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Scientist Reading the Leaves to Predict Violent WeatherMoisture emitted by a single leaf provides clues to imminent thunderstorms and tornadoes.
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Allergies Getting Worse Due to Global WarmingThe rapid rise in allergic symptoms over the past few decades may be due to mounting carbon dioxide and a warmer atmosphere, a new study finds.
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Scientists Finally Figure Out How Bees FlyA longstanding puzzle is resolved as exotic flight mechanisms are revealed.
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Scientists Put Shrimp on a TreadmillA novel treadmill and a tiny backpack made of duct tape reveal how sickness affects the energy levels of these crustaceans.
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Liberia, Guinea On Track to Contain EbolaLiberia and Guinea have met a goal of safely isolating 70 percent of those sick with Ebola and burying 70 percent of those who have died.
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If Global Warming Is Real, Why Is It Still Snowing?Some media outlets love to point out such oddities. It makes for great headlines.
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Dinosaurs Dealt With Adolescent PregnanciesDinosaurs grew quickly, reached sexual maturity early and died young.
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Vampires a Mathematical Impossibility, Scientist SaysSome simple math that sucks the life out of the vampire myth, proving that these highly popular creatures can't exist.
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Light Up Your Holiday, Not Your Electrical BillLED tree lights put the green in Christmas.
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New Approach Suggested in Housing vs. Habitat BattlesLocation, location, location.
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Surprise Ally of Conservationists: RanchersRanches are important in maintaining the biodiversity of America’s West.
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Surprise Contenders in Global Biodiesel RaceA new study delves into the potential to generate biodiesel at low cost.
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Market-Driven Approach to Habitat Preservation ProposedTradable permits, aka cap-and-trades, could preserve land.
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Plants Communicate to Warn Against DangerPlants warn each other against predators, scientists find.
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New Test Analyzes Sewer for DrugsA new drug test analyzes what communities flush down the toilet.
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Obesity Epidemic Helps Attraction Among Fat PeopleNew study suggests people choose partners with similar body fatness.
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Bats Burn More Sugar Faster Than Top AthletesA new study finds that some bats burn sugar faster than top-class athletes.
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Kids Prefer Meals in Fast-Food WrappersChildren favored food in McDonald's wrapping to the same foods and drinks in unbranded packaging.
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Study: Renewable Energy Not GreenRenewable energy's land requirement could wreck the environment.
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Study: Organic Farming More EfficientOrganic agriculture could work better than conventional farming methods.
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Knowledge Makes Learning EasierWe learn better when the material fits into what we already know, a new study suggests.
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Key to a Good Memory: Forget a Few ThingsOut with the old! Too many long-term memories make it hard to filter new information. The finding could help people with short-term memory problems.
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Tree Frogs Use Geometry to Hang OnRather than a sticky goo, these tree frogs play with angles to stick and unstick themselves from leaves.
