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Hang 10! Surfing Safer than SoccerCatching a wave is safer than you think, dude, a new study suggests.
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Study: Less Acid Rain Not Always So GreatAcid rainfall in the Appalachian Mountains has decreased in recent years and organisms in its streams are thriving. But the environmental comeback could be creating new problems of its own.
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Largest European Dinosaur FoundThe fossils of a dinosaur that measured as long as an NBA basketball court were recently recovered in Spain.
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Lunar Cycle Changes Ice Stream FlowDifferent phases of the moon influence the flow of a massive ice stream, scientists reported today.
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Recipe for Genius RevealedA study that spanned 35 years shows brilliance and the success that can come with it involves a complex combination of nature, nurture, elbow grease and more.
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Human Thoughts Control New RobotArmed with nothing more than brain waves and a special cap, a person gets a robot to pick objects up and move them around.
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Mammals Might Have Soared Before BirdsA new order of mammals has been named based on a recently discovered fossil of a squirrel-sized animal that lived at least 130 million years ago and was capable of gliding flight.
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Arctic Summer Could be Ice-Free by 2040If you're looking to photograph a polar bear hopping sea ice floes on your next summer cruise, you better hurry.
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New Data Show Global Warming Kills Marine LifeA decade worth of satellite imaging data has shown for the first time that global warming could devastate marine life, scientists announced today.
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Gene for Pregnant Male Fish FoundA new gene discovered in the gulf pipefish hints as to how a family of fish came to adopt male pregnancy.
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Diarrhea Hits the Roadbacterial-fungal -
Genocide Rules Ant WarfareWhen it comes to differentiating a friend from a rival, invasive ants have it easier than humans: they use genetic differences, a new study shows.
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Legendary Violins Were Chemically TreatedA researcher claims he is one note closer to the secret recipe that produced the famous Stradivarius and Guarneri instruments.
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New Advice: Don't Sit Up StraightA new study that analyzed different postures has concluded that the strain of sitting upright for long hours is the perpetrator of chronic back problems.
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Faraway Volcanoes Shrunk the Mighty NileVolcanic eruptions on Iceland generated a cascade of events that led to record low levels of water in the Nile River in Africa and brought famine to the region more than two centuries ago.
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Exercise Trumps Diet for Weight LossHitting the gym is a better way to trim down than agonizing over portion size, a new study suggests.
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New Robot Adapts to InjuriesVIDEO: Watch this machine recover from unexpected damages, learning to crawl all over again.
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Homosexual Animals Out of the ClosetFrom male killer whales that ride the dorsal fin of another male to female bonobos that rub their genital together, the animal kingdom tolerates all kinds of lifestyles.
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New Technology Allows Wireless Rechargingphysics-mathematics -
Doctors Can Google Tough CasesDiagnosing ailments just got easier. When stumped with something they don't know, doctors can turn to the internet search engine, Google.
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Chew on This: Pre-Humans Enjoyed Extensive MenuChew on this: our early ancestors chowed down on more than fruits and leaves, they also fed on grasses, roots, and grazing animals, scientists announced today
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Life's Origin's a Gasplanet-earth -
Study: Marine Species Collapse by 2048If the loss of marine species from over fishing and climate change continues at the current rate, all commercial fish and seafood species could collapse by 2048, scientists reported today.
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Noise Pollution Threatens BirdsLoud ambient noise affects the sex lives of birds, a new study suggests.
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