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BIRD BRAINS
4/30/2012 4:22:39 PM

ANIMALS ARE NATURAL TEACHERS - AND LEARNERS

Escaped Pet Birds Are Teaching Wild Birds to Speak English

NO NEED TO THINK you're going bird-brained if you hear mysterious voices from the trees - it's likely just a curious cockatoo wanting a chat. ...
http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/Parrots-and-other-wild-birds-able-to-talk.htm

 

NEW LIFE FORM?
4/29/2012 3:55:52 AM
ANIMAL, VEGETABLE OR MINERAL?

Mysterious 'Godzillus' fossil find stumps scientists

An amateur paleontologist discovered an unusual fossil last year. Now experts are attempting to determine its identity.

 

Scientists are baffled after an amateur Kentucky paleontologist discovered a 150-pound mystery beast nicknamed the 'Godzillus' fossil.

Scientists can't seem to figure out if the 450-million-year old fossil is ..

 http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2012/0425/Mysterious-Godzillus-fossil-find-stumps-scientists


 

THE END IS NEAR
4/28/2012 3:15:52 AM
WATCH THE SKIES
Green clouds spotted over Moscow spark apocalypse fears
On the anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, fear spread when green clouds were seen in the skies over Moscow. Experts say don't worry ...

Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/323744#ixzz1tJiEJLgn
Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/323744#ixzz1tJhcCdhZ
BENEFITS OF BILINGUALISM
4/27/2012 4:22:51 AM
ANOTHER WAY OF LOOKING AT PROBLEMS

STUDY: PEOPLE MAKE MORE RATIONAL DECISIONS IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

A new study suggested that people are prone to make more sound, less risky decisions if they are thinking in a language other than their native tongue.

The series of experiments led the scientists to believe that ...


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135357/Thinking-foreign-language-leads-rational-decision-making.html#ixzz1tE8cIgSz

Another article: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/323711#ixzz1tE7NTLsW
INTIMATIONS OF MORTALITY
4/26/2012 3:15:46 AM
MAN, REMEMBER THAT THY DAYS ARE SHORT UPON THE EARTH

Thinking about death promotes healthy behavior

It may seem strange, but contemplating your mortality may have some surprising benefits for your emotional and physical health ...

http://www.everydayhealth.com/emotional-health/0420/key-to-the-good-life-thinking-about-death.aspx
EXPLODING STARS
4/25/2012 5:00:38 AM
DID SUPERNOVAS HELP EARLY LIFE ON EARTH THRIVE?



WHEN NEARBY STARS BATHED OUR PLANET IN COSMIC RADIATION
Supernova explosions when stars 'die' are among the most destructive events in the universe - but a new study suggests that ...

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2134841/Rays-life-New-study-shows-life-Earth-blossomed-nearby-supernovas-bathed-planet-cosmic-radiation.html#ixzz1t2ZOyqz5

EAT YOUR FIBER
4/21/2012 4:46:24 PM
FIBER EXTENDS THE HEALTHY LIVES OF MEN AND WOMEN

High fiber diet shows cardioprotective benefit in women

An article published online on February 27, 2012 in the journal PLoS One revealed a protective effect for fiber against ischemic cardiovascular disease in women. For men, having a fiber intake that was among the top fifth was associated with a 31 percent lower adjusted risk of ischemic stroke ...
 http://www.lef.org/newsletter/2012/0420_High-Fiber-Diet-Shows-Cardioprotective-Benefit-in-Women.htm?utm_source=eNewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Article&utm_content=Header&utm_campaign=2012Wk16-2&l=0#article

Another article: http://www.lef.org/newsletter/2011/0218_Fiber-Intake-Associated-With-Lower-Risk-of-Death.htm?utm_source=eNewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Archive&utm_content=Update&utm_campaign=2012Wk16-2
DNA AND XNA
4/20/2012 5:33:14 PM

WILL LIFE BE CREATED IN THE LABORATORY?

Synthetic DNA Created, Evolves on Its Own

"XNA" may help answer basic questions of biology, study says.



New research has brought us closer than ever to synthesizing entirely new forms of life. An international team of researchers has shown that ...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/04/120419-xna-synthetic-dna-evolution-genetics-life-science/
THE DIVERSE SCOTS
4/19/2012 6:31:31 PM
WHO WOULD HAVE GUESSED?

Study reveals 'extraordinary' DNA of people in Scotland

The DNA of people living in Scotland has "extraordinary" and "unexpected" diversity, according to a new study.
The project discovered four ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-17740638
END OF AN ERA
4/18/2012 5:21:15 PM
AS THE WILL OF THE HIGHEST GROWS WEAKER AND WEAKER


IS MANKIND ABANDONING ITS FUTURE IN SPACE?

As astronaut Leroy Chiao watches the space shuttles he crewed make their final journeys to become museum pieces, he worries humankind is unthinkingly ditching space exploration and a future beyond Earth. ...
http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/bre83g13z-us-space-future/

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