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- New kind of cosmic flash may reveal birth of a black hole
- Human brain cells developed in lab, grow in mice
- Monkey math: Baboons show brain's ability to understand numbers
- Injectable nano-network controls blood sugar in diabetics for days at a time
- Hearing the Russian meteor, in America: Sound arrived in 10 hours, lasted 10 more
- Boom in jellyfish: Overfishing called into question
- Robots take part in a space simulation
- Killer entrance suspected in mystery of unusually large group of carnivores in ancient cave
- Tone-deaf female cowbirds change flock behavior, disrupt social networks
- Gamers recognize college football players in video games
- Discovery of new gigantic swelling phenomenon of layered crystal driven by water
| New kind of cosmic flash may reveal birth of a black hole Posted: 03 May 2013 08:04 PM PDT According to an astrophysicist, a new kind of cosmic flash may reveal something never seen before: the birth of a black hole.  |
| Human brain cells developed in lab, grow in mice Posted: 03 May 2013 08:03 PM PDT A key type of human brain cell developed in the laboratory grows seamlessly when transplanted into the brains of mice, UC San Francisco researchers have discovered, raising hope that these cells might one day be used to treat people with Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, and possibly even Alzheimer's disease, as well as and complications of spinal cord injury such as chronic pain and spasticity.  |
| Monkey math: Baboons show brain's ability to understand numbers Posted: 03 May 2013 10:27 AM PDT Opposing thumbs, expressive faces, complex social systems: it's hard to miss the similarities between apes and humans. Now a new study with a troop of zoo baboons and lots of peanuts shows that a less obvious trait -- the ability to understand numbers -- also is shared by humans and their primate cousins.  |
| Injectable nano-network controls blood sugar in diabetics for days at a time Posted: 03 May 2013 08:47 AM PDT In a promising development for diabetes treatment, researchers have developed a network of nanoscale particles that can be injected into the body and release insulin when blood-sugar levels rise, maintaining normal blood sugar levels for more than a week in animal-based laboratory tests.  |
| Hearing the Russian meteor, in America: Sound arrived in 10 hours, lasted 10 more Posted: 03 May 2013 07:50 AM PDT How powerful was February's meteor that crashed into Russia? Strong enough that its explosive entry into our atmosphere was detected almost 6,000 miles away in Lilburn, Ga., by infrasound sensors -- a full 10 hours after the meteor's explosion. A researcher has modified the signals and made them audible, allowing audiences to "hear" what the meteor's waves sounded like as they moved around the globe on February 15.  |
| Boom in jellyfish: Overfishing called into question Posted: 03 May 2013 06:47 AM PDT Will we soon be forced to eat jellyfish? Since the beginning of the 2000s, these gelatinous creatures have invaded many of the world's seas, like the Japan Sea, the Black Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, etc. Is it a cyclic phenomenon, caused by changes in marine currents or even global warming? Until now, the causes remained unknown. A new study exposes overfishing as the main factor.  |
| Robots take part in a space simulation Posted: 03 May 2013 06:41 AM PDT The two robots Flobi and Nao worked full time for three weeks in an isolation study in Cologne. Scientists were studying how these intelligent assistance systems can help astronauts to keep fit – both physically and mentally. However, it was not just the people who were on trial, but the robots as well. The scientists were testing both their suitability and their durability. The experiment ended on Saturday.  |
| Killer entrance suspected in mystery of unusually large group of carnivores in ancient cave Posted: 01 May 2013 04:31 PM PDT An assortment of saber-toothed cats, hyenas, an extinct 'bear-dog', ancestors of the red panda and several other carnivores died under unusual circumstances in a Spanish cave near Madrid approximately 9-10 million years ago. It now appears that the animals may have entered the cave intentionally and been trapped there, according to new research.  |
| Tone-deaf female cowbirds change flock behavior, disrupt social networks Posted: 01 May 2013 04:31 PM PDT Female cowbirds incapable of recognizing high-quality male songs can alter the behavior of flock-mates of either sex and disrupt overall social structure, according to new research.  |
| Gamers recognize college football players in video games Posted: 01 May 2013 04:29 PM PDT Paying college athletes is a contentious issue and the subject of a lawsuit challenging the use of their likenesses in video games. A new study found that many video gamers recognize athletes in the video games.  |
| Discovery of new gigantic swelling phenomenon of layered crystal driven by water Posted: 01 May 2013 11:41 AM PDT Scientists have discovered an intriguing phenomenon in which an inorganic layered crystal expanded and contracted by 100 times its original size in a few seconds in an aqueous solution, displaying a behavior similar to a living cell.  |
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