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Physicists show way to count sweets in a jar -- from inside the jar

Physics / General Physics

created Jul 29, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (12) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- How many sweets fit into a jar? This question depends on the shapes and sizes of the sweets, the size of the jar, and how it is filled. Surprisingly, this ancient question remains unanswered because of the ...


Rabies ‘barrier’ to save rare wolf

Rabies 'barrier' to save rare wolf

Biology /

created Nov 10, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of Oxford University and Ethiopian conservationists are battling to save the world’s rarest wolf from a rabies outbreak by creating a ‘barrier’ of vaccinated wolf packs.





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Yawning seen to cool the brain

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 04, 2007 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (9) | comments 0

The newest theory put forward about human yawning from the State University of New York at Albany claims it's because yawning cools the brain.


FDA warns about dietary supplements

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 26, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has advised consumers not to use "Blue Steel" or "Hero" dietary supplements.


Grim photos proposed for cigarette packs

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created May 11, 2006 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Health officials in New Zealand propose putting gruesome photos of health effects on cigarette packs to discourage people from smoking.


Running on rocket fuel

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created Oct 20, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

In the world of "cut and thrust," humans try to bank money to obtain financial security, and often form cooperatives to reduce risks and increase gains. Many humans also end up in poverty traps, where because of meager resources ...


Sony's memory stick pack bundles movies

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jul 12, 2006 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Purchasers of Sony's new Memory Stick Entertainment packs will get a surprise: their choice of a movie.


Study challenges popular image of dingo

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created Feb 23, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A recent study of dingoes in the Blue Mountains challenges the postcard image of dingoes as only being white pawed and sandy coloured.


Wild dogs reveal nature's 'poverty trap'

Wild dogs reveal nature's 'poverty trap'

Biology /

created Sep 16, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Hunting in a fast-moving pack is a high-risk strategy, according to research by Oxford University and Université Paris-Sud scientists.


Control the urge to splurge - try dividing things up

Control the urge to splurge - try dividing things up

Other Sciences / Other

created Apr 16, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Good things come in small packages — like the Nabisco 100 Calorie Pack. But do these portion-controlled offerings help dieters lose weight?


Digital sound used for wolf roll call

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created Mar 20, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Wildlife researchers plan to use a digital speaker-recorder system to count and keep track of wolves in Idaho.


Helicopter wolf kill in Alaska worries U.S. park service

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new predator control effort that has the state of Alaska shooting wolves from helicopters is raising alarms with the National Park Service.



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