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Daily Archives: Friday, August 11, 2006

Snake Threat May Have Spurred Evolution of Primate Eyes

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The ability to detect threatening snakes may have shaped the visual system of our primate ancestors, a new study says.
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The Race For a 100 MPG Auto

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Gas prices are up, fuel economy is down—but the brightest minds in auto technology are about to do something about it. The Aptera concept car uses a low-weight, low-drag approach to increasing fuel economy. The goal: 330 mpg for under $20,000 within two years.
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Neutron Star Clocked at Mind-Boggling Velocity

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A neutron star has been clocked travelling at more than 1500 kilometres per second. It joins the ranks of other fast moving neutron stars, deepening the puzzle over how these dense stellar corpses are accelerated to such astonishing velocities.
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No Sign of Increased Snowfall in Antarctica

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Antarctica weather 'hindcast' could spell bad news for sea-level rise as as snowfall levels are less than those predicted by climate models.
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Carbon offsets: Sins of Emission

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The idea of offsetting carbon emissions is sound in theory, if not yet in practice.
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MIT’s Energy Manhattan Project

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MIT is spearheading an ambitious effort to develop a raft of green technologies, including laptop-powered hybrids and plasma-charged turbo engines.
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Evolution Less Accepted in U.S. Than Other Western Countries, Study Finds

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People in the United States are much less likely to accept Darwin's idea that humans evolved from apes than adults in other Western nations, a number of surveys show.
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Family Albums Highlight Climate Change

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Experts turn to old notebooks and photos to press home global warming message.
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Debate Rages Over Animal-Human Chimeras

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Should medical researchers be allowed to create human-animal hybrids to investigate disease? No, says an ethics think tank that advises the Scottish Parliament. Yes, says Ian Wilmut of the University of Edinburgh, creator of Dolly the cloned sheep.
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