 Next stop: The fourth dimension September 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 60 vote(s)
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How did the universe come to be? What is it made of? What is mass? Can science prove that there are other dimensions? We may have answers soon. | |
Study shows no connection between measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism September 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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In a case-control study, the presence of measles virus RNA was no more likely in children with autism and GI disturbances than in children with only GI disturbances. Furthermore, GI symptom and autism onset were unrelated ... | |
Technology users are failing to take adequate steps to protect their digital privacy 12 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 3
In the face of technology that will soon be able not only to track an individual's movements but predict them too, people are far too relaxed about protecting their privacy, according to social psychologist Saadi Lahlou, ... | |
Climate change target may lead to 'dangerously misguided' policies September 02, 2008 | User rating: 2.7 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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The pledge from G8 countries to cut global emissions by 50 per cent by 2050, in an effort to cut global warming to 2ºC, could lead to ‘dangerously misguided’ climate change adaptation policies, according to new research from ... | |
 Lightweight and long-legged males go the distance for sex 4 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Finding a mate can take considerable legwork as recently illustrated by the flightless and nocturnal Cook Strait giant weta Deinacrida rugosa. This cricket relative is found in New Zealand and is one of the ... | |
 Old sheep raising the baaa 4 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Populations of wild animals face the challenge of surviving in a changing climate. Researchers at Imperial College London and Université Claude Bernard Lyon have shown how a sheep population on a remote island ... | |
1 step back ... 2 steps forward 4 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Women with hormone-receptor positive, metastatic breast cancer may take medications for years to help keep their cancer at bay, but when the tumor becomes resistant to anti-hormonal drugs, treatment with chemotherapy becomes ... | |
Gene associated with pair-bonding in animals has similar effects in human males September 02, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Variation in the gene for one of the receptors for the hormone vasopressin appears to be associated with how human males bond with their partners, according to an international team of researchers. | |
 Closest Look Ever at the Edge of a Black Hole September 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 100 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers have taken the closest look ever at the giant black hole in the center of the Milky Way. By combining telescopes in Hawaii, Arizona, and California, they detected structure at ... | |
SanDisk in talks with Korean Samsung 3 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Computer memory group SanDisk said Friday it has had "discussions" with South Korean giant Samsung Electronics but declined to confirm that they were merger or takeover talks. | |
 Bleeding-heart jetsetters spell bad news for climate September 01, 2008 | User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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The emergence of a new generation of ‘bleeding-heart jetsetters’ has disturbing implications for the UK’s spiralling emissions from air travel, according to new research by the University of Exeter. The results ... | |
Scientists peel away the mystery behind gold's catalytic prowess September 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 25 vote(s)
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Few materials have exercised as much of a hold on the human imagination, or on human history, as has gold. But for all of its popular uses – money, medals, jewelry and more – gold's potential as a catalyst lay hidden until ... | |
Free drug samples may end up costing uninsured more 12 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Free drug samples provided to physicians by pharmaceutical companies could actually be costing uninsured patients more in the long run, according to a study done by researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center ... | |
Complex ocean behavior studied with 'artificial upwelling' September 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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A team of scientists is studying the complex ocean upwelling process by mimicking nature – pumping cold, nutrient-rich water from deep within the Pacific Ocean and releasing it into surface waters near Hawaii that lack the ... | |
New master switch found in the brain that regulates appetite and reproduction August 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 27 vote(s)
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Body weight and fertility have long known to be related to each other – women who are too thin, for example, can have trouble becoming pregnant. Now, a master switch has been found in the brain of mice that controls both, ... | |
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