New hypothesis for origin of life proposed
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Life may have begun in the protected spaces inside of layers of the mineral mica, in ancient oceans, according to a new hypothesis.
Proving an aspect of the AB effect: when Newton's Third Law doesn't work
Dec 04, 2007 |
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An action doesn’t always result in a reaction.
Transcendental meditation effective in reducing high blood pressure, study shows
Dec 04, 2007 |
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People with high blood pressure may find relief from Transcendental Meditation, according to a definitive new meta-analysis of 107 published studies on stress reduction programs and high blood pressure, which will be published ...
Dreamlab cracks the code to Microsoft's wireless keyboards
Dec 04, 2007 |
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Anyone using a wireless keyboard might be a little concerned with a recent announcement by the Swiss company Dreamlab Technologies.
Neanderthal bearing teeth
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Dec 04, 2007 |
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An international European research collaboration led by scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology reports evidence for a rapid developmental pattern in a 100,000 year old Belgian ...
Feeding cattle byproduct of ethanol production causes E. coli 0157 to spike
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Ethanol plants and livestock producers have created a symbiotic relationship. Cattle producers feed their livestock distiller's grains, a byproduct of the ethanol distilling process, giving ethanol producers have an added ...
Astronomers discover how white dwarf stars get their 'kicks'
Dec 04, 2007 |
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University of British Columbia astronomer Harvey Richer and UBC graduate student Saul Davis have discovered that white dwarf stars are born with a natal kick, explaining why these smoldering embers of Sun-like stars are found ...
Research forecasts increased chances for stormy weather
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 04, 2007 |
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Researchers who study severe weather and climate change joined forces to study the effects of global warming on the number of severe storms in the future and discovered a dramatic increase in potential storm ...
World's most powerful MRI ready to scan human brain
Dec 04, 2007 |
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The world's most powerful medical magnetic resonance imaging machine, the 9.4 Tesla at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has successfully completed safety trials and may soon offer physicians a real-time view of biological ...
Attractiveness Is Its Own Reward
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 04, 2007 |
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Studies of the snap judgments we often make about people are shedding new light not only on social behavior, but also on drug abuse, gambling addiction, and other disorders in which our ability to make decisions is impaired, ...
Optimism isn't always healthy
Dec 04, 2007 |
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People are generally optimistic, believing they’ll do better in the future than they’ve done in the past. This time around, I’ll actually use that gym membership. I’m sticking to the diet this time. Now is the time to start ...
Google Plans 2008 Launch of Enhanced Web Hosting
Dec 04, 2007 |
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Google plans to launch Google Sites in 2008. The initial plan is to enhance Google Apps and Google Page Creator features by using JotSpot for collaboration tools. The new enhanced features may set up a possible ...
Fighting diseases of aging by wasting energy
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Dec 04, 2007 |
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By making the skeletal muscles of mice use energy less efficiently, researchers report in the December issue of Cell Metabolism, a publication of Cell Press, that they have delayed the animals’ deaths and their development of age ...
Waistline growth on high-carb diets linked to liver gene
Dec 04, 2007 |
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Experts have been warning for years that foods loaded with high-fructose corn syrup and other processed carbohydrates are making us fatter. Now, a University of Wisconsin-Madison study has uncovered the genetic basis for ...
Did early Southwestern Indians ferment corn and make beer?
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The belief among some archeologists that Europeans introduced alcohol to the Indians of the American Southwest may be faulty.
