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Land within the Arctic circle is likely to experience explosive "greening" in the next few decades as grass, shrubs and trees thrive in soil stripped of ice and permafrost by global warming, a study ...
Updated : 2013.04.01 14:33
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A new study revealed that babies exposed to their parents arguing are more vulnerable to stress, even when they are asleep. “We were interested in whether a common source of early stress in childre...
Updated : 2013.03.28 14:25
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New research suggests that foods high in sugar content do not boost your mood. The study by researchers at Pennsylvania State University revealed that women who are concerned with diet and image te...
Updated : 2013.03.26 17:36
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New research has found that the appearance of a female great tit (Parus major) affects the health conditions of its offspring. According to the study done by researchers at Palacky University in the...
Updated : 2013.03.26 16:28
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This image is not directly related to the article. (123rf) Chinese scientists say they have developed the world‘s lightest material, lighter than air, which could play an important role in tackling...
Updated : 2013.03.24 12:40
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(123rf) Harvard researchers say they've linked sugary drinks to 180,000 deaths a year worldwide, 25,000 in the United States. "We know that sugar-sweetened beverages are linked to obesity, and that...
Updated : 2013.03.20 17:38
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(123rf) In last year’s smash hit TV series “Best Love,” the lead actor confirmed his love for a woman by recalling the melody he had heard during his surgery. A very romantic scene to watch, for ...
Updated : 2013.03.18 16:25
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It helps solve one of the most fundamental riddles of the universe: how the Big Bang created something out of nothing 13.7 billion years ago. In what could go down as one of the great Eureka! moment...
Updated : 2013.03.15 09:46
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Neanderthals went extinct because they had larger eyes than modern humans that monopolized brain resources to see in the long nights in Europe, scientists say. Modern humans, on the other hand, spen...
Updated : 2013.03.14 17:17
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European scientists say they know why for some animal species it's fathers rather than mothers that take care of their young -- and it's all down to numbers. The role reversal in species such as sea...
Updated : 2013.03.13 13:42
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NASA says the Mars Curiosity rover's analysis of a rock sample confirms the Red Planet could have supported living microbes in its ancient past. The analysis identified sulfur, nitrogen, hydrogen, o...
Updated : 2013.03.13 10:12
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A team of scientists from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology has developed a wireless chip that can transmit data nearly 50 times faster than Bluetooth wireless standards and comp...
Updated : 2013.03.12 20:33
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Goheung, Naro Space Center ― The Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 rocket had a successful launch last month and carried a satellite into orbit, to the joy of Koreans all over the nation. However, when s...
Updated : 2013.03.10 21:03
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A fifth of Canada's glaciers could be gone by the end of the century, a casualty of global warming that would drive a 1.4-inch (3.5-centimeter) rise in sea levels, a study found Thursday. "Even if w...
Updated : 2013.03.08 22:32
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WASHINGTON (AP) ― Physicists in Italy said Wednesday they are achingly close to concluding that what they found last year was the Higgs boson, the elusive “God particle.” They need to eliminate one l...
Updated : 2013.03.07 20:17
