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Seven natural wonders of the world set to be unveiled

The Dead Sea, Vietnam's Halong Bay and Australia's Great Barrier Reef are among 28 contenders to be crowned among the world's new seven wonders of nature on Friday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 11, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 8




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Teaching teens safety in the virtual world

A new cyber safety program on the dangers of social networking is being developed by Flinders University, in light of an alarming report which shows children as young as 12 are meeting internet strangers in ...

Technology / Internet

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California native-plant classic gets a 21st-century makeover

Thanks to new molecular-genetic tools and intensive field research, scientists’ understanding of the native flora of the Golden State -- one of the world’s hotspots of botanical diversity -- has ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Investors clamor for Facebook's IPO

Wall Street is about to get Facebook fever. The social networking giant with nearly 1 billion users is expected to file papers any day now to sell stock to the public. The timing stems partly from federal rules that would ...

Technology / Business

created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Israel sets sights on next-generation Internet

(AP) -- Israel is often referred to as "Startup Nation," thanks to its long history of high-tech breakthroughs produced by scrappy little companies. But in one critical area, the speed of Internet connections, ...

Technology / Telecom

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

CEO calls Zynga his 'crowning achievement'

Before Zynga traded its first share on Friday, nervous investors in the social-gaming company didn't know whether to expect a killing or to be killed.

Technology / Business

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Discovering Autism: An industry built on hope

In 1987, Ivar Lovaas, a charismatic UCLA psychology professor, published what remains the most famous study on the treatment of autism.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Discovering Autism: Homing in on the right label

When autism researchers arrived at Norristown State Hospital near Philadelphia a few years ago, they found a 63-year-old man who rambled on about Elvis Presley, compulsively rocked in his chair and patted the corridor walls.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Discovering Autism: An unsettling boom

Amber Dias couldn't be sure what was wrong with her little boy.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

RIM: Next-generation phones not out till late 2012

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. said Thursday that new phones deemed critical to the company's future will be delayed until late 2012.

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Big promise is seen in 2 new breast cancer drugs

(AP) -- Breast cancer experts are cheering what could be some of the biggest advances in more than a decade: two new medicines that significantly delay the time until women with very advanced cases get worse.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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