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Researchers Find Hydrothermal Vent Fields In Far North
Scientists from the University of Bergen and Oregon State University have discovered the northernmost hydrothermal vents in the world along the Mohns Ridge in the Arctic Ocean. Much of the Arctic Ridge system is unexplored, and a vent field on the shelf of Iceland is the only one that scientists have seen in the northern latitudes. Unlike that Icelandic field, however, the newly discovered vent fields are full of life. New England Aquarium: Penguins
This companion site to the New England Aquarium's penguin exhibit features still images and videos of the penguins at this Boston aquarium, information about penguin behaviors, and profiles of penguin species. Includes a penguin FAQ, a "be a penguin game,"suggested reading and Web sites, and related material. David Lynch's Weird, Wired World
He's a renowned avant-garde filmmaker. But he's also a TV producer, cartoonist, graphic artist and composer -- and a big fan of the internet. The man who brought Twin Peaks to life talks about his online efforts, his new film and transcendental meditation. By Wired magazine's Scott Thill. New Genome Comparison Finds Chimps, Humans Very Similar at the DNA Lev
Summary of the results of the "first comprehensive comparison of the genetic blueprints of humans and chimpanzees [which] shows our closest living relatives share perfect identity with 96 percent of our DNA sequence."Includes the full text of the report by the Chimpanzee Sequencing and Analysis Consortium, published in the journal Nature. From the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), National Institutes of Health (NIH). New Technique Thins Excess Blossoms And Boosts Tree Fruit Size
Too many flowers on peach and apple trees are not necessarily a good thing. If all of the flowers that formed in springtime were allowed to become fruit, the resulting crop may be large, but the fruit would be excessively small and unmarketable. Larger fruit commands a higher market price. Hot Summer Games For Kids
Games based on popular kids' properties like Monster House or Dragon Ball can be hit-or-miss. Here's what's cool and what sucks for the kids this summer. By Chris Kohler. Marijuana-like Brain Chemicals Work As Antidepressant
Researchers have found that boosting the amounts of a marijuana-like brain transmitter called anandamide produces antidepressant effects in test rats. Refugia Of Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest Could Be Basis For Its Regene
Changes that have occurred in Brazil tropical rainforest for more than 100,000 years were studied by a team of researchers. They combined data from botany, palynology and genetics. Results indicated that the expansion of tropical conifer populations never occurred during interglacial periods, in contrast to what usually happened in the temperate latitudes. Such a finding should be useful for forest conservation in the face of climate change. What Is Good For The Goose Or The Gander?
Though a tiger in the Berlin Zoo and a dairy cow in Wisconsin don't have much in common, each animal has specific welfare needs that must be addressed. But assessing those needs is by no means a simple task.Michigan State University is now one of only a handful of institutions offering training in the scientific assessment of animal welfare, bringing qualitative measurements to an area long left to the subjective, and even the emotional. More Exhaust Inhaled By Kids Inside School Buses Than By Others In The
Children on school buses collectively inhale as much or more exhaust emitted from those buses as does the rest of the city's population, according to a new analysis by researchers at the University of California.
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