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Lizard-Like Robot Uses Tail to Land On Feet
Posted on July 02, 2012 at 08:17:11 am
Lizards, just like cats, have a knack for turning right side up and landing on their feet when they fall. But how do they do it?

Oldest Neolithic Bow Discovered in Europe
Posted on July 02, 2012 at 08:20:57 am
Researchers from UAB and CSIC have discovered the oldest Neolithic bow in Europe at La Draga Neolithic site in Banyoles yields. The complete bow measures 108 cm long and was constructed of yew wood

Drinking coffee lowers risk of most common skin cancer
Posted on July 02, 2012 at 01:52:42 pm
Researchers found increasing the number of cups of caffeinated coffee you drink could lower your risk of developing the most common form of skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma.

Newly Discovered Dinosaur Implies Greater Prevalence of Feathers
Posted on July 03, 2012 at 07:29:19 am
A new species of feathered dinosaur discovered in southern Germany is further changing the perception of how predatory dinosaurs looked

Scientists May Have Found 'God Particle'
Posted on July 04, 2012 at 08:07:34 am
The physicists say they have discovered a particle consistent with the Higgs boson, a theoretical particle that is key to the scientific understanding of all matter

Researchers Moving Towards Ending Threat of West Nile Virus
Posted on July 04, 2012 at 08:14:24 am
Mosquitoes are buzzing once again, and with that comes the threat of West Nile virus. Tom Hobman, a researcher with the Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, is making every effort to put an end to this potentially seri

Record-Breaking Expanse of Drought Across U.S.
Posted on July 06, 2012 at 09:18:18 am
More of the United States is in moderate drought or worse than at any other time in the 12-year history of the U.S. Drought Monitor, officials from the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln said July 5.

Astronomers Discover Houdini-Like Vanishing Act in Space
Posted on July 07, 2012 at 11:01:57 am
Astronomers report a baffling discovery never seen before: An extraordinary amount of dust around a nearby star has mysteriously disappeared

Overweight Alone Means No Higher Death Risk?
Posted on July 08, 2012 at 07:28:05 pm
An evaluation of national data by UC Davis researchers has found that extra weight is not necessarily linked with a higher risk of death

Volcanic Ash Preserved Early Animal 'Nursery'
Posted on July 09, 2012 at 04:58:00 pm
A volcanic eruption around 579 million years ago buried a 'nursery' of the earliest-known animals under a Pompeii-like deluge of ash, preserving them as fossils in rocks in Newfoundland, new research suggests


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