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		<title>Tracking traveling toads</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2010/tracking-traveling-toads/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:42:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do new species arise because so many niches are available in a new habitat? Or do they arise because newcomers have multiple talents for survival? A new study points to traits that enable success in the new location.]]></description>
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		<title>Shock and aftershock in Haiti</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:59:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aftershocks and triggered earthquakes both follow a large earthquake, and they don't happen at random.  Can lessons about the sequence and timing of quakes improve safety?]]></description>
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		<title>Sustaining symbiosis &#8211; new clues</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:02:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whyfiles.org/?p=4183</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[To hide from hungry fish, this animal houses luminous bacteria. But what prevents the bacteria from reproducing and killing the squid? At last, a genetic a balancing mechanism is revealed.]]></description>
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		<title>Make rainbows!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whyfiles.org/?p=4232</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Rainbows are one of the wonders of the natural world: But why do you sometimes see one rainbow, and other times a double? Why do you always see rainbows with your back to the sun? How do they really work?
Operate your own rainbow, then find out!

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS:
CHOOSE YOUR &#8216;BOW:
• Primary shows the primary rainbow and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>San Andreas Fault</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2010/san-andreas-fault/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 03:42:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whyfiles.org/?p=4175</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a recent issue of Nature, U.S. seismologists report that the devastating earthquake of 2004 that caused tsunamis in the Indian Ocean had also affected California’s San Andreas Fault.  The tsunamis that resulted from the earthquake, which was recorded as a magnitude of 9.2, the second largest reading ever recorded, caused the death of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Autism debate: Does an epidemic continue?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whyfiles.org/?p=4172</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The long rise may be inflated by redefinition of autism, social acceptance of the disabled and desire for services. If this is a real epidemic, it's even more critical to find the cause.]]></description>
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		<title>Fish phishing attack explained!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:24:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cleaner fish remove parasites from other fish. Why do males punish females who eat the wrong food from their host? A clue to the evolution of cooperation?]]></description>
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		<title>Bottoms up!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:18:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[People have been controlling fermentation for at least 9,000 years. What were the ancients brewing, and how did alcohol change society?]]></description>
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		<title>Testing touch</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:49:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why do women have better sense of touch? It's all in the size, and big isn't better...]]></description>
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		<title>Buried charcoal: Global warming star?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:41:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Buried charcoal stimulates microbes and plant growth, helping farmers on poor soil. Studies show that charcoal is stable for hundreds of years.]]></description>
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