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Study Catches Two Bird Populations As They Split Into Separate Species
30/07/2009
ScienceDaily
A new study finds that a change in a single gene has sent two closely related bird populations on their way to becoming two distinct species. The study, published in the August issue of the American Naturalist, is one of only a few to investigate the specific genetic changes that drive two populations toward speciation
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Wind Estimate 'Shortens' Saturn's Day By Five Minutes
30/07/2009
ScienceDaily
A new way of detecting how fast large gaseous planets are rotating suggests Saturn’s day lasts 10 hours, 34 minutes and 13 seconds – over five minutes shorter than previous estimates that were based on the planet’s magnetic fields.
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Nanotubes May Reach A Meter Long With New Technique
30/07/2009
ScienceDaily
With products that range from carpets to kites, you’d think Rice University chemist Bob Hauge was running a department store.
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How Saturn's Moon Got Its Stripes
28/07/2009
ScienceDaily
A new study has revealed the origins of tiger stripes and a subsurface ocean on Enceladus- one of Saturn’s many moons. These geological features are believed to be the result of the moon’s unusual chemical composition and not a hot core, shedding light on the evolution of planets and guiding future space exploration.
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Ecologist Brings Century-old Eggs To Life To Study Evolution
19/07/2009
ScienceDaily
Suspending a life in time is a theme that normally finds itself in the pages of science fiction, but now such ideas have become a reality in the annals of science.
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