U.N. Rejects Export Ban on Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
3/20/2010 12:26:31 AM
Delegates at a conference on endangered species in Doha, Qatar, rejected the U.S.-backed measures.

New Record Set for Speedy Protons
3/20/2010 12:26:31 AM
Scientists at CERN, the European nuclear research agency announced that they had accelerated beams of protons at the Large Hadron Collider to energies of 3.5 trillion electron volts.

Could Icelandic Whale Make Its Way Into Danish Pork?
3/20/2010 12:26:31 AM
Exports of ground whale parts from Iceland to Denmark stir concerns.

Threat of Red River Flooding Subsides at Fargo
3/20/2010 12:26:31 AM
After packing more than a million sandbags and building miles of temporary dikes to hold back the surging Red River, Fargo got lucky on Friday with sudden drop in temperature.

News Analysis: Florida Renews Everglades Deal Support, but Frets Over Cost
3/20/2010 12:26:31 AM
Gov. Charlie Crist said the acquisition of 73,000 acres would heal the Everglades, but the water district that would finance it is struggling.

Biology may not be so complex after all, physicist finds
3/20/2010 12:26:33 AM
Centuries ago, scientists began reducing the physics of the universe into key laws described by a handful of parameters. Such simple descriptions have remained elusive for complex biological systems -- until now. A biophysicist has identified parameters for several biochemical networks that distill the entire behavior of these systems into simple equivalent dynamics. The discovery may hold the potential to streamline the development of drugs and diagnostic tools, by simplifying the research models.

Cows like leaves their tongues can wrap around easily
3/20/2010 12:26:33 AM
Lots of leaves growing in easy reach of a cow's tongue means less time and less land needed to raise beef cattle.

Songbirds yield insight into speech production
3/20/2010 12:26:33 AM
With the help of a little singing bird, physicists are gaining insight into how the human brain functions, which may lead to a better understanding of complex vocal behavior, human speech production and ultimately, speech disorders and related diseases.

Supermarket lighting enhances nutrient level of fresh spinach
3/20/2010 12:26:33 AM
Far from being a food spoiler, the fluorescent lighting in supermarkets actually can boost the nutritional value of fresh spinach, scientists are reporting. The finding could lead to improved ways of preserving and enhancing the nutritional value of spinach and perhaps other veggies, they suggest.

Environment may impact apes' ability to understand declarative communication, study suggests
3/20/2010 12:26:33 AM
Bonobos and chimpanzees that had been reared in socio-linguistically rich environments (i.e., lots of opportunities for complex communicative interactions with humans) performed significantly better in the pointing, vocalizing, and pointing-and-vocalizing conditions of an object-choice task than did chimpanzees that had been reared in standard laboratory settings. These results indicate that apes may have the potential for understanding declarative communication and this potential may be achieved in specific environments.