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Awareness of racism affects how children do socially and academically

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 6

Most children actively notice and think about race. A new study has found that children develop an awareness about racial stereotypes early, and that those biases can be damaging.


People surround the battery-powered underwater glider "Scarlet Knight" after its arrival at the port of Baiona

Robot completes first underwater crossing of Atlantic Ocean

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created 13 hours ago | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Spain on Wednesday handed back to the United States a robot which last week completed the first underwater crossing of the Atlantic Ocean to help monitor climate change by tracking temperatures.


The six elephants in Sierra Leone were shot and "crudely butchered"

S.Leone elephants 'wiped out' by poachers: official

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 6

Poachers "wiped out" the entire elephant herd in Sierra Leone's only wildlife park, wildlife managers said Thursday after police said they had arrested a gang of 10 poachers.


This handout photo received in September 2009 courtesy of the University of Connecticut (UConn) shows a skull fragment

Hitler skull fragment in Moscow authentic: FSB

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

An officer with the Russian intelligence service the FSB on Monday dismissed a US report suggesting a fragment of Hitler's skull held in Moscow is actually from a woman, insisting their relic is genuine.


Microsoft has held talks with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp over removing its news websites from Google, a report said

News Corp, Microsoft hold talks on Google: report

Technology / Internet

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (7) | comments 5

Microsoft has held talks with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp over a possible plan for the software giant to pay the media company to remove its news websites from Google, a report said Monday.


Space shuttle Atlantis, 7 astronauts back on Earth (AP)

Space shuttle Atlantis, 7 astronauts back on Earth

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of seven astronauts ended an 11-day journey of nearly 4.5 million miles with a 9:44 a.m. EST landing Friday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.


Coma recovery case attracts doubters

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- Rom Houben's mother remembers her son's amazement when he finally started communicating again after spending 23 years locked in a paralyzed body that was misdiagnosed as vegetative.


Spinons -- confined like quarks

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 29, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (16) | comments 2

The concept of confinement is one of the central ideas in modern physics. The most famous example is that of quarks which bind together to form protons and neutrons. Now Prof. Bella Lake from Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (Germany) ...


Yahoo plugs into Facebook to become more popular

Technology / Internet

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. will lean more heavily on Facebook's popularity as it tries to give people more reasons to stay on its Web site.


Study identifies genetic predeterminants for diabetes in African-Americans

Study identifies genetic predeterminants for diabetes in African-Americans

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created 23 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

For years, scientists have tried to determine the basis for discrepancies between race and the predisposition for development of diseases such as type II diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Could factors ...



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