Archive: 03/18/2009
Guide to galaxy for Earth Hour's starry, starry night
(PhysOrg.com) -- When cities turn off their lights for Earth Hour their occupants will get more than a warm and fuzzy green feeling, they will also see stars hundreds of trillions kilometres away lighting up a moonless night ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 18, 2009 |
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Discovery of New Microorganisms in the Stratosphere
(PhysOrg.com) -- Three new species of bacteria, which are not found on Earth and which are highly resistant to ultra-violet radiation, have been discovered in the upper stratosphere by Indian scientists. One ...
Mar 18, 2009 |
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Report finds contaminants in baby products
Protecting J.J., the 4-month-old son of Shawna Bader-Blau, is time-consuming, what with checking labels, reading safety information, buying chemical-free baby wipes and finding phthalate-free baby bottles.
Mar 18, 2009 |
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New iPod Shuffle a delight, despite flaw
Apple solved one problem with its fun, new iPod Shuffle: With the push of a button on its headphone cord, it can tell you what song is playing. But it created another problem if you want to use a different ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 18, 2009 |
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T-Mobile's phones are splashier, but not quite perfect
T-Mobile's phone lineup is starting to sparkle. Still, some of the company's models could use more luster.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 18, 2009 |
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Older People Less Able to Hide Bigotry, Study Shows
(PhysOrg.com) -- People do not get any more racially prejudiced as they age — but they do become less able to hide it, suggests a new study by researchers at UC Davis, the University of Freiburg and the University of Sydney.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 18, 2009 |
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Schoolkids May Need Coaching on Emotions, School Success
(PhysOrg.com) -- Your 7-year-old may understand that a positive attitude is an asset when taking a spelling test, doing a math problem or tackling a science lesson. But don't expect a kindergartner to make that link.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 18, 2009 |
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HP Labs says reorg paying off with new money-making technology
If Hewlett-Packard hadn't reorganized its research efforts a little more than a year ago, according to Prith Banerjee, director of the world-renowned HP Labs, people on the business side of the company might be asking some ...
Mar 18, 2009 |
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'25 Things' becomes one of Facebook's biggest fads
It's the newest Facebook obsession -- creating a list of 25 random facts about yourself and letting 25 of your closest "friends" in on it.
Mar 18, 2009 |
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Looking ahead with tech icon Bob Metcalfe
One of the great things about living in Silicon Valley is that the history of technology is alive all around us.
Mar 18, 2009 |
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One Mars Rover Sees a Distant Goal; The Other Takes a New Route
(PhysOrg.com) -- On a plain that stretches for miles in every direction, the panoramic camera on NASA's Mars rover Opportunity has caught a first glimpse on the horizon of the uplifted rim of the big crater ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 18, 2009 |
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Are You Getting Enough Sleep? Why Women Struggle with Sleep Problems
Good sleep equals good health, says Raul Noriega, manager of the Comprehensive Epilepsy and Sleep Disorders Center at Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine. Yet more than half of women report problems with insomnia. ...
Mar 18, 2009 |
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"Mum, buy me that chocolate, pleeeease!" New study shows the pervasive influence of children on their parents' in-store
The influence children wield over their parents' purchase decisions at the point of sale is grossly underestimated by parents. This was shown in a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Vienna, Austria. According ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 18, 2009 |
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Review: How an iPod can be a poor man's iPhone
(AP) -- I try to keep a stiff upper lip about not having an iPhone. Just couldn't afford it - not with the $75 a month or so AT&T charges for service on top of the $199 upfront cost for the device.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 18, 2009 |
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Americans support action on global warming despite economic crisis
Even in the midst of a growing economic crisis last fall, over 90 percent of Americans said that the United States should act to reduce global warming, according to a national survey released today by researchers at Yale ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 18, 2009 |
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