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Advances in understanding the development of blood cancers
Posted: March 4, 2016Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have uncovered a protein that is key to the development of blood cancers caused by a common genetic error. The discovery is a missing piece…
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Greenland's Ice is Getting Darker, Increasing Risk of Melting
Posted: March 4, 2016Greenland's snowy surface has been getting darker over the past two decades, absorbing more heat from the sun and increasing snow melt, a new study of satellite data shows. That trend is…
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Whales dine with their friends of the same species
Posted: March 3, 2016For a few weeks in early fall, Georges Bank — a vast North Atlantic fishery off the coast of Cape Cod — teems with billions of herring that take over…
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Can you guess the world's longest distance flyer?
Posted: March 3, 2016A dragonfly barely an inch and a half long appears to be animal world's most prolific long distance traveler – flying thousands of miles over oceans as it migrates from…
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Preserved moose with DNA of ancestors being studied in Russia
Posted: March 1, 2016Scientists of the Tomsk State University have found preserved moose in Western Siberia that have unique features of DNA structure. This discovery of Tomsk scientists will help determine the origin…
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Well-maintained roadways improve fuel efficiency
Posted: March 1, 2016Most people know that properly inflated tires can improve a vehicle’s fuel efficiency, but did you know that properly maintained roadways can improve fuel efficiency across an entire pavement network?
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Scientists fight deadly banana fungus
Posted: February 29, 2016Around the world, banana farmers are fighting a losing battle against Tropical Race 4, a soil fungus that kills Cavendish bananas, the only type grown for the international market. The…
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Beavers return to Britain
Posted: February 28, 2016Beavers are Britain's native aquatic engineers and their return to sites in Scotland and England is doing wonders for the local environment, write Nigel Willby & Alan Law: restoring wetlands,…
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New Heat Wave Formula Can Help Public Health Agencies Prepare for Extreme Temperatures
Posted: February 26, 2016Extreme heat can pose several health risks, such as dehydration, hyperthermia and even death, especially during sustained periods of high temperatures. However, a uniform definition of a heat wave doesn’t…
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Consumers have huge environmental impact
Posted: February 25, 2016The world's workshop — China — surpassed the United States as the largest emitter of greenhouse gases on Earth in 2007. But if you consider that nearly all of the…
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