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09:02 • 07.07.14Why penguins thrive in climate change"We know two of the three penguin species in the peninsula, chinstrap and Adélie, are declining significantly in a region where, in the last 60 years ...
15:21 • 06.07.14Environmentalist concerned over air pollution in Yerevan“Armenia’s Ministry of Nature Protection has a monitoring center to provide official data on air pollution. They are average data. Air monitoring must be conducted in each administrative district…”
10:50 • 06.07.14Two earlier discovered Earth-like planets do not exist, new study shows“If the planet has a similar atmosphere to Earth it may be possible for life to survive, although seasonal shifts would be extreme…”
20:48 • 04.07.14Scientists find gene for form of autismIn a collaboration involving 13 institutions around the world, investigators examined more than 6,000 youngsters with autism spectrum disorder. They found 15 of the children had mutations to CHD8…
15:50 • 04.07.14Men would rather electrocute themselves then spend time in idleness - researchMany people find it difficult to use their own minds to entertain themselves, at least when asked to do it on the spot ...
15:56 • 03.07.14Depression becoming top global issue – Armenian psychologist“Depression is a long-lasting mental breakdown that becomes an everyday problem affecting the quality of life. Among the key reasons ...
16:45 • 02.07.14Japanese stem-cell 'breakthrough' findings retracted"These multiple errors impair the credibility of the study as a whole and we are unable to say without doubt whether the stimulus-triggered acquisition of pluri¬potency stem cells phenomenon is real…”
11:35 • 02.07.14Google buys playlist generator SongzaSongza is in the business of learning about what songs people want to listen to when they’re in particular situations such as a summer cookout or relaxing at home. Such music ...
10:19 • 02.07.14Solar power not too dear for far-sighted investors – opinion"Expensiveness is very relative given the surge in the natural gas and electric power prices, and all the risks stemming from our status as an energy importer. And the considerable increase ...
16:06 • 01.07.14Carbs boost trees' drought survival chances"We've shown that different species appear to have evolved different levels of drought-busting compounds, which probably play an important role ...
12:10 • 01.07.14Google Glass banned in UK cinemas“Customers will be requested not to wear these into cinema auditoriums, whether the film is playing or not ...
16:57 • 30.06.14Warming threat to emperor penguins“Implementing a marine protected area in the Ross Sea could help buy time to avoid extinction and to put in place needed conservation and greenhouse gas mitigation strategies…”
15:49 • 30.06.14Turkish farmers charge laptops using solar-powered donkeysFarmers walks alongside the animal to help steady the solar panel, which can generate between five to seven kilowatts of energy. When the farmers reach their destination ...
14:50 • 30.06.14Facebook emotion experiment sparks criticism"Let's call the Facebook experiment what it is: a symptom of a much wider failure to think about ethics, power and consent on platforms…"
10:03 • 30.06.14Older sperm donors ‘just as good’A presentation at the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology annual conference showed the average age of donors was 26 ...