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Entries from December 2nd, 2009

Africa’s Rarest Monkey Had an Intriguing Sexual Past, DNA Study Confirms

December 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Biology

The most extensive DNA study to-date of Africa’s rarest monkey reveals that the species had an intriguing sexual past. Of the last two remaining populations of the recently discovered kipunji, one population shows evidence of past mating with baboons while the other does not, says a new study in Biology Letters. The results may help [...]

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Harry Potter’s cloak is a possibility of the near future….

December 2nd, 2009 · 2 Comments · Physics

The laws of light refraction may be able to make invisibility possible among objects. The laws of refraction govern how light bends and moves. Scientists say it may be possible to stretch the law of refraction farther than ever before because light can bend in any direction, including the opposite of the way materials bend [...]

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