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BBC News - 'Acidifying oceans' threaten food supply, UK warnsBy Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News website, Copenhagen Acidification of the oceans is a major threat to marine life and humanity's food supply, Hilary Benn has warned as the UN climate summit resumes. The UK environment secretary said that acidification provided a ...
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French introduced farming to Britain: studySimon Fraser University archeologists Mark Collard and Kevan Edinborough and colleagues from University College London have uncovered evidence that French farmers introduced agriculture to Britain some 60 centuries ago. The researchers note that without the civilizing influence of their Gallic ...
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Feeding Birds Could Create New Species | Wired Science | Wired.comSomething as simple as feeding birds can change their biological fate, and even seed the formation of a new species. Central European blackcap warblers that spend the winter in the birdfeeder-rich United Kingdom are on a different evolutionary trajectory than those that migrate to Spain. The ...
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Tough yet stiff deer antler is materials scientist's dreamTough Yet Stiff Deer Antler Is Materials Scientist's Dream ScienceDaily (Nov. 27, 2009) — Prized for their impressive antlers, red deer have been caught in the hunters' sights for generations. But a deer's antlers are much more than decorative. They are lethal weapons that stags crash ...
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U.K. cops arrest people ‘just for the DNA’ - Europe- msnbc.comLONDON - Britain has built the world's biggest DNA database without proper political debate and police routinely arrest people just to get their DNA profiles onto the system, the genetics watchdog said in a report on Tuesday. The Human Genetics Commission, which advises the government on the ...
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Finding more in 'most': Scientific study of an everyday wordWilliam Shakespeare, who knew a thing or two about words, advised that "An honest tale speeds best, being plainly told." But the exact meaning of plain language isn't always easy to find. Even simple words like "most" and "least" can vary greatly in definition and interpretation, and are ...
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Self-cleaning silicone gel insect wingsSelf-Cleaning Silicone Gel Insect Wings ScienceDaily (Nov. 15, 2009) — Researchers in Australia and the UK are flying the idea that insect wings could act as a model for making self-cleaning, frictionless, and superhydrophobic materials. They discuss the latest developments in their ...
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Antarctic lake home to diverse community of virusesA study of the genetic structure of viruses in an Antarctic lake has revealed an astonishing genetic richness in the large number of viral families discovered. Aquatic viruses usually infect prokaryotes such as bacteria, but the viruses in the Antarctic had a large proportion of viruses that ...
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Swine flu: Eight myths that could endanger your life - New Scientist(Image: Chung Sung-Jun / Getty) The second wave of the swine flu pandemic is now under way in the northern hemisphere. Case numbers are climbing fast and in some places vaccination has begun. So what's the big deal? The virus hasn't evolved into the monster that some feared and most cases ...
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Curry compounds kill oesophageal cancer cells in lab : Cancer Research UKPress Release Curry compounds kill oesophageal cancer cells in lab Wednesday 28 October 2009 British Journal of Cancer Press Release MOLECULES found in curry ingredients have been shown to kill oesophageal cancer cells in the laboratory, reveals research published in the British ...
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