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Thursday, December 21, 2006

   
Largest European Dinosaur Found
The fossils of a dinosaur that measured as long as an NBA basketball court were recently recovered in Spain.
Study: Less Acid Rain Not Always So Great
Acid rainfall in the Appalachian Mountains has decreased in recent years and organisms in its streams are thriving. But the environmental comeback could be creating new problems of its own.
Female Komodo Dragon Has Virgin Births
Maybe females could live without males, at least for Komodo dragons. These behemoths of the reptile world can produce babies without fertilization by a male.
 

 
Hunted Becomes Hunter as Moths Mimic Spiders
Scientists have now discovered that metalmark moths in Costa Rica use mimicry to escape hunters as well, by mimicking the very predators that might normally eat them.
Virtual Mind Games Revive Controversial Experiment
Infamous experiments almost 50 years ago discovered that ordinary people?under orders from an authority figure?would deliver apparently lethal electrical shocks to complete strangers.
Image of the Day: Adjusting to A New Home
Diversion of water for agriculture from a lake in Western China, compounded by climate change, is leading to a decline in water level during the past fifty years. The naked carp that feed and grow in the increasingly saline water have adapted by drastically changing their physiology.

 
 
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