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Two butterfly species, the small heath (left) and common blue (right), have become more likely since 1980 to have multiple generations in Central Europe in the same year, as a long-term warming trend has picked up pace. Full Story Photos: F. Altermatt
- Warming has already boosted insect breeding Museum records, publications suggest extra generations at same time as temperature increases Read the full story. | Dec 24th 2009 Found in: Climate Change and Life
- Tides in Earth's crust trigger small, deep quakes Study of one portion of the San Andreas fault finds that just a little added stress from crustal tides makes a quake more likely. Read the full story. | Dec 23rd 2009 Found in: Earth and Earth Science
- Texting and driving don't mix, just as suspected Sending or receiving messages proves even worse than cell phone calls for young adults on simulators. Read the full story. | Dec 22nd 2009 Found in: Body & Brain
- Lupus not identical in twins Differences in DNA methylation may account for why one sibling gets the autoimmune disease while the other stays healthy. Read the full story. | Dec 21st 2009 Found in: Body & Brain and Genes & Cells
- Frozen light stays fresh longer Researchers have trapped light in an ultracold cloud of atoms for 1.5 seconds. Read the full story. | Dec 18th 2009 Found in: Matter & Energy
- Experiment detects particles of dark matter, maybe Events in underground experiment too few for certainty, but match the signature of WIMPs. Read the full story. | Dec 17th 2009 Found in: Atom & Cosmos and Matter & Energy
- Stone Age campers set up separate activity areas Hominids displayed advanced organizational thinking almost 800,000 years ago Read the full story. | Dec 17th 2009 Found in: Anthropology, Archaeology and Humans
- U.S. backs $100-billion-a-year plan for climate adaptation Blog from Copenhagen: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived at the climate talks December 17, and debate continued over how much 'transparency' countries are willing to accept. Read the full story. | Dec 17th 2009 Found in: Climate Change, Environment and Science & Society
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Stay tuned: New star coming in 1 million years
12.23.09 - Radio telescope catches early stage of formation Found in: Atom & Cosmos
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Sexual conflict takes shape in ducks
12.23.09 - Anatomy differences, other clues suggest coevolution of genital traits Found in: Life
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Groovy teeth suggest dinosaur was venomous
12.21.09 - Fossils show depression in upper jaw that held venom-producing glands Found in: Life and Paleontology
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Herschel Space Observatory sees stars being born
12.21.09 - Infrared telescope penetrates the heart of a stellar nursery Found in: Atom & Cosmos
- Do-it-yourself bed-bug detector
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Darker liquor, never sicker
12.18.09 - People report feeling worse the next morning after drinking bourbon than after drinking vodka Found in: Body & Brain
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Cameras catch underwater volcano in the act
12.18.09 - Seafloor eruption in the South Pacific is the deepest and most violent yet seen Found in: Earth
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Carbon dioxide: Blame where blame is due?
12.18.09 - Blog: Measuring outsourcing of greenhouse gases Found in: Climate Change and Earth Science
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When body meets H1N1 flu
12.17.09 - Two studies map interactions between virus and human cells; one study reveals natural flu fighters Found in: Body & Brain and Genes & Cells
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Gene variant may help against emphysema, asthma
12.16.09 - Uncommon version seems to lessen risk of lung disease in smokers Found in: Biomedicine and Body & Brain
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For coots, hatching order is crucial ID
12.16.09 - When birds sneak eggs into others' nest, mom and dad can learn to find their own Found in: Ecology, Environment, Life and Zoology
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Mom and Dad not equally to blame for some bad genes
12.16.09 - Depending which parent passes on a trait, disease risk could go up or down Found in: Body & Brain and Genes & Cells
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Super-Earth found close by, may host water
12.16.09 - Astronomers say this discovery and others suggest that finding habitable planets is ‘only a matter of time’ Found in: Atom & Cosmos
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Virus makes plants lie to insects
12.15.09 - Deceptively delicious smell of infected squash plants tricks aphids into spreading disease Found in: Life
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