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Nanoparticles used in common household items caused genetic damage in mice
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles, found in everything from cosmetics to sunscreen to paint to vitamins, caused systemic genetic damage in mice, according to a comprehensive study conducted by researchers at UCLA's Jonsson ...
Extinct goat was cold-blooded
Nov 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An extinct goat that lived on a barren Mediterranean island survived for millions of years by reducing in size and by becoming cold-blooded, which has never before been discovered in mammals.
Mystery of the Solar Tsunami -- Solved (w/ Video)
Nov 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Sometimes you really can believe your eyes. That's what NASA's Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) is telling researchers about a controversial phenomenon on the sun known as ...
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Proton's party pals may alter its internal structure
Physics / General Physics
Nov 18, 2009 |
4.6 / 5 (20) |
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Oceans' uptake of manmade carbon may be slowing
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 18, 2009 |
3.8 / 5 (22) |
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Pilot study relates phthalate exposure to less-masculine play by boys
Medicine & Health / Research
Nov 16, 2009 |
4.8 / 5 (9) |
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Museum: Galileo's fingers, tooth are found
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 21, 2009 |
4 / 5 (2) |
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IBM makes Big Blue cloud
Technology / Software
Nov 16, 2009 |
2.9 / 5 (8) |
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Using superconducting probes to get a picture of what it's like inside CNTs,
Nov 20, 2009 |
4.9 / 5 (8) |
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Researchers Find Innate Correlations Among Different Power Law Phenomena,
Nov 17, 2009 |
4.3 / 5 (16) |
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Building a more versatile laser,
Nov 16, 2009 |
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H1N1 Virus Can Be Killed by Acidic Ozone Water,
Nov 09, 2009 |
4.5 / 5 (41) |
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New Digital 'Electronics' Concept May Continue Moore's Law,
Nov 05, 2009 |
4.7 / 5 (70) |
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Google's SPDY will speed up downloads
Nov 16, 2009 |
4.4 / 5 (16) |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As part of its effort to speed up the Web, Google is experimenting with SPDY, a new application layer protocol, that it hopes will speed up the conversation between browsers and Web servers ...
New insights into the life of the Maya
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 16, 2009 |
4.6 / 5 (15) |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Ancient artifacts are almost always concerned with rich and powerful religious and political leaders, but new excavations of an ancient Maya site have unearthed a pyramid decorated with murals ...
Alcohol helps lower heart disease risk for men: study
Nov 19, 2009 |
4.2 / 5 (6) |
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Men who drink alcohol every day see a nearly one-third average reduction in the risk of coronary heart disease, according to a long-term study among Spanish men published on Thursday.
Fossil fuel CO2 emissions up by 29 percent since 2000
Nov 17, 2009 |
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The strongest evidence yet that the rise in atmospheric CO2 emissions continues to outstrip the ability of the world's natural 'sinks' to absorb carbon is published this week in the journal Nature Geoscience. ...
Accidental discovery produces durable new blue pigment for multiple applications
Nov 16, 2009 |
4.5 / 5 (32) |
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An accidental discovery in a laboratory at Oregon State University has apparently solved a quest that over thousands of years has absorbed the energies of ancient Egyptians, the Han dynasty in China, Mayan ...
Three of a kind: Revealing language’s universal essence
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 20, 2009 |
4.1 / 5 (13) |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- On the surface, English, Japanese, and Kinande, a member of the Bantu family of languages spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo, have little in common. It is not just that the vocabularies ...
Turning heat to electricity... efficiently
Nov 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In everything from computer processor chips to car engines to electric powerplants, the need to get rid of excess heat creates a major source of inefficiency. But new research points the way ...
Cigarettes harbor many pathogenic bacteria: Study
Nov 19, 2009 |
4.2 / 5 (5) |
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Cigarettes are "widely contaminated" with bacteria, including some known to cause disease in people, concludes a new international study conducted by a University of Maryland environmental health researcher ...
Crashing the size barrier
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Like surfers on monster waves, electrons can ride waves of plasma to very high energies in a very short distance. Scientists have proven that plasma acceleration works. Now they're developing it as a way to ...
Battery Research Aims To Store Renewable Energy
Nov 19, 2009 |
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The biggest chemical battery in the United States is located near Interstate 90 in the small town of Luverne, Minn. The 80 ton device -- the size of two tractor-trailers stacked on top of each other -- stores ...
Volatile gas could turn Rwandan lake into a freshwater time bomb
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 16, 2009 |
4.6 / 5 (10) |
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A dangerous level of carbon dioxide and methane gas haunts Lake Kivu, the freshwater lake system bordering Rwanda and the Republic of Congo.
Common plastics chemicals linked to ADHD symptoms
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 19, 2009 |
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Phthalates are important components of many consumer products, including toys, cleaning materials, plastics, and personal care items. Studies to date on phthalates have been inconsistent, with some linking exposure to these ...
Computer Based on Insights From The Brain Moves Closer to Reality
Technology / Computer Sciences
Nov 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Today at SC 09, the supercomputing conference, IBM announced significant progress toward creating a computer system that simulates and emulates the brain's abilities for sensation, perception, ...
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Japanese researchers film rare baby fish 'fossil'
Biology / Plants & Animals
Nov 17, 2009 |
4.7 / 5 (7) |
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'Rationalizer' bracelet tells traders when they're stressed
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Hunting for Planets in the Dark
Space & Earth / Astronomy
Nov 19, 2009 |
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New on-off 'switch' triggers and reverses paralysis in animals with a beam of light (w/ Video)
Chemistry / Biochemistry
Nov 18, 2009 |
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One word: bioplastics
Chemistry / Materials Science
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Fighting climate change by turning CO2 to stone
Space & Earth / Environment
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Viagra for women? Drug developed as antidepressant effective in treating low libido
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Therapy 32 times more cost effective at increasing happiness than money
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 20, 2009 |
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Dutch approve project to store CO2 underground
Space & Earth / Environment
Nov 18, 2009 |
4 / 5 (4) |
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Studies suggest males have more personality
Biology / Plants & Animals
Nov 18, 2009 |
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LHC nears restart after repairs
Physics / General Physics
Nov 17, 2009 |
4.4 / 5 (16) |
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Common herbal medicine may prevent acetaminophen-related liver damage
Medicine & Health / Genetics
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Transcendental Meditation helped heart disease patients lower cardiac disease risks by 50 percent
Medicine & Health / Health
Nov 16, 2009 |
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New study links vitamin D deficiency to cardiovascular disease and death
Medicine & Health / Health
Nov 16, 2009 |
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New research provides blueprint for molecular basis of global warming
Chemistry / Materials Science
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Qualcomm's next e-book to use a mirasol display
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 20, 2009 |
4.7 / 5 (11) |
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Using superconducting probes to get a picture of what it's like inside CNTs
Nanotechnology / Nanophysics
Nov 20, 2009 |
4.9 / 5 (8) |
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Nanotube defects equal better energy and storage systems
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 19, 2009 |
4.4 / 5 (10) |
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BoarCroc, RatCroc, DogCroc, DuckCroc and PancakeCroc
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 19, 2009 |
4.9 / 5 (8) |
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Waking up memories while you sleep
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 19, 2009 |
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