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  • February 2008

    • Gene Discovery Holds Hope for Drought-Safe Crops

      BBC  |  Feb 28, 08 2:45 AM CST

      Gene Discovery Holds Hope for Drought-Safe Crops

      (Newser) - Scientists have discovered a gene that controls how plants absorb carbon dioxide and release moisture in a breakthrough discovery that could help develop drought-resistant crops, reports the BBC. The gene that regulates the work of stomata, or pores on plant leaves, has been sought by biologists for decades. The gene also controls the amount of water vapor a plant releases into the atmosphere, and its manipulation could affect climate change. More »

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      Africa  • farming  • genes  • crops  • carbon dioxide  • drought  • plants  • Nature  • genetically modified crops

  • December 2007

    • Nature's Back-Up Plan Keeps Pregnant Women Upright

      Associated Press  |  Dec 12, 07 8:03 PM CST

      Nature's Back-Up Plan Keeps Pregnant Women Upright

      (Newser) - Scientists have found slight differences in the lower back and hip joints of men and women—results of evolution—that help women keep their balance and avoid serious back pain while pregnant, the AP reports. “(Women) are experiencing a pretty impressive challenge. Evolution has tinkered ... to the point where they can deal with the challenge," a Harvard anthropology researcher said. More »

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      pregnancy  • evolution  • Nature

  • October 2007

    • Earliest Humans Put a Shrimp on the Barbie

      Reuters  |  Oct 18, 07 1:45 AM CDT

      Earliest Humans Put a Shrimp on the Barbie

      (Newser) - Remnants of one of the earliest known human settlements, possibly the community from which all modern people are descended, have been discovered on the South African coast. The band of humans survived 164,000 years ago on cooked shellfish and the occasional whale, and wore red body paint, according to new research published in the journal Nature . More »

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      South Africa  • Indian Ocean  • Nature  • Journal Nature

  • June 2007

    • Big Bird Dazzles Paleontologists

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Jun 14, 07 2:27 PM CDT

      Big Bird Dazzles Paleontologists

      (Newser) - The largest birdlike creature on record stood over 16 feet tall, weighed a ton and a half, and had sharp claws but no teeth. The Chinese paleontologist who unearthed the creature's thigh bone wasn't sure what it was, he tells the San Francisco Chronicle, but as he listed the possibilities for a colleague he realized: "We have a gigantic chicken!" More »

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      science  • evolution  • birds  • paleontology  • dinosaurs  • Nature  • Gobi desert  • discoveries

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