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Tuesday, November 7, 2006

   
Mystery Solved: Why Rhino Horns are Curved and Pointed
A new study likens a rhino's horn to a sharpened pencil, with a hard core and a softer exterior that curves as it grows and wears over time.
Jet-Lagged Mice More Likely to Die
Aged mice subjected to changes in their daily light cycle are found to have a higher death rate, possibly due to difficulty readjusting circadian rhythms.
Steroids Fuel Crime
Steroid users appear more likely to commit crimes involving weapons and fraud, a new study finds.
 

 
Earth’s Origin’s a Gas
Mimicking gases that may have been present on early Earth in the laboratory, researchers believe that a layer of haze blanketing our planet produced organic material that helped living organisms appear.
Video: How to Make Your Own Ethernet Cable
Finally, your network cable can be just the right length…
Image of the Day: Protecting A Rare Bird
In an effort to protect a large grassland bird from possible extinction, the government of Cambodia has recently moved to set aside more than one hundred square miles of habitat for the Bengal florican, a bird now classified as endangered, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).

 
 
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