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Early birds of a feather mated together?
The earliest feathers may have served decoration purposes, instead of helping animals to fly, according to a new study.
Contact: Science Press Package
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Say hello to a snake specialist!
Jeff Ettling is a scientist who works hard to preserve amphibians and reptiles. Ettling works at the Saint Louis Zoo, where he is the curator of Herpetology and Aquatics. Herpetology is the study of amphibians (frogs, toads and salamanders) and reptiles (snakes, lizards and turtles). Learn about his career and his work at the zoo.
Contact: Madeline McCurry-Schmidt
madelinems@asas.org
217-689-2435
American Society of Animal Science
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How did the moon form?
A giant impact on Earth could have produced a moon chemically similar to Earth, two new studies appearing online in the Oct. 18 issue of Science Express report.
Contact: Science Press Package
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Black glass in new Martian meteorite
Last summer, a meteorite from Mars plunged into the Moroccan desert. A new study appearing in the Oct. 12 issue of in the journal Science shows that the rock was ejected from the surface of Mars 700,000 years ago.
Contact: Science Press Package
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
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The butterfly hunter
Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have set out on a hunt, to look at as many planetary nebulae as they can! Planetary nebulae are simply glowing clouds of gas and dust, they actually have nothing to do with planets at all. Now astronomers are using Chandra to track all of these clouds within our part of the galaxy. This picture shows four butterfly-shaped planetary nebulae that they've captured already!
Contact: Peter Edmonds
pedmonds@cfa.harvard.edu
617-571-7279
Chandra X-ray Center
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Students called to stretch and bend bounds of creativity
The Akron Global Polymer Academy at the University of Akron calls on young minds to stretch their mental muscles for the fifth annual Rubber Band Contest for Young Inventors.
Contact: Denise Henry
henryd@uakron.edu
330-972-6477
University of Akron
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Some dinos' teeth rivaled mammals' for plant-chewing
The teeth of duck-billed dinosaurs called "hadrosaurids" were far more complex than those of other reptiles, according to a new study. In fact, they were much more like the teeth of horses, bison or elephants, which are built for grinding tough, gritty plant material, the researchers say.
Contact: Science Press Package
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Vanishing electronic medical implants
Imagine a biomedical implant (designed to help treat surgical infections or stimulate bone growth, for example), disappearing into the body after it is no longer needed.
Contact: Science Press Package
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Touch-sensitive tentacles catapult prey into carnivorous plant traps
Swift predators are common in the animal world but are rare in the plant kingdom. New research shows that Drosera glanduligera, a small sundew from southern Australia, deploys one of the fastest and most spectacular trapping mechanisms known among carnivorous plants.
Contact: Jyoti Madhusoodanan
jmadhusoodanan@plos.org
415-568-4545 x187
Public Library of Science
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Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada invites high school students to join 2013 competition
After 19 years of competition, the Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada prepares to cross its two-decade milestone. For 20 years, the competition has fostered research and collaboration between top academic mentors and over 4,000 high school whiz kids from across the country.
Contact: Rick Levick
rick.levick@bioscienceeducation.ca
416-640-0206
Bioscience Education Canada
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