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Why can't chimps speak?
If humans are genetically related to chimps, why did our brains develop the innate ability for language and speech while theirs did not? Scientists suspect…
Vibrations key to efficiency of green fluorescent protein
University of California, Berkeley, chemists have discovered the secret to the success of a jellyfish protein whose green glow has made it the darling of…
Earth's early ocean cooled more than a billion years earlier than thought
Their findings suggest that the early ocean was much more temperate and that, as a result, life likely diversified and spread across the globe much sooner in…
Reducing greenhouse gases may not be enough to slow climate change
According to Stone’s paper, as the international community meets in Copenhagen in December to develop a new framework for responding to climate change,…
NOAA deploys new 'smart buoy' off Annapolis
NOAA deployed the seventh in a series of “smart buoys” to monitor weather conditions and water quality in the Chesapeake Bay today.The buoy, located at the…
Right first time: Pioneering new methods of drug manufacture
Ensuring drug crystals are formed correctly is crucial to their efficacy and the efficiency of pharmaceutical manufacturers' operations. Using self-assembled…
