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Bat Boffin Debunks 'Blind' Myth
There really is nothing as 'blind as a bat' ... because bats are not blind. They are, however, the world's only flying mammal with more than 1000 species. Some are as tiny as a bumblebee, weighing about as much as a dime while the largest have wing spans approaching 1.8 metres (6 feet). Slow Motion Melting Ice Crystals In A Computer Animation
An animated movie shows an ordered structure dissolving little by little into a disordered mess after a light pulse: Swedish researchers have used a computer to simulate ice melting after it is heated with a short light pulse. Birds, Butterflies, Bacteria: Same Law Of Biology Appears To Apply
The connection between species richness and area occupied, recognized by biologists for more than a hundred years as a fundamental ecological relationship in plant and in animal communities, has been discerned for the first time at the microbial level. Painful Condition Affecting Kidney Failure Patients Increases Risk Of
A painful and debilitating condition that affects patients with kidney failure may be more common than previously believed and appears to be strongly associated with prior exposure to certain contrast agents used in imaging studies. In addition, individuals with this syndrome -- called nephrogenic systemic fibrosis -- appear to have a significantly increased risk of dying. New Acid Has Potential To Help With A Variety Of Processes
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have discovered the world's strongest acid. Remarkably it is also the gentlest acid. This non-toxic and non-corrosive acid may have a role in processes such as improving the quality of gasoline, developing polymers and synthesizing pharmaceuticals. Greenland Melt Accelerating, According To Climate Scientist
The 2007 melt extent on the Greenland ice sheet broke the 2005 summer melt record by 10 percent, making it the largest ever recorded there since satellite measurements began in 1979, according to a University of Colorado at Boulder climate scientist. Skeleton Is An Endocrine Organ, Crucial To Regulating Energy Metabolis
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have now identified a surprising and critically important novel function of the skeleton. They've shown for the first time that the skeleton is an endocrine organ that helps control our sugar metabolism and weight and, as such, is a major determinant of the development of type 2 diabetes. The Role Of Isoprenes In Protecting Leaves From High Ambient Temperatu
Isoprene is a hydrocarbon volatile compound emitted in high quantities by many woody plant species, with significant impact on atmospheric chemistry. Researchers have applied genetic engineering techniques to obtain transgenic Grey poplar trees with decreased isoprene emission, and examined their tolerance to heat. Columnist Art Buchwald Leaves Us Laughing
Remembrance for Pulitzer Prize-winning author and columnist Art Buchwald, who was known for his humorous writings "poke[ing] fun at the foibles of celebrities and politicians,"and who died in January 2007. Also covers his battle with depression and his writings about his last illness. Includes a February 2006 column, audio of a June 2006 interview with Buchwald, and other audio clips. From National Public Radio (NPR). [Ironic] An Italian pensioner committed suicide after his wife fell in
Recalling the end of Romeo and Juliet, the 70-year-old man, Ettore, who had sat by his wife's bedside for four months after she slipped into a coma following a heart attack, finally gave up hope and gassed himself in the garage of his family home.Less than a day later, his wife, Rossana, woke up in her hospital bed in Padua and immediately asked for him.
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