds Light on Divergence of Humans and Apes 2007-11-14 05:31 - Scientists have discovered a fossil that represents a new genus of great ape. Poisonous Mushrooms Forge Their Own Path, Genetically Speaking 2007-11-14 05:31 - Researchers have identified a genetic quirk common to a few deadly species of mushrooms. Off Endangered List, but What Animal Is It Now? 2007-11-14 05:30 - Hybrids dominate a population of wolves near the Great Lakes that was officially removed from the endangered species list. Challenges to Both Left and Right on Global Warming 2007-11-14 05:30 - New books on global warming steer away from partisanship and urge a move to the pragmatic center on climate and energy. From Ants to People, an Instinct to Swarm 2007-11-14 05:30 - Researchers are discovering simple rules that allow thousands of animals to form a collective brain able to make decisions and move like a single organism. Human Error Cited in California Oil Spill 2007-11-13 06:01 - A preliminary investigation found human error caused a cargo ship to crash into the Bay Bridge, leading to San Francisco Bay’s worst oil spill in nearly two decades, the Coast Guard said Saturday. John Firor, 80, Early Voice on Environment, Is Dead 2007-11-13 05:30 - Mr. Firor, an environmental scholar and former director of the National Center of Atmospheric Research, was an early voice linking climate change and human activity. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 |
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