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What cheetahs and house cats have in common
The coats and color patterns of many domestic house cats are similar to those of wild cats, like tigers and cheetahs, suggesting that those traits are controlled by the same genes in different species. Now, a new study in Science shows that mutations in two specific genes can lead to the tabby patterns seen in domestic house cats as well as the spots on wild cheetahs.
Contact: Science Press Package
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
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UC Riverside science lecture series acquires online presence
The University of California, Riverside has made available online four popular science lectures that were presented on campus earlier this year. Each video is accompanied by a downloadable study guide for use by teachers in their classrooms. Topics covered in the public lectures are: (1) Is Earth overpopulated? (2) What Hollywood can teach us about our planet? (3) What's your carbon footprint? And (4) Where does your water come from?
Contact: Iqbal Pittalwala
iqbal@ucr.edu
951-827-6050
University of California - Riverside
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Public invited to International Observe the Moon Night
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Visitor Center in Greenbelt, Md., will host a public event on Sept. 22 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. EDT to celebrate the inspirational power of the moon. This free event is for families with middle-school-aged children and older.
Contact: Nancy Neal-Jones
nancy.n.jones@nasa.gov
301-286-0039
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
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Why do mom killer whales live so long?
A new study may help explain why mother killer whales live so long after having children. Most animals must survive on their own once they reach adulthood, yet a new study published in the Sept. 14, 2012, issue of the journal Science shows that the presence of mother killer whales improves the survival of their adult sons, which in turn increases the number of grandchildren the adult sons produce.
Contact: Science Press Package
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
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New website asks the public to help oceanographers identify seafloor life and habitats
The public is invited to help identify objects they see in images of the seafloor through a new interactive website called "Seafloor Explorer." The result of a unique collaboration between oceanographers studying seafloor habitats, Web programmers and social scientists, Seafloor Explorer launches Sept. 13.
Contact: WHOI Media Relations
media@whoi.edu
508-289-3340
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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The pollution that grows at night
Nitrogen oxides -- you can call them "Nox" -- are one kind of pollution that comes from burning gasoline and other fuels. They're produced when we drive cars, when we heat our homes, and in many other ways. Scientists have shown that they are involved in chemical reactions in the Earth's atmosphere that are warming up our planet.
Contact: Science Press Package
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
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NASA announces asteroid naming contest for students
Students worldwide have an opportunity to name an asteroid from which an upcoming NASA mission will return the first samples to Earth.
Contact: Nancy Neal-Jones
nancy.n.jones@nasa.gov
301-286-0039
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
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UH joins Mars Curiosity excitement with revamped program
Contributing to the excitement over NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover, the University of Houston is launching activities for its 11th annual Mars Rover Model Celebration. First up is the newly expanded two-day workshop for elementary and middle school teachers to prepare their students for competition. While walk-ins are welcome, participants who register by Sept. 6 will receive a solar model kit and print and electronic copies of the curriculum.
Contact: Lisa Merkl
lkmerkl@uh.edu
713-743-8192
University of Houston
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2 stars and 2 planets?
Astronomers have known that, unlike Earth, some planets orbit two stars instead of just one. But now, data from NASA's Kepler spacecraft has revealed a planetary system that consists of two planets orbiting around two stars. The discovery shows that a pair of stars, or a binary star system, isn't limited to just one planet.
Contact: Science Press Package
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
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The birthplace of English's first ancestor language
The language you're reading right now, English, is one of the Indo-European languages. These languages make up one of the largest language families in the world and are spoken by people as far apart as Iceland and Sri Lanka.
Contact: Science Press Package
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
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