Commentary: Living forever
Dec 29, 2005 |
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Praised as the Thomas Edison of the 21st century, Ray Kurzweil was selected as one of "16 revolutionaries who made America," along with the great inventors of the past two centuries.
Survey shows Americans’ personal misery has increased since early 1990s
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As Americans pause to reflect on time gone by on the threshold of a new year, many will have reason to think that their lives have not gotten better, according to a new study by the National Opinion Research ...
Philippines opens up to 3G networks
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In a bid to beef up the country's wireless network, the Filipino government has approved four major domestic carriers to provide third-generation cellular services from 2008.
Times Square New Year's online at MSN
Dec 29, 2005 |
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Times Square's New Year's Eve celebration will be beaming to the world online via MSN Video this year, Microsoft said.
Climate change driving pika to extinction
Dec 29, 2005 |
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The American pika, a small cousin of the rabbit, may be on the verge of extinction in the Great Basin, the high desert centered in Nevada.
Scientists lift malaria's invisible cloak
Dec 29, 2005 |
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Australian scientists have found a way to break through the invisibility cloak of the world's deadliest malaria parasite.
Chandra looks back at the Earth
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In an unusual observation, a team of scientists has scanned the northern polar region of Earth with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. The results show that the aurora borealis, or "northern lights," also dance ...
Study: hostile drivers same outside car
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University of Minnesota researchers have found that most aggressive drivers also tend to be hostile outside their cars.
Modified AFM Proves Critical to Uncovering Cell-growth Secret
Dec 29, 2005 |
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Researchers using a customized atomic force microscope (AFM) have discovered new evidence for how the fibrous scaffolding within our cells, which is made of the protein actin, responds to obstacles in its environment.
Survey: Sexes still differ on Web use
Dec 29, 2005 |
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A new survey shows that men and women have differing goals in mind when they log on to the Internet.
Bullied children abuse alcohol
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A new study out of Oregon indicates children who are bullied in middle school are more likely to abuse substances in high schools.
Briefs: Scots finish national broadband expansion
Dec 29, 2005 |
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An ambitious project to expand broadband access throughout Scotland has been completed, officials announced Friday.
Famed oncologist dies of cancer
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One of the best-known oncologists in the country lost his own fight with cancer this week, dying of melanoma at the age of 47.
Year's final space launch completed
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The last space launch of this year was completed when a Russian Proton M rocket took off from Baikonur Cosmodrome, carrying a U.S. satellite.
China set to register cell-phone users
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Chinese officials said Thursday they were set to begin registering the names of cell-phone users on the first of the year.
