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...with vigorous, whip-like motions that gives them the force they need to penetrate the protective membrane of the eggs. Prior to Kirichock and Navarro’s research, which was published in the February 9 issue of the scientific journal Nature, the cause of this hyper-activation was unknown...
Venturing deep into unexplored jungles, an expedition returns to civilization with news of astonishing unknown species and animals believed lost to history. No, it's not King Kong-last year's November-December expedition to Indonesia's remote Foja Mountains didn't include any movie stars, and the most amazing mammal they saw, the 15-kg Golden-mantled Tree Kangaroo, would have a hard time wreaking havoc on Manhattan. But with claims to have discovered dozens of previously unreported species in a 10,000-sq-km expanse of virgin forest, the 11 American, Australian and Indonesian researchers may have found...
...yesterday. “We’re not seeing anything significantly different from last year.” Tobias S. Loss-Eaton, an aide in the HLS admissions office, echoed Armini, saying that since applications are still being accepted, the total number of applications this year is still unknown. Admissions numbers are based on the amount of applications received prior to the Feb. 3 deadline, though most law schools will continue to accept applications for another month. Last year, for example, American law schools received a total of 95,800, nearly one third of which were submitted after...
...calls has dwindled, but hungry callers keep dialing. “They come in waves,” says Corayer. The embattled Pudding exec receives the most calls in the late night and early morning hours. Living in fear of the ravenous, Corayer no longer picks up for unknown callers. “I had to turn off my phone to get some sleep,” Corayer says. And he won’t rest easy until the posters come down—or Felipe’s starts coming door to door...
...Gates and his guests, the ability to reap information about their enslaved ancestors who had been heretofore unknown was an emotional discovery, one that caused Winfrey and Goldberg to “break down and cry,” Gates said...