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Clubbers can smell a good nightspotWashington DC (SPX) May 19, 2011 Since the smoking ban in restaurants, bars and nightclubs, customers are more aware of unpleasant smells, such as body odors and the smell of old beer, that used to be masked by cigarette smoke. Now science is looking at how the introduction of pleasant ambient scents that hide unwanted odors might enhance the nightlife experience. According to Dr. Hendrik Schifferstein from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, and his colleagues, carefully selected fragrances can enhance dancing act ... read more |
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  Ocean warming detrimental to inshore fish species Australian scientists have reported the first known detrimental impact of southern hemisphere ocean warming on a fish species. The findings of a study published in Nature Climate Change indicate ne ... more | .. |
  Research aircraft Polar 5 returned from spring measurements in the high Arctic The research aircraft Polar 5 of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association returned to Bremerhaven from a six-week expedition in the high Arctic on May ... more | .. |
  Zebrafish regrow fins using multiple cell types, not identical stem cells What does it take to regenerate a limb? Biologists have long thought that organ regeneration in animals like zebrafish and salamanders involved stem cells that can generate any tissue in the body. B ... more | .. |
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  Reforestation research in Latin America helps build better forests A tropical forest is easy to cut down, but getting it back is another story. In a special issue of the journal Forest Ecology and Management, leading researchers at the Smithsonian in Panama and acr ... more | .. |
 How rainfall and landslides dried up Panama's drinking water To understand the long-term effects of a prolonged tropical storm in the Panama Canal watershed, Robert Stallard, staff scientist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and research hydrolog ... more | .. |
 Sewage-derived nitrogen increasingly polluting Caribbean ecosystems Nitrogen pollution in our coastal ecosystems, the result of widespread use of synthetic agricultural fertilizers and of human sewage, leads to decreased water transparency, the loss of desirable fis ... more | .. |
 The roots of memory impairment resulting from sleep deprivation From high-school students to surgeons, anyone who has pulled an all-nighter knows there is a price to be paid the next day: trouble focusing, a fuzzy memory and other cognitive impairments. Now, res ... more |
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Flexible electronics reshape intelligent robot design
From Quantum Physics to Coastal Resilience Brad Bartz to Present Who Turned the Power Back On at AltaSea
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  Satellite data helps track environmental influences on giant kelp Scientists at UC Santa Barbara have developed new methods for studying how environmental factors and climate affect giant kelp forest ecosystems at unprecedented spatial and temporal scales. T ... more | .. |
 Heavy rains a suspect in sharks' deaths A rash of deaths among leopard sharks in San Francisco Bay may be linked to heavy winter rains diluting saltwater in the bay, wildlife officials say. ... more | .. |
 Floating 'green' golf course for Maldives A floating golf course is planned for the Maldives. ... more | .. |
  Key West campaign against dengue fever Florida health officials say they've launched a public awareness campaign in an effort to prevent another outbreak of dengue fever in Key West. ... more |
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  Post-Mubarak Egypt 'running out of food' Egypt, struggling to consolidate a revolution that deposed President Hosni Mubarak in February, faces what could be even worse turmoil because the country is running out of food as well as the money to buy it. ... more | .. |
  Egypt military should end trials of civilians: Amnesty Trying civilians by military courts in Egypt raises doubts about the ruling military's commitment to the rule of law, rights watchdog Amnesty International said in a report released on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Sudan stages new Darfur air strikes: UN Sudanese government warplanes have staged new air strikes in Darfur, prompting the United Nations to halt flights in the stricken region, UN officials said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Europe may ban plastic bags With each European using 500 plastic bags per year, and tonnes of plastic littering the Mediterranean, the European Commission may ban them from stores or tax them to combat pollution. ... more |
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US says new nuclear deal should include China, accuses Beijing of secret tests
Nuclear powers scramble for high ground after arms treaty expires
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  Species loss far less severe than feared: study The pace at which humans are driving animal and plant species toward extinction through habitat destruction is at least twice as slow as previously thought, according to a study released Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  British artists in campaign to free artist Ai Weiwei Leading British artists launched a campaign Wednesday calling for the release of prominent Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who was detained last month amid a major crackdown on dissent. ... more | .. |
 Myanmar frees prisoners under an amnesty Thousands of prisoners in Myanmar are leaving prison this week under an amnesty granted by the government but slammed as "pathetic" by Human Rights Watch. ... more | .. |
 Pope urges Chinese bishops to refuse to split from Rome Pope Benedict XVI called on Catholics across the world on Wednesday to pray that Chinese bishops refuse to separate from Rome, in spite of "pressure" from communist authorities. ... more |
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 Egypt military says no pardon for Mubarak Egypt's ruling military council dismissed on Wednesday a report that it might pardon ousted leader Hosni Mubarak or his family, saying it does not intervene in judicial affairs. ... more | .. |
 Exploding melons sow new China food fears A bizarre wave of exploding watermelons - possibly due to farmers' abuse of a growth-boosting chemical - has once again spotlighted safety fears plaguing China's poorly regulated food sector. ... more | .. |
 British PM rejects pressure on aid budget British Prime Minister David Cameron insisted Tuesday he would keep his promise to set in law a hike in the overseas aid budget, despite a challenge by a senior minister. ... more | .. |
  Japan TEPCO workers enter reactor building Workers briefly entered a reactor building at Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant Wednesday to measure radiation levels and check for damage, the operator said. ... more |
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First Crewed Moon Flyby In 54 Years: Artemis II
NASA confirms first flight to ISS since medical evacuation
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 US extends relief for undocumented Haitians Undocumented Haitians who arrived in the United States in the aftermath of the devastating January 2010 earthquake in their country will be allowed to apply for a special asylum program, US officials said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Mobile animals could have evolved much earlier than previously thought A University of Alberta-led research team has discovered that billions of years before life evolved in the oceans, thin layers of microbial matter in shallow water produced enough oxygen to support ... more | .. |
 Will global climate change enhance boreal forest growth With an increasingly warmer climate, there is a trend for springs to arrive earlier and summers to be hotter. Since spring and summer are the prime growing seasons for plants-when flowers bloom and ... more | .. |
 Ecological impact on Canada's Arctic coastline linked to climate change Scientists from Queen's and Carleton universities head a national multidisciplinary research team that has uncovered startling new evidence of the destructive impact of global climate change on Nort ... more |
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 Livestock genes could protect against one of Africa's oldest animal plagues An international research team using a new combination of approaches has found two genes that may prove of vital importance to the lives and livelihoods of millions of farmers in a tsetse fly-plague ... more | .. |
 Anthropologist discovers new fossil primate species in West Texas Physical anthropologist Chris Kirk has announced the discovery of a previously unknown species of fossil primate, Mescalerolemur horneri, in the Devil's Graveyard badlands of West Texas. Mesca ... more | .. |
 Sporadic mutations identified in children with autism spectrum disorders Scientists at the University of Washington (UW) Department of Genome Sciences have identified several sporadic or "de novo" genetic mutations in children with autism spectrum disorder. The researche ... more | .. |
 Sections of retinas regenerated and visual function increased with stem cells from skin Scientists from Schepens Eye Research Institute are the first to regenerate large areas of damaged retinas and improve visual function using IPS cells (induced pluripotent stem cells) derived from s ... more |
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