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Foretelling next month’s tornadoes
Tornadoes are notoriously difficult to forecast, with often deadly results: In 2011, tornadoes in the U.S. killed more than 550 people.
April 4, 2012
Pulsars could help future astronauts navigate the universe
Astronomers explain how pulsars - interstellar beacons - could help future astronauts find their way across the universe.
April 3, 2012
UC research shows entrepreneurial differences between the sexes
A UC research study of the sexes reveals that when starting a business, women are more likely to consider individual responsibility and use business for social and environmental change.
April 3, 2012
Twins: 1 in 30 babies born in U.S. is a twin
In 2009, one in every 30 babies born in the United States was a twin. That's compared with one baby in every 53 were twins in 1980.
April 3, 2012
Newly found protein helps cells build tissues
Brown University biologists have found a new molecule in the cells of fruit flies that is key to the information exchange needed to build wings properly.
April 2, 2012
Science means innovation
Congressional R&D Caucus briefing highlighted role of basic and translational research in facilitating marketable technological and science advances.
April 2, 2012
Foot fossil confirms two human ancestor species co-existed
The partial foot fossil indicates a creature that walked upright but that still had an opposable toe, which made it good at climbing trees.
April 1, 2012
New evidence that comets deposited building blocks of life on primordial Earth
Comets bombarding Earth billions of years ago carried and deposited the key ingredients for life to spring up on our planet, according to new research.
March 30, 2012
West Antarctic ice shelves tearing apart at the seams
Floating ice shelves in West Antarctica are losing their grip on adjacent bay walls, which could amplify an already accelerating loss of ice to the sea.
March 30, 2012
Dogs at work may provide benefits
Dogs at work may make a positive difference in the workplace by reducing stress and making the job more satisfying for other employees, says new study.
March 30, 2012
