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Rising Temperature Difference Between Hemispheres Could Dramatically Shift Rainfall Patterns in Tropics
April 2, 2013 — One often ignored consequence of global climate change is that the Northern Hemisphere is becoming warmer than the Southern Hemisphere, which could significantly alter tropical precipitation ... > full story
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Craters on the Moon: Pre-Existing Mineralogy May Survive Lunar Impacts
April 2, 2013 — Large impacts on the Moon can form wide craters and turn surface rock liquid. Geophysicists once assumed that liquid rock would be homogenous when it cooled. Now researchers have found evidence that ... > full story
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Tiny Grazers Play Key Role in Marine Ecosystem Health
April 2, 2013 — Tiny sea creatures no bigger than a thumbtack are being credited for playing a key role in helping provide healthy habitats for many kinds of seafood, according to a new study. The little crustacean ... > full story
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BRAIN Initiative Launched to Unlock Mysteries of Human Mind
April 2, 2013 — Today at the White House, President Barak Obama unveiled the "BRAIN" Initiative -- a bold new research effort to revolutionize our understanding of the human mind and uncover new ways to treat, ... > full story
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New Insights on How Spiral Galaxies Get Their Arms
April 2, 2013 — Spiral galaxies are some of the most beautiful and photogenic residents of the universe. Our own Milky Way is a spiral. Our solar system and Earth reside somewhere near one of its filamentous arms. ... > full story
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Switching to a Power Stroke Enables a Tiny but Important Marine Crustacean to Survive
April 2, 2013 — To escape from the jaws and claws of predators in cold, viscous water, marine copepods switch from a wave-like swimming stroke to big power strokes, a behavior that has now been revealed thanks to ... > full story
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Mental Illness Linked to Heavy Cannabis Use
April 2, 2013 — People with mental illnesses are more than seven times more likely to use cannabis weekly compared to people without a mental illness, according to new ... > full story
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3-D Scaffolds a New Tool to Fight Cancer
April 2, 2013 — Porous polymer scaffolds fabricated to support the growth of biological tissue for implantation may hold the potential to greatly accelerate the development of cancer therapeutics. Researchers report ... > full story
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Second Source of Potentially Disruptive Icelandic Volcanoes Found
April 2, 2013 — New research has discovered another type of Icelandic volcanic eruption that could cause disruption. The team found magma that is twice as 'fizzy' as previously believed, which increases the ... > full story