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- Water discovered in remnants of extrasolar rocky world orbiting white dwarf
- Elephants know what it means to point to something, no training required
- 'Ship in a bottle' detects dangerous vapors: Scientists trap metallic compounds to sniff out signs of hazardous solvents
- 'Stadium waves' could explain lull in global warming
- 'Peanut butter' test can help diagnose Alzheimer's disease, researchers find
- Guardrail barrier made with Mediterranean tapeweed residues
| Water discovered in remnants of extrasolar rocky world orbiting white dwarf Posted: 10 Oct 2013 11:27 AM PDT Astrophysicists have found the first evidence of a water-rich rocky planetary body outside our solar system in its shattered remains orbiting a white dwarf.  |
| Elephants know what it means to point to something, no training required Posted: 10 Oct 2013 09:45 AM PDT When people want to direct the attention of others, they naturally do so by pointing, starting from a very young age. Now, researchers have shown that elephants spontaneously get the gist of human pointing and can use it as a cue for finding food. That's all the more impressive given that many great apes fail to understand pointing when it's done for them by human caretakers, the researchers say.  |
| Posted: 10 Oct 2013 07:50 AM PDT Scientists took a lesson from craftsmen of old to assemble microscopic compounds that warn of the presence of dangerous fumes from solvents.  |
| 'Stadium waves' could explain lull in global warming Posted: 10 Oct 2013 07:48 AM PDT A new article suggests that 'unpredictable climate variability' behaves in a more predictable way than previously assumed. The scientists point to the so-called 'stadium-wave' signal that propagates like the cheer at sporting events whereby sections of sports fans seated in a stadium stand and sit as a 'wave' propagates through the audience.  |
| 'Peanut butter' test can help diagnose Alzheimer's disease, researchers find Posted: 10 Oct 2013 06:24 AM PDT A dollop of peanut butter and a ruler can be used to confirm a diagnosis of early stage Alzheimer's disease, researchers have found.  |
| Guardrail barrier made with Mediterranean tapeweed residues Posted: 10 Oct 2013 06:14 AM PDT Researchers have developed a guardrail barrier from seagrass residues in order to minimize the risk of injuries on roads.  |
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