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Hot Water Around Giant Carbon Star Creates Interstellar Mystery 
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Hot water discovered around a giant carbon star requires a new theory for the chemistry around stars to be explained.
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Why Do Hurricanes Often Curve Out to Sea?
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The forecast path of Hurricane Earl, expected to run parallel to the U.S. East Coast before heading offshore, is a typical one for Atlantic storms to follow.
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Expedition Explores Violent Russian Volcanoes
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Gorely's massive crater dwarfs the researchers along its edge. Credit: Agnes Samper. A group of scientists is hiking in one of the most remote areas on the planet in pursuit of
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New Sunspot Picture Is Most Detailed To Date
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Researchers at Big Bear Solar Observatory have tuned their adaptive optics array and achieved first light, capturing this image of a sunspot that is now the most detailed ever
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Human activity may have boosted shellfish size, archaeological study shows
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ScienceDaily (Aug. 31, 2010) — In a counter-intuitive finding, new research from North Carolina State University shows that a species of shellfish widely consumed in the Pacific
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New bee species discovered in downtown Toronto
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ScienceDaily (Aug. 31, 2010) A York University doctoral student who discovered a new species of bee on his way to the lab one morning has completed a study that examines 84
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Ecological scientists assess the fundamentals of animal behavior
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Mate selection, foraging and defense mechanisms explored at ESA's Annual Meeting In this time of global change, understanding the basics of animal behavior and environmental
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Scientists bring new species of turtle out of its shell
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ScienceDaily (Aug. 26, 2010) When scientists announce the discovery of a new animal species, we often imagine exotic, difficult to reach locations -- the untouched shore of a
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MyWire Knowledge
Global Warming
Oxford Companion to Global Change
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Global warming has become the dominant environmental issue of modern times, receiving an unprecedented level of attention from scientists, politicians,
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Colonial Administration
Oxford Ency of Mesoamerican
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Historians have traditionally emphasized the Spanish origins and character of colonial administration in Mesoamerica.
Hummingbirds
Oxford Ency of Mesoamerican
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Hummingbirds form a strictly New World family of about 325 species, many of which occur in Mesoamerica, most commonly in mountainous regions.
Motecuhzoma Ilhuicamina
Oxford Ency of Mesoamerican
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(1398 -- 1468 ), fifth ruler of Mexico-Tenochtitlan. Motecuhzoma Ilhuicamina (later known as Motecuhzoma I) was son of Huitzilihuitl , second ruler of Mexico, and of
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Canines
Oxford Ency of Mesoamerican
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The dog (Canis familiaris ), a descendant of the wolf (genus Canis ), was the only common domesticated animal in pre-Hispanic Mesoamerica.
Impacts of Climate Change
Oxford Companion to Global Change
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Much attention is paid to the emissions reductions that might be achieved by global climate policy.
