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- Turtles have fingerprints? New genetic technique reveals paternity and more
- 'Singing' rats show hope for older humans with age-related voice problems
- Tightrope over gorge at Grand Canyon: Nik Wallenda's 'tricks' are incredible balance and arm muscle endurance
- Excited, but cold: Scientists unveil the secret of a reaction for prebiotic synthesis of organic matter
- Biological arithmetic: Plants do sums to get through the night
- Robo-pets may contribute to quality of life for those with dementia
- Oddest couple share 250-million-year-old burrow
| Turtles have fingerprints? New genetic technique reveals paternity and more Posted: 24 Jun 2013 11:39 AM PDT For 220 million years they have roamed the seas, denizens of the bustling coral reef and the vast open ocean. Each year, some emerge from the pounding surf onto moonlit beaches to lay their eggs. Throughout human history, we have revered them, used them, and worked to protect them, but we have only begun to understand these ancient, iconic creatures. Now, with all five of the sea turtle species in the U.S. threatened or endangered, knowledge is more crucial than ever.  |
| 'Singing' rats show hope for older humans with age-related voice problems Posted: 24 Jun 2013 11:14 AM PDT New research from speech and hearing science professors shows training rats to "sing" could provide a model for voice therapy that will, in turn, help aging humans with vocal problems.  |
| Posted: 24 Jun 2013 11:13 AM PDT Nik Wallenda, who completed a 1,400-foot tightrope walk over a river gorge near the Grand Canyon on live television is not super-human despite his successful feat, according to experts.  |
| Posted: 24 Jun 2013 07:42 AM PDT How is it that a complex organism evolves from a pile of dead matter? How can lifeless materials become organic molecules that are the bricks of animals and plants? Scientists have been trying to answer these questions for ages. Researchers have now disclosed the secret of a reaction that has to do with the synthesis of complex organic matter before the origin of life.  |
| Biological arithmetic: Plants do sums to get through the night Posted: 24 Jun 2013 06:35 AM PDT Using fundamental processes instead of brain cells, plants measure the time until dawn and divide that by their stored starch levels. Researchers say that this ability in plants represents the first concrete example in a fundamental biological process of such a sophisticated arithmetic calculation.  |
| Robo-pets may contribute to quality of life for those with dementia Posted: 24 Jun 2013 04:57 AM PDT Robotic animals can help to improve the quality of life for people with dementia, according to new research.  |
| Oddest couple share 250-million-year-old burrow Posted: 22 Jun 2013 12:46 PM PDT Scientists have discovered a world-first association while scanning a 250-million-year-old fossilized burrow from the Karoo Basin of South Africa. The burrow revealed two unrelated vertebrate animals nestled together and fossilized after being trapped by a flash flood event.  |
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