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Mussels grow a thick skin against a crab bully
"Grow thicker skin" is what people tell us when a bully bothers us. Atlantic mussels are even taking the advice and doing so quickly.
Contact: Science Press Package
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Super-stretchy blood clot fibers
Even though blood is a liquid, when you cut yourself, something amazing happens. Special proteins in your blood link together in chains, forming solid fibers that work their way into a net. This net catches red blood cells, and, voila, you have a blood clot that stops the bleeding.
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scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Disney's Epcot teams with American Chemical Society to offer chemistry course for kids
Imagine the ideal fun place for kids to learn about science in general and chemistry in particular and what comes to mind? Try Disney World. The American Chemical Society, working with the Disney Institute, is now offering "Everyday Chemistry," a three-hour hands-on course at Epcot for students in grades 4-9.
Contact: Michael Bernstein
m_bernstein@acs.org
202-872-4400
American Chemical Society
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A natural snake-bite antidote?
Snake bites and bee stings can be either painful or downright deadly, depending on which species is doing the biting, and sometimes whether the person being bitten is allergic to the venom.
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scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Losing the bees and the flowers
What would a world without bees be like? Well, picnics would be easier -- no bee stings to worry about -- but it would a lot harder to fill that picnic basket. The plants that produce many of our fruits and vegetables depend on bees for pollination. So do plants that give us beautiful wildflowers and food for livestock.
Contact: Science Press Package
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Controllers prepare for any emergency
The countdown clock is ticking. Tension is mounting at ESOC, ESA's Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany. In just a few days, on 17 July, one of the most important launches of the year will take place from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Contact: Karina De Castris
karina.de.castris@esa.int
39-069-418-0844
European Space Agency
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School's in for meerkats
OK, we know that it's the middle of summer and you don't want to think about school yet. But just think of how exciting school would be if one of your classes were all about catching scorpions! That's one of the things young meerkats learn from their teachers, say Alex Thornton and Katherine McAuliffe of the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.
Contact: Science Press Package
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Were mammoths blondes and brunettes?
In most illustrations of ice-age animals, the huge, shaggy mammoths are just plain brown. But if you are doing your own illustration and want to mix things up a little, science may be on your side. Researchers have made a discovery that makes them think mammoths might have come in both light and dark colors.
Contact: Science Press Package
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
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What's new in green chemistry?
The American Chemical Society News Service has launched a weblog (http://acsnewsservice.typepad.com/) which will begin with coverage of the 10th annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference June 26-30.
Contact: Michael Bernstein
m_bernstein@acs.org
202-872-4400
American Chemical Society
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Teenagerhood, age of opportunity
Many decades ago, the word "teenager" didn't exist. Growing up pretty much meant that you went from being a child to an adult. But, around the 1950s, people began thinking of teenagerhood as its own stage of life, midway between being a kid and a grownup.
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scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
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