Hydrogen peroxide marshals immune system (w/Video)
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When you were a kid your mom poured it on your scraped finger to stave off infection. When you got older you might have even used it to bleach your hair. Now there's another possible function for this over-the-counter colorless ...
Cantabrian cornice experienced seven cooling, warming phases over past 41,000 years
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
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In 1996, an international team of scientists led by the University of Zaragoza (UNIZAR) started to carry out a paleontological survey in the cave of El Mirón. Since then they have focused on analysing the fossil remains ...
Cassini Finds Titan's Clouds Hang on to Summer
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Cloud chasers studying Saturn's moon Titan say its clouds form and move much like those on Earth, but in a much slower, more lingering fashion.
Diet may reduce risk of prostate cancer
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A new review published in the Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics assessed whether certain modifications in diet have a beneficial effect on the prevention of prostate cancer. Results suggest that a diet low in fat an ...
Microsoft ads say search is sick, Bing is the cure
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(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is inventing a new malady for which its new Web search site, Bing, is the only cure.
While you were sleeping: Sleep apnea's effect on the brain may be more severe than previously thought
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It has been linked to learning impairment, stroke and premature death. Now research from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has found that snoring associated with sleep apnoea may impair brain function more than previously ...
Sony latest to demo videogame motion-sensing controller
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 03, 2009 |
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Sony on Tuesday demonstrated a prototype motion-sensing videogame controller, as the maker of PlayStation consoles joined rivals in a trend away from playing with complicated buttons and joysticks.
Be your best friend if you'll be mine: Alliance Hypothesis for Human Friendship
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 03, 2009 |
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University of Pennsylvania psychologists studying the cognitive mechanisms behind human friendship have determined that how you rank your best friends is closely related to how you think your friends rank you. The results ...
A million-year-old mammoth skeleton found in Serbia: report
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 03, 2009 |
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A finely preserved skeleton of a mammoth, believed to be one million years old, was uncovered near an archaeological site in eastern Serbia, local media reported on Wednesday.
Using magic to learn about maths
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An academic from Queen Mary, University of London has launched a series of videos featuring magic tricks that are conjured from a mathematical perspective.
Ancient mammals shifted diets as climate changed
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
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A new University of Florida study shows mammals change their dietary niches based on climate-driven environmental changes, contradicting a common assumption that species maintain their niches despite global ...
Health, life insurers hold billions in tobacco stocks
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More than a decade after Harvard researchers first revealed that life and health insurance companies were major investors in tobacco stocks - prompting calls upon them to divest - the insurance industry has yet to kick the ...
Single women gaze longer
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 03, 2009 |
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A study by neuroscientist Heather Rupp and her team found that a woman's partner status influenced her interest in the opposite sex.
Changing climate likely to make 'super weed' even more powerful
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Researchers at the University of Delaware have discovered a new reason why the tall, tasseled reed Phragmites australis is one of the most invasive plants in the United States.
New research contributes to defense of Earth's technologies
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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University of Leicester researchers have taken a step forward in helping to create a defence for earth's technologies -from the constant threat of space weather.
