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'Global warming is going to kill me before it kills you': Tropical insect to polar bear

Leena Komarraju — Tue, 06 May 2008 07:11:29 +0000

A lot has been said, written and discussed about the effect of global warming on the life forms inhabiting the polar region. The polar bear was feared to become extinct on account of temperature rises. But, a shocking revelation by Curtis...

Study: Dyslexia Differs by Language

AP — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:06:25 +0000

Dyslexia affects different parts of children’s brains depending on whether they are raised reading English or Chinese. That finding, reported in Monday’s online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, means that...

Ancient Gold Necklace Discovered in Peru

AP — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:08:40 +0000

The earliest known gold jewelry made in the Americas has been discovered in southern Peru. The gold necklace, made nearly 4,000 years ago, was found in a burial site near Lake Titicaca, researchers report in Tuesday’s issue of Proceedings of...

Peru Yields Ancient Gold

AP — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:04:10 +0000

Researchers Trace the First Farming Ant

AP — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:40:25 +0000

Ants took up farming some 50 million years ago, according to researchers who traced the ancestry of farmer ants. An analysis of the DNA of farmer ants traced them back to an original ancestor _ a sort of adam ant, at least for the types that raise...