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Could we reduce love to a pill? Maybe, says expert

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2009 (Reuters) — Could a pill or a squirt up your nose save your marriage? Maybe, according to a researcher who is studying the chemical basis of that most elusive of emotions -- love. ...  > full story

Pink iguanas unseen by Darwin offer evolution clue

LONDON, Jan. 5, 2009 (Reuters) — Pink iguanas unknown to Charles Darwin during his visits to the Galapagos islands may provide evidence of species divergence far earlier than the English naturalist's famous finches, researchers said Monday. ...  > full story

New reptiles found in Tanzania's shrinking forests

LONDON, Jan. 5, 2009 (Reuters) — Seventeen previously unknown species of reptiles and amphibians have been found in the threatened rainforests of eastern Tanzania, Italian and Tanzanian scientists reported on Monday. ...  > full story

Infection cuts mosquitoes' lives short

SYDNEY, Jan. 2, 2009 (Reuters) — Infecting mosquitoes with a common bacteria can cut their lives short and reduce the likelihood they will transmit dengue and other diseases, Australian researchers reported on Friday. ...  > full story

Sharks have wimpy bites, study finds

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2, 2009 (Reuters) — Sharks have wimpy bites for their size and can crunch through their prey only because they have very sharp teeth -- and because they can grow to be so big, researchers reported on Tuesday. ...  > full story

Researchers unlock secrets of 1918 flu pandemic

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30, 2008 (Reuters) — Researchers have found out what made the 1918 flu pandemic so deadly -- a group of three genes that lets the virus invade the lungs and cause pneumonia. ...  > full story

Safety probe of plastics chemicals urged

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. regulators should examine whether a controversial class of chemicals found in many plastic products including children's toys can hurt people, a panel of experts said on Thursday. ...  > full story

Daddy day care: dinosaur fathers guarded the eggs

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — You can call it dino daddy day care. Scientists who examined the fossilized remains of three types of medium-sized dinosaurs found with large clutches of eggs have concluded that the males rather than the females seem to have guarded the nests and brooded the eggs. ...  > full story

Researchers find short-armed raptor in Argentina

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, 2008 (Reuters) — An unusual raptor dinosaur found in Argentina is the largest of its kind found so far in the Southern Hemisphere, with awkwardly short arms that made it resemble a Tyrannosaurus, researchers reported on Tuesday. ...  > full story

Jellyfish gone wild ruin tourist spots, report says

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — Huge swarms of stinging jellyfish and similar slimy animals are ruining beaches in Hawaii, the Gulf of Mexico, the Mediterranean, Australia and elsewhere, U.S. researchers reported on Friday. ...  > full story
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