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Jellyfish swarm northward in warming world
Nov 15, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A blood-orange blob the size of a small refrigerator emerged from the dark waters, its venomous tentacles trapped in a fishing net. Within minutes, hundreds more were being hauled up, a pulsating ...
Nokia weighs in with 3 new CDMA devices - Nokia 6316s, Nokia 3806 and Nokia 1506
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 11, 2009 |
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Nokia is today strengthening its CDMA portfolio with the announcement of three new CDMA mobile devices: Nokia 6316s, Nokia 3806 and Nokia 1506. Together this new line-up highlights Nokia's continued commitment to CDMA as ...
Kan., Okla. conduct joint livestock disease drill
Oct 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Trucks that could be hauling livestock along the Kansas and Oklahoma border were detained and their drivers questioned Thursday, during a drill aimed at protecting the nation's food supply from foot-and-mouth disease.
Bringing gaming to the disabled
Oct 22, 2009 |
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Ironically, it was located in one of the least-accessible areas of the Games for Health conference held a few months ago in Boston. Up a set of stairs and around a corner from the large conference halls and breakout rooms ...
Comfort food fallacy: Upheaval leads to less-familiar choices
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 21, 2009 |
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You'd think in times of uncertainty, people would gravitate toward familiar favorites. But a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that stress and upheaval actually lead people to choose less-familiar foods ...
Apollo moon rocks lost in space? No, lost on Earth
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Attention, countries of the world: Do you know where your moon rocks are?
Jobless and homeless, blogger scores Elle job
Aug 31, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Six months ago, Brianna Karp found herself living in an old truck and camper she inherited after the suicide of a father she barely knew.
No comfort in comfort foods during tough economic times, study finds
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 18, 2009 |
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Most of us can name our favorite "comfort foods" and believe that we are most prone to seek them out during times of stress and upheaval -- like moving to a new town or starting (or ending!) a job. Contrary to this well-engrained ...
Swine flu: What does it do to pigs?
May 11, 2009 |
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The effects of H1N1 swine flu have been investigated in a group of piglets.
Plums Poised to Give Blueberries Run for the Money
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Jan 28, 2009 |
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There's an emerging star in the super-food world. Plums are rolling down the food fashion runway sporting newly discovered high levels of healthy nutrients, say scientists at Texas AgriLife Research.
New laser for neurosurgery allows greater precision and efficiency for removal of complex tumors
Jan 28, 2009 |
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Surgeons at Northwestern Memorial Hospital are among the first in the country to use a new micro-laser, which uses light energy in place of a cutting tool to remove complicated brain and spine tumors. The technique offers ...
Distinguishing between 2 birds of a feather
Aug 08, 2008 |
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The bird enthusiast who chronicled the adventures of a flock of red-headed conures in his book "The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill" knows most of the parrots by name, yet most of us would be hard pressed to tell one bird ...
NASA Nanosatellites Catch Ride On Rocket, Demonstrate Technology
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 01, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA will fly two nanosatellites as secondary payloads aboard the SpaceX Falcon 1 rocket planned for launch in August or September.
Geneva experiment station helps N.Y. fight plum pox virus
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Jul 22, 2008 |
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When two plum trees and one peach tree in Niagara County, N.Y., tested positive for the plum pox virus (PPV) in 2006, a team dedicated to eradicating the virus sprang into action and within months turned to ...
Extension has tomato-handling tips for consumers
Jun 24, 2008 |
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The discovery of Salmonella in certain tomato varieties has caused a series of food-poisoning outbreaks throughout the United States and put the media and the public's eye on food safety. Renee Boyer, consumer ...
