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Brains Process Big Words Quicker Than Small Words, Glasgow Study

Oct 01, 2013 AM EDT Brain can rapidly understand words that represent big things like 'whale' than small words like 'plum,' according to a new study conducted by researchers from the University of Glasglow.

Wheelock and Mount Ida Students to Receive Smart ID Cards with Banking Functionality

Aug 31, 2013 AM EDT Sovereign Bank is issuing its first university smart ID cards to two small colleges in the United States that will allow over 2,000 students, faculty and staff to access dormitories, school services, ...

Greenland May Become Greener Due To Climate Change

Aug 28, 2013 AM EDT By the end of 2100, climate change could transform Greenland into vast swathes of forest land instead of barren ice sheet, according to scientists.

Small Herbivorous Lizards Can Grow To the Size of 10ft Reptiles, Study

Jul 12, 2013 AM EDT Small plant-eating lizards could grow to the size of 10 feet dragons, according to researchers from the University of California and University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Short-Lived Birds Can Withstand Global Warming, Oxford Study

Jul 10, 2013 AM EDT The survival rate of short-lived birds is higher than that of other animals in a higly dynamic environment, says a study conducted by Ben Sheldon and colleagues at the University of Oxford. The ...

Complete Fossil of 23 Million-Year-Old Lizard in Amber Resin Found by Mexican Researchers

Jul 09, 2013 AM EDT A team of Mexican researchers have identified a small piece of fossil resin, in the shape of a trapezoid, to be of a 23 million-year-old lizard belonging to a new species of genus Anolis.

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