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NEWS ABOUT: scientific research

scientific research stories: 48 news summaries

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 'Magnet Molecule'
 May Guide Bird Migration 

Inner compass guides journeys, researchers believe

May 5, 08 8:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Migrating birds may rely on a special molecule discovered in their eyes that allows them to  perceive the Earth’s magnetic field lines as a kind of road map, new research shows. The molecule may help birds navigate much the same way humans follow lines to stay on a highway... More »

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birds • migration • chemistry • Journal Nature • magnetic field • scientific research

Scientists Slim Down, Speed Up Mice by Stripping Enzyme

Removing an enzyme triggered a speedier mouse metabolism

Apr 29, 08 7:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Australian scientists have made a breakthrough that could lead to treatments for obesity and diabetes, the BBC reports. Researchers removed an enzyme in fat cells of mice and found it sped up their metabolisms.  The mice with altered cells were an average of 20% lighter than normal mice and... More »

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obesity • diabetes • weight loss • blood pressure • anti obesity drugs • scientific research

 New Notes in Earth's Hum 

Scientists discover more complex oscillations in planetary symphony

Apr 17, 08 7:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists have discovered a new dimension to the sub-aural sound emanating from our planet’s crust, dubbed “Earth’s hum.” Researchers have known about the hum, detectable only by seismometers, for a decade, though its ultimate cause is unclear. They expected to find hidden oscillations, but the amplitude... More »

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science • Earth • sound • Earth's interior • scientific research

 Lousy Figure?
 Blame Mom and Dad 

Another reason to get mad at your parents: body shape is inherited

Apr 9, 08 9:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Still struggling to get that 36-24-36 figure? Science can’t help you, but it can explain why some girls are leaner than others, reports the Telegraph. Researchers have found a link between parental DNA and female muscle mass, which could explain “why many people will never obtain the perfect... More »

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genetics • DNA • scientists • gene pool • scientist • genetic research • scientific study • muscle mass • scientific research

 Study Links Sex and Gambling 

Financial risk-taking lights up brain's pleasure center

Apr 5, 08 7:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Taking risks with money lights up the same parts of the brain as sexual arousal, a "neuroeconomics" study has found. Men shown sexy pictures gambled more daringly than those shown scary pictures—spiders and snakes—or neutral pictures, reports the AP. The study of 15 heterosexual Stanford students focused... More »

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evolution • gambling • brain • neurology • risky trading • scientific research

Botox May
Move from
Face to Brain

Anti-wrinkle toxin traveled to rats' central nervous system

Apr 3, 08 10:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Botox can spread from the face to the brain, scientists who injected rats with the anti-wrinkle treatment say. Traces of the toxin turned up in the rats' brain stems three days after it was injected into their whisker muscles, Bloomberg reports. A dermatologist says the findings call for further investigation,... More »

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rats • wrinkles • brain • toxin • Botox • cosmetic treatments • scientific research

Nations Mull Secret Whaling Compromise

Plan would let Japan hunt legally, but decrease slaughter

Mar 9, 08 4:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Representatives from more than 70 governments gathered last week at a secret meeting in London to hash out a compromise that would allow Japan to resume commercial whaling for the first time in more than 20 years. Pro- and anti-whaling nations discussed plans to lift the worldwide ban on whaling,... More »

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Japan • Antarctica • Sea Shepherd Conservation Society • Paul Watson • whaling • anti-whaling activists • International Whaling Commission • scientific research

Kangaroo Farts Could Help
Curb Warming

Secret to methane-free gas could be transferred to cattle and sheep

Dec 8, 07 7:43 PM CST
(Newser) - Australian scientists worried about global warming have turned to one of Mother Nature's cleanest "natural gas" producers, the kangaroo, for help. It seems that when kangaroos fart, the stuff contains none of the methane produced by cattle and sheep breaking wind. Scientists want to transfer the bacteria from kangaroos'... More »

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cattle • Australia • greenhouse gases • global warming • methane • scientific research • kangaroo

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