WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In pandas as in people, it appears that passion prevails. …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
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Study documents sea lion brain damage due to algae’s toxin
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•WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A toxin produced by marine algae is inflicting brain damage on sea lions along California’s coast, causing neurological and behavioral changes that can impair their ability to …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Tennis study serves up the science of sliding
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•Engineers at the University of Sheffield have teamed up with the International Tennis Federation (ITF) to measure the effects of friction between tennis court surfaces and footwear in a bid …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Gene editing could pave way for pig organ transplants: U.S. study
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•CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. researchers have used a new gene editing technique to trim away potentially harmful virus genes that have impeded the use of pig organs for transplants in …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Genome study reveals how the woolly mammoth thrived in the cold
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•WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Woolly mammoths spent their lives enduring extreme Arctic conditions including frigid temperatures, an arid environment and the relentless cycle of dark winters and bright summers. …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Study shows Pluto’s moons in chaos
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•CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – Pluto’s outer moons are continuously toppled and turned as they battle the joint gravitational forces of their parent planet and its primary moon Charon, a …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Chimps have mental skills to cook: study
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•NEW YORK (Reuters) – They’re not likely to start barbecuing in the rainforest, but chimpanzees can understand the concept of cooking and are willing to postpone eating raw food, even …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Science journal retracts gay-marriage study after evidence of fraud
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•NEW YORK (Reuters) – Amid evidence of fraud in a high-profile study on how canvassers can convince people to back same-sex marriage, the journal Science, which published the study, retracted …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Amazonian tribe study shows how human bodily bacteria is changing
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•WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Everyone’s body is brimming with bacteria, and these microbes do plenty of good things like building the immune system and helping digestion. But modern diets, antibiotics and …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Snap, crackle, pop: study reveals secret behind knuckle-cracking
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•(Reuters) – Some people like the sound of knuckle-cracking and others loathe it, but for years there has been disagreement among scientists about what actually causes it. …read more Source:: UKScienceNews