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Handyman finds flower that plants its own seeds

Mon, Sep 19 2011 at 10:15 AM

The plant would routinely die during the dry seasons, but due to its self-seeding process, it would grow back in the same spot each rain season.

British scientists to test climate-cooling balloon

Fri, Sep 16 2011 at 12:54 PM

The balloon would release particles that would reflect warming particles back into space.

Middle Eastern 'Nazca Lines' are only visible from the air

Fri, Sep 16 2011 at 12:21 PM

Scientists are having trouble dating the thousands of mysterious stone structures, theorizing that they could date back to ancient times or as early as 2,000 years ago.

Jellyfish rival plankton-eating fish as predators, study finds

Thu, Sep 15 2011 at 3:54 PM

Scientists theorize that as more fish are removed from the oceans, jellyfish could easily take control of aquatic ecosystems.

Studies show HPV vaccine unlikely to lead to teen sex

Thu, Sep 15 2011 at 9:48 AM

Teen sexual activity is actually on a decline, indicating that vaccines have little influence over teenagers' choices.

New study finds ballet dancers least creative of dancers

Tue, Sep 13 2011 at 3:53 PM

Researchers caution that the study does not account for why certain personality types are drawn to certain dance styles.

Ancient toothy fish fossil from Devonian Period found

Tue, Sep 13 2011 at 3:20 PM

Its remains were discovered in the Canadian Arctic, also where the missing link, transition organism called Titaalik roseae was discovered.

Human-Neanderthal sex rarely produced kids

Mon, Sep 12 2011 at 4:27 PM

Any children that were born as a result of the pairing most likely died fairly quickly, and without a chance to impact the human genome.

Glow in the dark cats could help find cure for AIDS

Mon, Sep 12 2011 at 12:04 PM

A new genetic-engineering technique that makes cats glow in the dark could help scientists understand HIV and AIDS as well as feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV).

Watching 'SpongeBob SquarePants' could lead to learning problems

Mon, Sep 12 2011 at 10:37 AM

The type of TV programming a child watches is as important as how much TV a child watches when measuring the effects of television on the young brain.

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