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Wavelengths Of Light Are Why CO2 Cools The Upper Atmosphere But Warms Earth

There are concerns about projected warming on the Earth’s surface and in the lower atmosphere...

Here's Where Your Backyard Was 300 Million Years Ago

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Convergent Evolution Cheat Sheet Now 120 Million Years Old

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There are many hypothetical particles proposed to explain dark matter and one idea to explore how...

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The Evolutionary Advantage Of Having Sex

The Evolutionary Advantage Of Having Sex

Jun 01 2012 | comment(s)

If you think about it rationally, sex may be fun but it's too much work and, from a reproduction standpoint,  the payoff is uncertain. Scientists have speculated for a long time on why all living things don't simply make like amoebas and split.

Scientists believe that sexual reproduction offers two big advantages: It can sweep bad mutations out of the gene pool more quickly. Also, by shuffling parents' genetic material each generation, it increases the likelihood that new genetic combinations will arise that help organisms adapt to their environment.
Republicans Versus Democrats - Why Some People Give More To A Charity

Republicans Versus Democrats - Why Some People Give More To A Charity

May 31 2012 | comment(s)

Conservatives give more money to charity, studies show. This makes some sense; liberals believe in sharing wealth already and advocate policies reflecting that while conservatives advocate smaller government and greater individual initiative.

But why do people in those political groups give to one cause over another? According to a new analysis in the International Journal of Research in Marketing: Special Issue on Consumer Identities, the values of their political affiliation are more important than the charity itself.
The Science Of Lunacy - The Moon Has An Effect (Just Not On People)

The Science Of Lunacy - The Moon Has An Effect (Just Not On People)

May 31 2012 | comment(s)

The word 'lunacy' is derived from the longheld belief that people act a little crazier during a full moon.  We know the moon - Luna - effects us, its gravitational pull creates ocean tides and many ancient cultures thought it could also affect our health or state of mind.

While there is no link between the moon and human lunacy, spacecraft and computer simulations reveal that the moon does indeed have the cosmic kind; a far-reaching, invisible influence on the solar wind.
Can't Quit Smoking? Blame Your Genes

Can't Quit Smoking? Blame Your Genes

May 31 2012 | comment(s)

Oppressed people under attack in the War Against Smokers may have a new defender - science. 
Antioxidants For Autism

Antioxidants For Autism

May 30 2012 | comment(s)

A specific antioxidant supplement containing N-Acetylcysteine, or NAC may be an effective therapy for some features of autism, according to a pilot trial from the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital that involved 31 children with the disorder.
Mathematicians Pull An Invisible Matter Rabbit Out Of Schrödinger's Hat

Mathematicians Pull An Invisible Matter Rabbit Out Of Schrödinger's Hat

May 30 2012 | comment(s)

You've read a lot about 'invisibility' over the last few years.  Mathematicians and scientists have been working on various devices that enable invisibility cloaks which shield small objects from detection by microwaves or sound waves.