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Revolutionary technique lets scientists 'see' with sound – underwater
With a powerful acoustic transmitter and receiver, researchers can take detailed and almost instantaneous pictures of ocean waves, currents, and the underwater structure of the sea.
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Albino gorilla was product of inbreeding, finds study
Spanish researchers have sequenced the genome of Snowflake, an albino Western lowland gorilla that lived for 40 years at the Barcelona Zoo. His mutation, found the scientists was likely the result of a pairing between an uncle and a niece.
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Sibling bullying: Brothers and sisters may fly under radar
Sibling bullying was found in 32 percent of children surveyed, says a new study. But until now, bullying hasn't focused on sibling aggression.
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Sharks worth more in seas than in soups, study finds
A study of 70 fisheries and ecotourism sites in 45 countries found that sharks make more money as tourist attractions than as food.
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Crazy ants vs. Fire ants: Who's winning? (+video)
Crazy ants are taking over areas once occupied by fire ants in the South. The sting of Crazy ants isn't as painful and migrate slowly. But Crazy ants multiply faster.
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Charles Darwin wrong about coral reef formation?
Though deep drilling on reefs finally confirmed Darwin's model in 1953, the reality of reef-building may be more complex.
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Angelina Jolie's op-ed prompts strong reactions
Angelina Jolie revealed today that she has spent the past several months fighting her risk of breast cancer by undergoing a double mastectomy. Responses have been varied.
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Wearable computers: Marty McFly, meet your jacket
Clothing will not just be embedded with devices, but actually will be devices, from belly band fetal monitors to shirts that charge your cell phone to dresses that release insecticide on command.
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All Europeans related? Genes reveal a continent of cousins.
All Europeans are related, sharing a common ancestor as recently as 1,000 years ago, according to a gene study published today.
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Earth permanently deformed by big quakes? Measurements in Chile challenge established theory.
Earth permanently deformed: New research suggests that large-scale temblors can leave permanent scars on the crust of our planet.
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Stonehenge archaeologists reveal new theory of why monument was built
Stonehenge may have been built on a site occupied by hunters for roughly 5,000 prior to its construction.
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Babies are conscious? Science confirms what moms know.
Babies are aware of what's going on, not just reflexively reacting to it, scientists concluded after a series of experiments on babies as young as 5 months.
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Primitive fish may shed light on evolution of limbs
Once thought to be extinct, the coelacanth (through its DNA) is aiding scientists in their growing understanding of evolution. When inserted into mice, the fish's DNA causes the mammals to grow limbs. In the fish the same DNA codes for fins, not limbs.
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Fast-growing dinosaurs kicked inside eggs, say scientists
Researchers used new ancient fossil finds to learn about dinosaurs' early development. The evidence suggests dinosaurs wiggled inside their eggs and grew faster than any birds or mammals living today.
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Primitive fish with 'butt fins' reveals evolution's quirky path
An evolutionarily unique "paired anal fin" suggests that evolution experimented with various wacky body plans, only some of which survived.
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CSI: Ancient Egypt? Investigating the 'Gospel of Judas'
Scientists reveal how they verified that the text known as the 'Gospel of Judas,' which paints Judas and Jesus as collaborators, dates to about 280 A.D.
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Why was March so cold? Blame Greenland.
You're not imagining it: March 2013 was chilly — the second-coldest March since 2000. The culprit is a stubborn mass of warm air over Greenland that blocked the jet stream.
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Shroud of Turin authenticity up for debate again after new report (+video)
Scientists at the University of Padua in Italy have used infrared light and spectroscopy (the study of a physical object's interaction with electromagnetic radiation) to examine the shroud and found that it's actually much older than a previous study found.
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'Fairy circles' mysery solved? Tiny creators discovered.
'Fairy circles' dot deserts in southern Africa, but the mystery behind their origin may have been solved.
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Rooster's crows driven by internal clock, say scientists
Roosters kept in constant light will still crow at daylight, finds research that points to an internal circadian clock in the birds.
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Life after Higgs boson: What's next for the world's largest atom smasher?
It's a Higgs boson!! Now what? After confirming that the particle discovered last July really is a Higgs boson, the Large Hadron Collider is ready to look for other universes, figure out dark matter, recreate the Big Bang, or find something totally unexpected.
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'God Particle': Six big consequences of the Higgs boson discovery
'God Particle': Physicists announced Thursday that they have confirmed the existence of the so-called God Particle – a term disliked by physicists and theologians alike. Here are six of the biggest consequences of this discovery.
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Scientists confirm Higgs boson discovery
The particle detected last July by CERN's Large Hadron Collider is indeed the elusive Higgs boson, say researchers. The discovery completes the Standard Model of particle physics and could help predict the ultimate fate of the universe.
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Pope Francis I elected, would you name your child Francis?
The newly-elected Pope Jorge Mario Bergoglio proclaimed his new moniker as Francis I, a first for papal names. Let have a look at the history and popularity of pope names.
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Neanderthals were more visual, less social, say scientists
An analysis of Neanderthal skulls suggests that Neanderthal brains had bigger visual-processing regions than their Homo sapiens counterparts, but that left them with less space for social cognition.
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