Viruses are hidden drivers of ocean's nutrient cycle August 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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Scientists on Wednesday said they had discovered deep-sea viruses to be an unexpectedly potent driver of the so-called carbon cycle that sustains oceanic life and helps dampen global warming. | |
 Growing new ear hairs that can boost hearing: study August 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Scientists have used gene therapy on mouse embryos to grow hair cells with the potential to reduce hearing loss in adult animals, according to a study released Wednesday. | |
Fragile Dead Sea Scrolls to go online August 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Israeli scientists on Wednesday unveiled a programme to put thousands of fragile fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls online, using infrared imaging to reveal previously illegible portions of the biblical documents. | |
 Japanese firms plan solar-powered cargo ship August 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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The world's first cargo ship partly propelled by solar power is set to take to the seas later this year in a joint project between two Japanese companies, an official said Wednesday. | |
 Sharp unveils new anti-bird flu air purifier August 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Japan's Sharp Corp. said Wednesday that it has developed an air purifier that eliminates 99.9 percent of the virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu within 10 minutes. | |
 Japanese physicists aim to unlock universe's mysteries August 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 33 vote(s)
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As the world's scientists try to unzip mysteries about the universe, Japan is set to open its largest atomic science park to study the world at its smallest level. | |
 Archaeologists unearth 1,300-year-old mummy in Peruvian capital August 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Archaeologists have unearthed a well-preserved 1,300-year-old female mummy in a residential area of the Peruvian capital. | |
 Beer-based biofuel, trash brigade help turn convention green August 27, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 3
The Democratic Party is using beer-based biofuel and a recycling brigade guarding trash cans to help ease the environmental impact of its convention in Denver this week. | |
 Taiwan cracks major hacking ring, data on president stolen August 27, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Police in Taiwan have arrested six people suspected of stealing personal data from state firms, including information about the island's current and former presidents, officials said Wednesday. | |
 Canada to map Arctic's vast resources August 26, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Tuesday an ambitious plan to discover and tap mineral, oil and gas riches believed to be hidden beneath the cool Arctic. | |
 Carmakers falling short on EU emissions targets: report August 26, 2008 | User rating: 2.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Car makers are not doing enough to meet proposed EU targets for cutting carbon dioxide emissions, according to a report Tuesday, with some German and Japanese brands facing the biggest challenge to make the ... | |
 Hurricane Gustav slams Haiti, aims at Cuba (Update) August 26, 2008 | User rating: 2.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Hurricane Gustav slammed into Haiti Tuesday, lashing the desperately poor Caribbean nation with powerful winds and heavy rain, just days behind deadly Tropical Storm Fay. | |
 Internet socializing keeps time with the music scene August 26, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
As music lovers mobbed an outdoor stage, vying for views of Radiohead, Beck and other rockers, Keith McPhail enjoyed a prime view of the show from a couch in an Internet "living room." | |
 Gustav becomes hurricane, threatens Haiti August 26, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Tropical Storm Gustav grew into a hurricane Tuesday after emerging in the Caribbean, threatening Haiti with powerful winds less than two weeks after the country was hit by a deadly storm. | |
Tainted deli meats in Canada kill 12 August 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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The death toll from an outbreak linked to contaminated deli meats in Canada rose to 12 Monday, with several other people sickened, health officials said. | |
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