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SOLAR FLARES THREATEN SATELLITES AND ASTRONAUTS
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On the mountain of Aragats, Armenian physicists are planning to set up the Center for Early Warning about giant solar flares. Since the Sun is entering the high activity period of its 80-year cycle, such a flare may ruin the majority of satellites control systems.
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Yerevan
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28.12.2001
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PERCEPTION OF MAGNETIC FIELD IMPACT
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In ancient times people preferred to settle in the areas of low magnetizing force. The above conclusion has been made by the Russian scientists carrying out the research of the Kursk magnetic anomaly area.
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St-Petersburg
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28.12.2001
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WHY DO RODENTS HAVE PRICKLES?
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The idea of prickly mammals normally implies the hedgehog for the majority of non-biologists and only some of them would recall the porcupine and echidna. However, the list of prickly animals is much longer, the prickles being required not for decoration. The study of the some rodents' prickles has been funded through the Russian Foundation for Basic Research.
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Moscow
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28.12.2001
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THE DANDELION CAN PURIFY THE LAWN
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The well-known dandelion has turned out to be a most useful weed. To take advantage of that, the dandelion is to be sown it in the right place and scythed at the right time. These results were obtained by Russian scientists sponsored within the framework of the 'Integration' Federal Program.
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Saransk
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21.12.2001
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SEARCH OF DIAMONDS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WHITE SEA
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The geological research of the sea bottom will be carried out at the entrance to the White Sea. Russian scientists have estimated the consequences of the search activities and developed the most ecologically safe method to conduct the research.
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Murmansk
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21.12.2001
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A SMALL FAR-EAST FISH IS A TERROR OF PONDS
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The Perccottus glenii fish species which originates from the Far East has appeared in the ponds and lakes in the vicinity of Moscow and has become a threat to the local inhabitants. The frogs and newts inhabiting the area are the major victims of the colonizer. Russian scientists have investigated the Perccottus glenii's behavior, partial funding of the study being provided by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research.
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Moscow
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21.12.2001
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FIBONACCI SERIES REVEAL HISTORY
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Julia Shchapova, Professor of Archaeology at Moscow State University, claims that the chronology of archaeological epochs corresponds to the Fibonacci series, provided that the time countdown should go from the first millennium AD down to 2.5 million years ago.
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Moscow
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14.12.2001
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DINOSAURS NEVER HATCHED THEIR EGGS
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A Russian biologist involved in the research of the dependency between the dinosaurs' eggs size and the dinosaurs' weight has come to some interesting conclusions about the behavior of these remarkable reptiles.
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St-Petersburg
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14.12.2001
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EARTH CORE SEEMS TO BE AMORPHOUS LIKE HONEY
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Having studied melted metals at high pressure, Russian scientists concluded that the Earth inner core has amorphous glass-like structure, not crystalline, as it was thought. The study was supported by Russian Foundation for Basic Research.
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Troitsk (Moscow Region),
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07.12.2001
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FINDINGS OF ANCIENT RUSSIAN FOOTWEAR
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Archaeologists have started to examine a big collection of footwear found during the archeological dig in Moscow. The initial stage of the research has proved that leather boots became fashionable in Russia in the 14th century, they were worn by young and old alike. Judging by the size of the soles, the scientists have determined that the population of medieval Moscow was rather tall. Photographs of footwear are available.
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Moscow
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07.12.2001
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THE SECRETS OF THE INTERNAL EAR
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The comparative study of the mammals' vestibular apparatus carried out by Russian scientists in cooperation with their colleagues from the West has been focused on the differences in the structure, development and functions of the sea and land mammals' vestibular apparatus.
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Moscow
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07.12.2001
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A WATER VOLE FINDS ITS MATE BY SMELL
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The results of the research have proved that the males of the water vole (Arvicola terrestris) choose the females by smell. Using the sense of smell a male gets almost complete information about the future sexual partner: starting from the extent the female is ready for reproduction, up to the number of youngs the female can potentially deliver, including the number of males in the future posterity. The research has been accomplished with financial support of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (#97-04-49-383 and #99-04 50013).
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Novosibirsk
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