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Neighboring chimp communities have their own nut-cracking stylesLondon, UK (SPX) May 17, 2012 People don't always do as their neighbors do, and the same is true of neighboring chimpanzees. That's according to a report published online on May 10 in the Cell Press journal Current Biology featuring observations of wild chimps as they used hammers to crack nuts. "In humans, cultural differences are an essential part of what distinguishes neighboring groups that live in very similar environments," said Lydia Luncz of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany. "F ... read more |
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  New research on seaweeds shows it takes more than being flexible to survive crashing waves Seaweeds are important foundational species that are vital both as food and habitat to many aquatic and terrestrial shore organisms. Yet seaweeds that cling to rocky shores are continually at risk o ... more | .. |
 Researchers map fish species at risk from dams Dams are believed to be one of the biggest threats to freshwater organisms worldwide: They disrupt normal patterns of water and sediment flow, impede migration, and alter the character of spawning a ... more | .. |
  Evolution's gift may also be at the root of a form of autism A recently evolved pattern of gene activity in the language and decision-making centers of the human brain is missing in a disorder associated with autism and learning disabilities, a new study by Y ... more | .. |
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  Barley takes a leaf out of reindeer's book in the land of the midnight sun Barley grown in Scandinavian countries is adapted in a similar way to reindeer to cope with the extremes of day length at high latitudes. Researchers have found a genetic mutation in some Scandinavi ... more | .. |
  Molecular subtypes and genetic alterations may determine response to lung cancer therapy Cancer therapies targeting specific molecular subtypes of the disease allow physicians to tailor treatment to a patient's individual molecular profile. But scientists are finding that in many types ... more | .. |
  Nanotube 'sponge' has potential in oil spill cleanup A carbon nanotube sponge that can soak up oil in water with unparalleled efficiency has been developed with help from computational simulations performed at the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Oak Ri ... more | .. |
 New Zealand warned on resource usage New Zealand must do more research before exploiting marine resources, the country's national scientific academy warned. ... more |
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UK lab promises air-con revolution without polluting gases
EU considers new anti-dumping action against Chinese tyres
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  Jordan monarchy faces growing challenges Jordan's Queen Rania is coming under mounting criticism over alleged corruption in the Hashemite kingdom's political elite as the pro-Western monarchy faces major challenges to introduce reforms and scrap the 1994 peace treaty with Israel. ... more | .. |
 Frozen tiger parts among Thai police wildlife haul Thai police on Wednesday discovered the frozen body parts of several tigers and other big cats thought to be destined for buyers in Vietnam and China in a raid on a suburban Bangkok house. ... more | .. |
 World Bank $275 mn loan to tackle Philippines sewage The World Bank is lending the Philippines $275 million to tackle huge volumes of untreated sewage that threaten to swallow the capital Manila, the lender said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Communist veterans call for China police czar's ouster A group of Communist Party veterans has written a daring open letter calling for the removal of China's top security official, in the latest sign of disunity ahead of a once-a-decade leadership transition. ... more |
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 Cambodian girl killed in land row: official A Cambodian girl was shot dead on Wednesday when security forces clashed with protesters demonstrating over an alleged land grab, an official said, in the latest territorial dispute to end in violence. ... more | .. |
  Ancient plant-fungal partnerships reveal how the world became green Prehistoric plants grown in state-of-the-art growth chambers recreating environmental conditions from more than 400 million years ago have shown scientists from the University of Sheffield how soil ... more | .. |
 Wasted milk is a real drain on our resources Milk poured down Britain's kitchen sinks each year creates a carbon footprint equivalent to thousands of car exhaust emissions, research shows. Scientists say the 360,000 tonnes of milk wasted ... more | .. |
 Big-mouthed babies drove the evolution of giant island snakes Some populations of tiger snakes stranded for thousands of years on tiny islands surrounding Australia have evolved to be giants, growing to nearly twice the size of their mainland cousins. Now, new ... more |
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Trump's 'Golden Dome' US missile defense plan faces major challenges
Iran lawmakers ratify partnership treaty with Russia
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 'Modern Portfolio Theory' optimizes conservation practices While climate change is likely to alter the spatial distributions of species and habitat types, the nature of those changes is uncertain, making it more difficult for conservationists to implement s ... more | .. |
 Ancient sea reptile with gammy jaw suggests dinosaurs got arthritis too The Bristol scientists studied a giant specimen of the pliosaur Pliosaurus dating from the Upper Jurassic. Found in Westbury, Wiltshire, it has been kept since its discovery in the collections of th ... more | .. |
 UMD Finding May Hold Key to Gaia Theory of Earth as Living Organism Is Earth really a sort of giant living organism as the Gaia hypothesis predicts? A new discovery made at the University of Maryland may provide a key to answering this question. This key of su ... more | .. |
  Statistical Analysis Projects Future Temperatures In North America For the first time, researchers have been able to combine different climate models using spatial statistics - to project future seasonal temperature changes in regions across North America. They per ... more |
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 Tiny plants could cut costs, shrink environmental footprint Tall, waving corn fields that line Midwestern roads may one day be replaced by dwarfed versions that require less water, fertilizer and other inputs, thanks to a fungicide commonly used on golf cour ... more | .. |
  Model Forecasts Long-Term Impacts of Forest Land-Use Decisions drive to develop crops for use as biofuel, continues to raise questions about additional uses of forest land. A cutting edge computer model developed at North Carolina State University offers detail ... more | .. |
China wrests back control after Chen debacle More than 10 days after Beijing and Washington reached a tentative agreement on his departure, Chen Guangcheng remains confined to a hospital bed as China seeks to show it controls the blind activist's fate. ... more | .. |
China dissident tells US of abuse of family A dissident at the center of a standoff between Beijing and Washington on Tuesday accused Chinese authorities of a pattern of abuse against his family as he again took his case to US lawmakers. ... more |
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Do photons wear out? An astrophysicist explains light's ability to travel vast cosmic distances without losing energy
Tracing ancient cyanobacteria reveals early origins of circadian clocks
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  6.0-magnitude quake hits Papua New Guinea: USGS A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was immediately issued. ... more | .. |
 Amber preserves earliest pollination clue Amber from 100-million-year-old deposits in Northern Spain has preserved and revealed the first ever record of insect pollination, scientists say. ... more | .. |
 Wall art from France said world's oldest Anthropologists say a 1.6-ton block of engraved limestone found in southern France is the earliest evidence of wall art, dating to 37,000 years ago. ... more | .. |
Jesus and Mary Chain reconnect in China Fighting, drinking, and smashing up their equipment was all part of getting noticed for The Jesus and Mary Chain in their formative days - before the Internet gave everyone a potential audience. ... more |
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 Sumatra said at risk from volcanoes Sumatra, hit by deadly earthquakes and tsunamis in recent years, is at risk from another natural phenomenon, researchers say - major volcanic eruptions. ... more | .. |
  Bardot offers to take whaling activist's place in prison Screen legend and animal rights campaigner Brigitte Bardot on Tuesday offered to take marine conservation activist Paul Watson's place in prison, saying she was "outraged" by his arrest in Germany. ... more | .. |
 Report details biodiversity concerns A significant decline in biodiversity is hitting low-income countries least able to afford it, the World Wildlife Fund reported in Switzerland. ... more | .. |
 Libya's Belhaj quits military to enter politics Abdelhakim Belhaj, a Libyan Islamist who has commanded the Tripoli military council since the ouster of Moamer Kadhafi's regime, has resigned from his post to enter politics. ... more |
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