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For stars, high-tech gaffes hard to hide
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(AP) -- So, you fail to take a deep breath and to count to 10 - and you post something you probably shouldn't on Twitter or Facebook, or somewhere else online.
Text-a-Tip programs allow tipsters to help police
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(AP) -- A mother in Boston tells police her 8-year-old boy was shot to death in their apartment by gunmen in hooded sweat shirts during a home invasion.
Rat pack: Scientists warming up to African rodent
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(AP) -- Naked mole rats don't get cancer. They shrug off brushes with acid and age so well, some are older than the college-aged researchers handling them.
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Understanding the pros and cons of health overhaul
Medicine & Health / Health
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Ohio school district sues over air pollution
Space & Earth / Environment
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Mankind using Earth's resources at alarming rate
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Nov 24, 2009 |
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Hajj devil stoning ritual biggest swine flu risk
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Scientist: Leak of climate e-mails appalling
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Nov 23, 2009 |
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Using superconducting probes to get a picture of what it's like inside CNTs,
Nov 20, 2009 |
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Researchers Find Innate Correlations Among Different Power Law Phenomena,
Nov 17, 2009 |
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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 |
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New Digital 'Electronics' Concept May Continue Moore's Law,
Nov 05, 2009 |
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Climate experts debate strategies for reducing atmospheric carbon and future warming
Nov 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Reducing carbon dioxide to safe levels may require extracting carbon from the air, says Cornell climate researcher.
New climate targets may not change daily life much
Nov 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Americans' day-to-day lives won't change noticeably if President Barack Obama achieves his newly announced goal of slashing carbon dioxide pollution by one-sixth in the next decade, experts say.
Oceans absorbing carbon dioxide more slowly, scientist finds
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 24, 2009 |
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The world's oceans are absorbing less carbon dioxide (CO2), a Yale geophysicist has found after pooling data taken over the past 50 years. With the oceans currently absorbing over 40 percent of the CO2 emitted by human activity, ...
CO2 emissions continue significant climb
Nov 24, 2009 |
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The annual rate of increase in carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels has more than tripled in this decade, compared to the 1990s, reports an international consortium of scientists, who paint a bleak picture of the Earth's ...
Cutting greenhouse pollutants could directly save millions of lives worldwide
Nov 25, 2009 |
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Tackling climate change by reducing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse emissions will have major direct health benefits in addition to reducing the risk of climate change, especially in low-income countries, according to ...
U.S. losing its lead in space, experts warn Congress
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 24, 2009 |
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America's once clear dominance in space is eroding as other nations, including China, Iran and North Korea, step up their activities, a panel of experts told the House subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Thursday.
A quantum leap forward?
Nov 23, 2009 |
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The dusty boxes that line the walls of Jeff Barrett's UC Irvine office mark a high point in his academic career. Their contents: pages and pages of notes, most more than 50 years old, penned by late quantum ...
Nuclear weapons: Predicting the unthinkable
Nov 22, 2009 |
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If a nuclear weapon were detonated in a metropolitan area, how large would the affected area be? Where should first responders first go? According to physicist Fernando Grinstein, we have some initial understanding to address ...
Key scientist says politics behind stolen e-mails
Nov 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A leading climate change scientist said hackers breaking into a university's computer server and then posting documents online show the nasty politics of global warming.
UFO-obsessed Briton loses bid to block US extradition
Nov 26, 2009 |
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A Briton accused of hacking into US military and NASA computers faces extradition to the United States after the British government Thursday rejected last-ditch requests to block the move.
Comatose for 23 years, Belgian feels reborn
Nov 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Helped by a therapist, Rom Houben's outstretched finger tapped with surprising speed on a computer touchscreen, spelling out how he felt "alone, lonely, frustrated" in the 23 years he was trapped ...
Intelligence inside metal components
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Up to now, extreme production temperatures made it impossible to equip metallic components with RFID chips during the operating process. At Euromold in Frankfurt (Dec. 2-5), Germany, Fraunhofer researchers ...
NASA Releases Climate Change Multimedia Resource Reel
Nov 24, 2009 |
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In advance of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, NASA has released a new multimedia climate change "resource reel" showcasing free downloadable videos, data visualizations, animations, and still images ...
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How green is your house? Recycling favorite activity among Brits says new survey
Space & Earth / Environment
Nov 23, 2009 |
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Overeating can set stage for obesity, researchers say
Medicine & Health / Health
Nov 27, 2009 |
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Generating electricity from air flow
Physics / General Physics
Nov 22, 2009 |
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Do kids benefit from homework?
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 23, 2009 |
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New chemical reaction offers opportunities for drug development
Chemistry / Biochemistry
Nov 26, 2009 |
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Does carbon labelling give developing countries a bad deal?
Space & Earth / Environment
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Seeking a Smarter Grid: Integrating Wind Energy by Linking Buildings to the Grid
Technology / Energy
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Denmark: 65 world leaders for UN climate summit
Space & Earth / Environment
Nov 22, 2009 |
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Why circumcision reduces HIV risk
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Nov 24, 2009 |
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iPhone's debut in S.Korea means paradigm shift: experts
Technology / Business
Nov 28, 2009 |
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Teachers begin using cell phones for class lessons
Technology / Hi Tech
Nov 27, 2009 |
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Signal fading on radio traffic reports
Technology / Other
Nov 27, 2009 |
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'Avatar' video game to expand film's alien world
Technology / Software
Nov 27, 2009 |
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Herschel takes a peek at the ingredients of the galaxies
Space & Earth / Astronomy
Nov 27, 2009 |
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ASUS Debuts Eee PC T91MT -- First Netbook to Go Multi-touch
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 27, 2009 |
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New radar helps monitor site of century-old tragedy
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 27, 2009 |
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New tools for prediction of disease progression in acute childhood leukemia
Medicine & Health / Cancer
Nov 27, 2009 |
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A costly diagnosis: Alzheimer's disease takes toll on memories, and money too
Medicine & Health / Health
Nov 27, 2009 |
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In Greenland, warming fuels dream of hidden wealth
Space & Earth / Environment
Nov 27, 2009 |
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Nuclear science to fight sleeping sickness
Medicine & Health / Diseases
Nov 27, 2009 |
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NASA: Floating 'junk' no threat to space station,
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Japan launches 5th spy satellite,
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