Amazon rain forests were unaffected from once-in-a-century drought in 2005
Friday, 12.03.2010, 07:40pm
A new NASA-funded study has concluded that the Amazon rain forests were remarkably unaffected in the face of once-in-a-century drought in 2005, neither dying nor thriving, contrary to a previously published report and claims by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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Overprotective parents put kids at risk of psychiatric disorders
Friday, 12.03.2010, 07:39pm
Overprotective parents slow their kids' brain growth in an area linked to mental illness, a new study warns.
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Brain replays control decision-making process, not long-term memories
Friday, 12.03.2010, 07:38pm
Replaying recent events in the hippocampus of the brain has more to do
with active decision-making process than with creating long-term
memories, according to a new study.
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Why we get temporarily blinded from surprises
Friday, 12.03.2010, 07:37pm
While we can manage to read the newspaper in a bus with loud music, a
sudden fire alarm can easily snatch away our attention from the paper
to the blaring sound. Now, researchers have shown why we may be
temporarily blinded by surprises.
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Now, a computer algorithm that can record memories
Friday, 12.03.2010, 07:37pm
A new computer algorithm can successfully record a person's memory just by looking at their brain activity, reveals a study.
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Aquatic "dead zones" increasing global warming
Friday, 12.03.2010, 07:37pm
In a new research, scientists have determined that the increased amount of nitrous oxide (N2O) produced in oxygen-deprived aquatic "dead zones" can elevate concentrations in the atmosphere, further exacerbating the impacts of global warming and contributing to ozone "holes" that cause an increase in our exposure to harmful UV radiation.
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Now, home fertility tests for men
Friday, 12.03.2010, 07:36pm
Home fertility tests aren't just for women anymore - a new device that checks a man's sperm count has now been developed
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New herpes vaccine shows promise
Friday, 12.03.2010, 07:36pm
Worried that your partner has genital herpes? Well, a new approach to a herpes vaccine might rid you of any such troubles.
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New discovery may help prevent malaria transmission
Friday, 12.03.2010, 07:34pm
A research team from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has made a novel discovery that could help block malaria transmission.
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Boosting ivory trade monitoring important before allowing one-off sales
Friday, 12.03.2010, 07:30pm
An international group of researchers has suggested that boosting ivory trade monitoring and enforcement is important before allowing one-off sales.
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