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Hackers steal SKorean-US military secrets (AP)

Hackers steal SKorean-US military secrets

Technology / Internet

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- South Korea's military said Friday it was investigating a hacking attack that netted secret defense plans with the United States and may have been carried out by North Korea.


Science not faked, but not pretty (AP)

Science not faked, but not pretty

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 12, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (57) | comments 92

(AP) -- E-mails stolen from climate scientists show they stonewalled skeptics and discussed hiding data - but the messages don't support claims that the science of global warming was faked, according to an ...


Stolen e-mails embolden climate change skeptics

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 1.8 / 5 (15) | comments 39

(AP) -- At a critical time, the uproar over stolen e-mails suggesting scientists suppressed contrary views about climate change has emboldened skeptics - including congressional Republicans looking to scuttle President Barack ...


US tops world in health care spending, results lag

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

(AP) -- The United States ranks near the bottom in life expectancy among wealthy nations despite spending more than double per person on health care than the industrialized world's average, an economic group said Tuesday.


Pulitzer Board elects Politico co-founder

Technology / Business

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The Pulitzer Prize Board has elected its first member representing a primarily online news organization, keeping in step with the board's recent decision to allow entries from more online sites.


NASA's WISE infrared satellite to reveal new galaxies, stars, asteroids

NASA's WISE infrared satellite to reveal new galaxies, stars, asteroids

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Data from the satellite, says principal investigator and UCLA professor Edward Wright, will help scientists answer fundamental questions about the history of our solar system, the Milky Way ...


Fruit Fly

Latest epidemic? High cholesterol, obesity in fruit flies

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

How do fruit flies get high cholesterol and become obese? The same way as people do - by eating a diet that's too rich in fats.


EPA postpones decision on 15 percent blend for ethanol

Technology / Energy

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 3

The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday that it will make a formal decision next year on whether to allow a 15 percent blend of ethanol in domestic gasoline, after initial tests showed that cars can run on the fuel.


White House rhetoric is important in forming foreign policy opinions

White House rhetoric is important in forming foreign policy opinions

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Surveys have shown that the public pays little attention to foreign policy, but politicians regularly cite the importance of public support for military actions overseas. Now, a new study has found that these ...


Homicide rates linked to trust in governement, sense of belonging, study suggests

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

When Americans begin routinely complaining about how they hate their government and don't trust their leaders, it may be time to look warily at the homicide rate.


Michael Jackson tops Web's search charts in 2009 (AP)

Michael Jackson tops Web's search charts in 2009

Technology / Internet

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- Michael Jackson's stunning death made him the Internet's biggest star this year.


Study: Race, class and gender shape religion's effect on American voters

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- How Americans vote is strongly linked to their religious identities, but it is not an independent influence that transcends race, socio-economic class and gender, reports a new Cornell study.


Seeking a Smarter Grid: Integrating Wind Energy by Linking Buildings to the Grid

Seeking a Smarter Grid: Integrating Wind Energy by Linking Buildings to the Grid

Technology / Energy

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

In utility parlance, wind energy is known as a “variable load.” That’s because wind is naturally unpredictable and inconstant. What’s worse, it is more likely to blow at night, when demand for electricity ...


Political views may skew perception of skin tone, new study finds

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (7) | comments 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- Political affinity could influence how some people view the skin tone of biracial political candidates, according to a new study from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, New York University ...


GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care (AP)

GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care - and to try to chip away support by women for President ...