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Animals’ teeth reveal what they eat
Animals' teeth reveal that if the animals eat hard foods they have rougher surfaces than those that eat soft foods.
April 8, 2012
White nose syndrome killing hibernating bats
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service yesterday announced $1.4 million in grants to help save bats - which play a key role in agriculture - from white nose syndrome.
April 7, 2012
Plants: which ones will survive droughts?
New research by UCLA life scientists could lead to predictions of which plants will escape extinction from climate change.
April 6, 2012
Robosquirrels versus rattlesnakes
Robot squirrels - or robosquirrels - are going into rattlesnake country to help scientists learn how real squirrels interact snakes. Watch the video!
April 6, 2012
Texas Aggie storm chasers ready for severe weather
Members of the Texas Aggie Storm Chasers, a group of about 60 Texas A&M students, are prepped and ready to jump in their cars and spot some severe storms.
April 5, 2012
U.S. students need new way of learning science
U.S. students need a dramatically new approach to improve how they learn science, says a noted group of scientists and educators led by Michigan State University professor William Schmidt.
April 5, 2012
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
