&#39;Magnetic&#39; sharks add bite to compass theory
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Paris - Marine biologists say they have obtained the first proof that sharks can spot changes in magnetic fields, boosting evidence that the creatures have an internal compass to guide them as well as a phenomenal sense of smell.
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Hubble space technology and the global networking power of the Internet is being put to good use in wildlife conservation by giving researchers a clearer understanding of the status of the endangered whale shark.
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This week: world's "oldest baby" found, "walking" sharks discovered, where neandertals made last stand, genetics expert makes case for faith, and more.
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Few objects in the sky have more magnetic personalities than planetary nebulas.    Astronomers have been drawn to the strange objects since early telescopes in    the 1700s revealed them as fuzzy patches of light that resembled the giant planets    of our outer solar system.
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How do corals monitor the moonâs phases and know when to start mingling? Scientists report theyâve found the answer.
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Who needs a man? Female sharks can fertilize their own eggs with sperm, says a new study being published Wednesday.
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Technology from the heavens and virtual world are helping track the endangered whale shark.
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Homing pigeons use the Earth&#39;s magnetic field to navigate their way home over long distances, scientists writing in Nature magazine confirm.
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Ancient fish could bite a shark in two  Sharks were not always the top predators in the ocean.
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Next Thursday, Hugh Edmeades of Christie's auction house will bring down the gavel in Monaco's famed Oceanographic Museum and Aquarium. When he closes the bidding, a sinuous shark recently discovered thousands of miles away in Indonesian waters will have a new scientific name. And hundreds of...
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Although it&#39;s not been an oceanic wave at the box office, &quot;Shark Tale&quot; will probably continue to dominate the box office during this relatively slow time for major exciting new releases.
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Earth's magnetic field has flipped many times over the last billion years. But only recently have scientists developed computer models to reveal how these reversals occur.
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Size matters in the science of sexual attraction -- especially if you are a fish.
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Studying the zebra fish spinal cord, grooming habits of the Barbary macaque and the regional impact of dams.
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The first animal to crawl onto land from the ocean probably looked a bit like today's salamander, and researchers have wondered how it was able to switch from swimming to walking. Now, European scientists have built a robot with a primitive electric nervous system that they say mimics that change in motion.
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A South African shark-spotting program to warn surfers and swimmers about the approach of great whites is to be expanded, environmentalists said Thursday, though they added the sharks have more to fear than humans.
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Two decades ago, Greg Marshall was diving off the reefs of Belize studying queen conchs when he noticed a reef shark passing by with a remora clinging to its belly. The thought occurred to Marshall, who was then a graduate student in marine environmental science, that if a camera could be attached...