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Researchers fight to save recently uncovered German World War II bomber plane

Researchers from the United Kingdom are taking part in an attempt to rescue the last remaining intact World War II German light bomber Dornier Do 17, which has been submerged underwater in the English Channel ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

For wounded Marines, a 'lollipop' to ease pain

US Marines badly wounded in Afghanistan may get a "lollipop" with a powerful pain killer from now on instead of the traditional shot of morphine, a Marine Corps spokesman said Tuesday.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Structure, not scientists to blame for Los Alamos failings

Policy decisions and poor management have substantially undermined the US Los Alamos National Laboratory -- and, consequently, national security, according to an article available today in the current issue of the Bulletin of ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Panasonic posts loss, forecasts full year red ink

(AP) -- Panasonic Corp. stayed in the red in the latest quarter and projected a huge annual loss due to slumping TV sales and a strong yen.

Technology / Business

created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Review: AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II

Android is on fire, and Samsung is stoking the flames with the Galaxy S II. It's the fastest selling Android device with 10 million units sold worldwide. Is the Galaxy S II the best current Android phone? ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 2

Mongolian 'kamikaze' wreck found off Japan coast

The 13th century wreck of an invading Mongolian ship that fell victim to a famous typhoon known in Japan as the "kamikaze" or "divine wind" has been found off the country's southern coast.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

World population to hit 10 bln, but 15 bln possible: UN

The world's population of seven billion is set to rise to at least 10 billion by 2100, but could top 15 billion if birth rates are just slightly higher than expected, the United Nations said on Wednesday.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 16

Audio systems pioneer Villchur dies at 94 in NY

(AP) -- Edgar Villchur, who went from repairing radios in his New York City shop to inventing groundbreaking audio equipment and hearing aids, has died. He was 94.

Technology / Other

created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research links common RNA modification to obesity

An international research team has discovered that a pervasive human RNA modification provides the physiological underpinning of the genetic regulatory process that contributes to obesity and type II diabetes.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Discovery of insulin switches in pancreas could lead to new diabetes drugs

Researchers at the Salk Institute have discovered how a hormone turns on a series of molecular switches inside the pancreas that increases production of insulin.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cell dysfunction linked to obesity and metabolic disorders

By measuring the radioactive isotope carbon-14, scientists at Karolinska Institutet have revealed an association between lipid cell dysfunction and diseases such as obesity, diabetes and blood lipid disorders. The study, ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

People born after World War II are more likely to binge drink, develop alcohol disorders

Drinking can be influenced by both personal and societal factors, including economic fluctuations, political instability, and social norms. These factors, in turn, can vary among countries and time periods, leading to different ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research offers new way to target shape-shifting proteins

(PhysOrg.com) -- A molecule which can stop the formation of long protein strands, known as amyloid fibrils, that cause joint pain in kidney dialysis patients has been identified by researchers at the University ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Aug 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Fukushima caesium leaks 'equal 168 Hiroshimas'

Japan's government estimates the amount of radioactive caesium-137 released by the Fukushima nuclear disaster so far is equal to that of 168 Hiroshima bombs, a news report said Thursday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 25, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Biological communities studied at historical WWII shipwrecks along North Carolina

In the waters off the North Carolina coast, historically-significant World War II submarines and shipwrecks rest on the seafloor, a testament to a relatively unknown chapter in U.S. history. According to a new NOAA report, ...

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0