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Cosmic Log: Why the N.Z. quake is no Haiti

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: In January, a 7.0 quake hit Haiti, and 230,000 people died. Today, a 7.0 quake hit New Zealand, and early indications are that it caused relatively few major casualties. Why the difference?Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: In January, a 7.0 quake hit Haiti, and 230,000 people died. Today, a 7.0 quake hit New Zealand, and early indications are that it caused relatively few major casualties. Why the difference?




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Haiti - Caribbean - Alan Boyle - New Zealand - Organizations
Ancient Nubians drank antibiotic-laced beer

The yellow film in the laboratory flask represents tetracycline residue extracted from dissolved bones. Scientists say the analysis shows that ancient Nubians regularly consumed tetracycline, most likely in their beer.People have been using antibiotics for nearly 2,000 years, suggests a new study, which found large doses of tetracycline embedded in the bones of ancient African mummies.




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Antibiotic - Beer - nubian - Ancient Egypt - Health
Plant and spiders compete for food

The carnivorous sundew and the wolf spider eat the same prey in the wild. Wolf spiders and carnivorous plants called sundews may compete with each other for food in the wild, a new study finds.




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Carnivorous plant - Plant - Spider - Biology - Flora and Fauna

  
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