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Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:40:16 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Ancient 'Terror Bird' Used Powerful Beak to Jab Like an Agile Boxer
Ancient 'Terror Bird' Used Powerful Beak to Jab Like an Agile Boxer
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:46:00 -0500
The ancient "terror
bird" Andalgalornis couldn't fly, but it used its unusually large, rigid skull--coupled with a hawk-like hooked beak--for a fighting strategy reminiscent of boxer Muhammad Ali. The agile creature repeatedly attacked and retreated, landing well-targeted, hatchet-like jabs to take down its prey, according to a new study published this week in the online, open-access journal PLoS ONE by an international team of scientists.
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Ohio University
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:40:17 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Not One, but Two Great Earthquakes Caused 2009 Samoa-Tonga Tsunami Disaster
Not One, but Two Great Earthquakes Caused 2009 Samoa-Tonga Tsunami Disaster
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:46:00 -0500
Scientists studying
the massive earthquake that struck the South Pacific on Sept. 29, 2009, have found that it actually involved two great earthquakes: an initial one with magnitude 8.1, which then triggered another magnitude 8 earthquake seconds later on a different fault. The details of this rare event, called a "triggered doublet," are unlike anything seismologists have seen before.
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University of California, Santa Cruz
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:40:17 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: New Computer Model Advances Climate Change Research
New Computer Model Advances Climate Change Research
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:48:00 -0500
Scientists can now study climate change in far more
detail with powerful new computer software released by the National Center for Atmospheric Research. The Community Earth System Model will be one of the primary climate models used for the next assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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National Center for Atmospheric Research/University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:40:17 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Sea Education Association Finds Widespread Floating Plastic Debris in the Western North Atlantic Ocean
Sea Education Association Finds Widespread Floating Plastic Debris in the Western North Atlantic Ocean
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:48:00 -0500
Despite growing awareness of the problem of plastic pollution in the world's oceans, little solid scientific information existed to illustrate the nature and scope of the issue. This week, a team of researchers from Sea Education Association, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the University of Hawaii published a study in the journal Science on plastic marine debris based on data collected over 22 years by undergraduate students.
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Sea Education Association
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:40:17 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: WHOI Scientists Map and Confirm Origin of Large, Underwater Hydrocarbon Plume in Gulf
WHOI Scientists Map and Confirm Origin of Large, Underwater Hydrocarbon Plume in Gulf
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:49:00 -0500
Scientists at the Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution have detected a plume of hydrocarbons that is at least 22 miles long and more than 3,000 feet below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, a residue of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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Message: 6
From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:40:18 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Rice Sociologist Finds Male Scientists Regret Parenthood Decisions More Than Female Counterparts
Rice Sociologist Finds Male Scientists Regret Parenthood Decisions More Than Female Counterparts
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:47:00 -0500
Many scientists
in academia bemoan the fact that their lifestyles do not allow them to have as many children as they would like. Surprisingly, male scientists harbor more regrets than female scientists, according to a study by Rice University sociologist Elaine Howard Ecklund.
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Rice University
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Message: 7
From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:40:18 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Researchers Advance Understanding of Enzyme That Regulates DNA
Researchers Advance Understanding of Enzyme That Regulates DNA
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:48:00 -0500
Thanks to a single-molecule imaging
technique developed by a University of Illinois professor, researchers have revealed the mechanisms of PcrA helicase, an important DNA-regulating enzyme. To prevent unwanted recombination of a damaged or degraded section of DNA, the enzyme binds at the point of the break, where the double- and single-stranded regions meet. Then, it uses its motor function to "reel in" the tail, like a fisherman pulling in a rope.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Message: 8
From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:57:01 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Fields Medal Awarded to Top Young Mathematicians
Fields Medal Awarded to Top Young Mathematicians
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:38:00 -0500
On August 19 in Hyderabad, India, the International Congress of the International Mathematical Union awarded the prestigious Fields Medal to four mathematicians. Regarded as the "Nobel Prize of Mathematics", the Fields Medal is presented once every four years to as many as four people under the age of 40. The purpose of the prize is to recognize and reward young mathematical researchers who have made major contributions to the field.
Two of the awardees, ...
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Message: 9
From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:54:25 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: ARRA Funds Bolster Broadband Access and Improve Connectivity among Institutions to Strengthen Scientific Collaborations
ARRA Funds Bolster Broadband Access and Improve Connectivity among Institutions to Strengthen Scientific Collaborations
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:26:00 -0500
Today, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced 17 awards, totaling $20 million, through the Research Infrastructure Improvement Inter-Campus and Intra-Campus Cyber Connectivity (RII C2) program. This effort is part of the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), which supports states that have less extensive scientific infrastructures and have historically received fewer federal research dollars. Each of these awards will provide just over $1 million
for ...
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