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Month: November 2011
Climate sensitivity to CO2 more limited than extreme projections
The rate of global warming from doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide may be less than…
Ancient environment found to drive marine biodiversity
Much of our knowledge about past life has come from the fossil record — but…
Researchers decode a puzzling movement disorder
Neurodegenerative diseases represent one of the greatest challenges of our aging society. However, investigation into…
Spiders, webs and insects: A new perspective on evolutionary history
The orb web, typical of a large number of spider species, has a single evolutionary…
Astronomers take a photograph of the youngest supernova right after its explosion
Astronomers have obtained a never-before achieved radio astronomical photograph of the youngest supernova. Fourteen days…
Scientists unlock the mystery surrounding a tale of shaggy dogs
Researchers have produced the first clear evidence that textiles made by the indigenous population of…
Development of the brain network in the fetus now measurable for the first time in the womb
Scientists have demonstrated for the first time ever that there are fetal brain developments that…
The ABCC9 of sleep: A genetic factor regulates how long we sleep
Researchers have shown that ABCC9, a known genetic factor in heart disease and diabetes, also…
Playing music alters the processing of multiple sensory stimuli in the brain
Piano practicing fine tunes the brain circuitries that temporally bind signals from our senses. Over…