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70 million-year-old dinosaur footprints have been found in various locations in New Zealand

Dinosaur prints found on NZealand's South Island

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Scientists have discovered the first evidence that dinosaurs roamed the South Island of New Zealand with 70-million-year-old footprints found in six locations.

Russian rocket to launch from French Guiana in 2010

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

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A Russian rocket will next year for the first time blast off from a European launch pad in South America, officials said Saturday, as the first rockets headed for the site on board a ship.

Microsoft websites were the most visited in September

Microsoft websites top spots in September: comScore

Technology / Internet

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Industry tracker comScore on Friday released a study showing that Internet users in September spent more time at Microsoft websites that at any other online properties.

Brazil blackouts result of cyber hacking: report
Technology / Internet
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Prized mushroom collection returns to China
Biology / Plants & Animals
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Bluebeat to battle EMI over Beatles songs
Technology / Internet
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Decision day for health care in the House
Medicine & Health / Health
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Island village hit by suspected swine flu
Medicine & Health / Diseases
6 hours ago | 5 / 5 (1) | 1

New Digital 'Electronics' Concept May Continue Moore's Law, Nov 05, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (50) | 8
Tiny Music Player Made from Wire Bridge (w/ Video), Nov 04, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (13) | 1
Stars Fueled by Dark Matter Could Hold Secrets to the Universe, Nov 03, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (47) | 40
Creating a six-qubit cluster state, Nov 02, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (10) | 2
Second Law of Thermodynamics May Explain Economic Evolution, Nov 02, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (29) | 26

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Sea lions killed, but Columbia salmon toll rises

Biology / Ecology

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(AP) -- Killing or removing 25 California sea lions over the past two years has not reduced the toll on salmon at the base of Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River.

Higher carotid arterial stenting rates associated with poorer clinical outcomes

Medicine & Health / Other

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Among eligible Medicare beneficiaries, increased use of carotid arterial stenting (CAS) procedures to treat carotid stenosis--the narrowing of the carotid artery--is associated with higher rates of mortality and adverse clinical ...

Obesity causes 100,000 US cancers every year: study

Medicine & Health / Cancer

22 hours ago | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

Obesity causes more than 100,000 incidents of cancer in the US every year, the American Institute for Cancer Research said in estimates published Friday.

Growth in secular attitudes leaves Americans room for belief in God

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

Oct 31, 2009 | 4 / 5 (5) | 112

(PhysOrg.com) -- The nature of the American religious experience is changing as a rising number of people report having no formal religious affiliation, even though the number of Americans who say they pray is increasing, ...

Internet believers: Pastors open online churches

Technology / Internet

Nov 02, 2009 | 3 / 5 (4) | 10

(AP) -- Church volunteers greet visitors entering the lobby. The worship band begins its set and a pastor offers to pray privately with anyone during the service.

In a Galaxy Far, Far Away...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

Nov 06, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (3) | 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers have published the discovery of the farthest known object in the cosmos: a star that exploded when the universe was only 630 million years old -- only 4.6% of its current age. ...

The politics of climate fixes

Space & Earth / Environment

Nov 06, 2009 | 1.4 / 5 (10) | 7

In the middle of a day filled with a stream of information-packed PowerPoint displays and alarming projections of what the future holds for our planet and our civilization, Judith Layzer’s talk was something ...

Colorado county copes with methane mystery

Space & Earth / Environment

Nov 02, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (3) | 7

(AP) -- Bernice and Jerry Angely like to show visitors the singed T-shirt a friend was wearing when their water well exploded and shot flames 30 feet high.

Prevention experts urge modification to 2009 H1N1 guidance for health care workers

Medicine & Health / Health

22 hours ago | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

Three leading scientific organizations specializing in infectious diseases prevention issued a letter to President Obama today expressing their significant concern with current federal guidance concerning the use of personal ...

UWM study explores why women leave engineering careers

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

23 hours ago | 2 / 5 (3) | 1

While only one in 10 male engineers leave their field by the time they reach their 30s, about one in four women are not working in engineering despite having completed the necessary education.

School sued for punishing teens over MySpace pix

Technology / Other

Nov 01, 2009 | 3 / 5 (1) | 6

(AP) -- Two sophomore girls have sued their school district after they were punished for posting sexually suggestive photos on MySpace during their summer vacation.

Study says dogs have larger carbon footprint than SUV

Space & Earth / Environment

Nov 04, 2009 | 2.3 / 5 (10) | 5

Thanks for killing the planet, dog owners. Well, that's a rough paraphrase of a New Zealand study that claims a medium-size dog leaves a larger ecological footprint than an SUV.

Children who often drink full-fat milk weigh less

Medicine & Health / Health

Nov 03, 2009 | 5 / 5 (4) | 5

Eight-year-old children who drink full-fat milk every day have a lower BMI than those who seldom drink milk. This is not the case for children who often drink medium-fat or low-fat milk. This is one conclusion of a thesis ...