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Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 11:40:15 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Did Climate Influence Angkor's Collapse?
Did Climate Influence Angkor's Collapse?
Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:26:00 -0500
Decades of drought, interspersed with
intense monsoon rains, may have helped bring about the fall of Cambodia's ancient Khmer civilization at Angkor nearly 600 years ago, according to an analysis of tree rings, archeological remains and other evidence. The study, published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, may also shed light on what drives--and disrupts--the rainy season across much of Asia.
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The Earth Institute at Columbia University
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Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 11:40:15 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: New Mathematical Model Helps Biologists Understand How Coral Dies in Warming Waters
New Mathematical Model Helps Biologists Understand How Coral Dies in Warming Waters
Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:25:00 -0500
Cornell University researchers have found
a new tool to help marine biologists better grasp the processes under the sea: they have created mathematical models to unveil the bacterial community dynamics behind afflictions that bleach and kill coral.
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Cornell University
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 11:40:16 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Giggles Give Clues to Hyena's Social Status
Giggles Give Clues to Hyena's Social Status
Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:24:00 -0500
The giggle call of the spotted hyena tells other hyenas not only the age and identity
of the animal, but also its social status, according to a new University of California, Berkeley study.
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University of California, Berkeley
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 11:40:16 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Rx for Health: Engineers Design Pill That Signals it has Been Swallowed
Rx for Health: Engineers Design Pill That Signals it has Been Swallowed
Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:25:00 -0500
Call them tattletale pills. Seeking a way to
confirm that patients have taken their medication, University of Florida engineering researchers have added a tiny microchip and digestible antenna to a standard pill capsule. The prototype is intended to pave the way for mass-produced pills that, when ingested, automatically alert doctors, loved ones or scientists working with patients in clinical drug trials.
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University of Florida
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 11:40:16 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Engineers Turn Noise Into Vision
Engineers Turn Noise Into Vision
Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:26:00 -0500
Princeton University engineers have developed a new
technique for revealing images of hidden objects may one day allow pilots to peer through fog and doctors to see more precisely into the human body without surgery.
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Princeton University, Engineering School
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Message: 6
From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 11:40:17 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Ecologists Receive Mixed News From Fossil Record
Ecologists Receive Mixed News From Fossil Record
Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:32:00 -0500
In a paper to appear in the May
issue of American Naturalist, University of Chicago paleontologists explore how the ecological information provided by fossil assemblages is determined by their process of accumulation.
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University of Chicago
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 11:40:17 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: New Software Design Technique Allows Programs to Run Faster
New Software Design Technique Allows Programs to Run Faster
Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:32:00 -0500
Researchers at North Carolina State University have
developed a new approach to software development that will allow common computer programs to run up to 20 percent faster and possibly incorporate new security measures.
Source
North Carolina State University
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Message: 8
From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 06:52:29 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Amidst Earthquake in Haiti, Ecologist Puts Down Roots
Amidst Earthquake in Haiti, Ecologist Puts Down Roots
NSF graduate research fellow Starry Sprenkle describes life and her ecological research project in Haiti, and the impact of the devastating earthquake
More at http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=116641&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 13:17:42 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Archaeologists Uncover Land Before Wheel; Site Untouched for 6,000 Years
Archaeologists Uncover Land Before Wheel; Site Untouched for 6,000 Years
Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:18:00 -0500
A team of archaeologists from the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute, along with a team of Syrian colleagues, is uncovering new clues about a prehistoric society that formed the foundation of urban life in the Middle East prior to invention of the wheel.
The mound of Tell Zeidan in the Euphrates River Valley near Raqqa, Syria, which had not been built upon or excavated for 6,000 years, is revealing a society rich in trade, copper metallurgy and pottery production. Artifacts ...
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