Fridges And Washing Machines Liberated Women, Study Suggests:
The advent of modern appliances such as washing machines and refrigerators had a profound impact on 20th Century society, according to a new Université de Montréal study. Plug-in conveniences transformed women's lives and enabled them to enter the workforce, says Professor Emanuela Cardia, from the Department of Economics.
Human-generated Sounds May Be Killing Fish:
Anthropogenic, or human generated, sounds have the potential to significantly affect the lives of aquatic animals - from the individual animal's well-being, right through to its reproduction, migration and even survival of the species.
Preserved Shark Fossil Adds Evidence To Great White's Origins:
A new University of Florida study could help resolve a long-standing debate in shark paleontology: From which line of species did the modern great white shark evolve? For the last 150 years, some paleontologists have concluded the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, is a smaller relative of the line that produced Carcharodon megalodon, the largest carnivorous fish known. Other paleontologists disagree, arguing the great white shark evolved instead from the broad-toothed mako shark. The second group contends megalodon, which grew to a length of 60 feet, should have its genus name switched to Carcharocles to reflect its different ancestry.
'Peking Man' Older Than Thought; Somehow Adapted To Cold:
A new dating method has found that "Peking Man" is around 200,000 years older than previously thought, suggesting he somehow adapted to the cold of a mild glacial period.
Gooda, Gouda! Solving The 800-year-old Secret Of A Big Cheese:
Almost 800 years after farmers in the village of Gouda in Holland first brought a creamy new cheese to market, scientists in Germany say they have cracked the secret of Gouda's good taste. They have identified the key protein subunits, or peptides, responsible for the complex, long-lasting flavor of the popular cheese.
How Mosquitoes Could Teach Us A Trick In The Fight Against Malaria:
The means by which most deadly malaria parasites are detected and killed by the mosquitoes that carry them is revealed for the first time in research published March 5 in Science Express. The discovery could help researchers find a way to block transmission of the disease from mosquitoes to humans.
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