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Discovery of the source of the most common meteorites

Discovery of the source of the most common meteorites

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jul 10, 2008 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (26) | comments 0

Astronomy & Astrophysics is publishing the first discovery by T. Mothé-Diniz (Brazil) and D. Nesvorný (USA) of asteroids with a spectrum similar to that of ordinary chondrites, the meteoritic material that m ...





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Half-baked asteroids have Earth-like crust

Half-baked asteroids have Earth-like crust

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 07, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Asteroids are hunks of rock that orbit in the outer reaches of space, and scientists have generally assumed that their small size limited the types of rock that could form in their crusts. But two newly discovered ...


Children of smokers have more than 5 times higher levels of a nicotine toxin

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 19, 2007 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Children who have at least one parent who smokes have 5.5 times higher levels of cotinine, a byproduct of nicotine, in their urine, according to a study by researchers from Warwick Medical School at the the University of ...


Asteroid impact helps trace meteorite origins

Asteroid Impact Helps Trace Meteorite Origins

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The car-sized asteroid that exploded above the Nubian Desert last October was small compared to the dinosaur-killing, civilization-ending objects that still orbit the sun. But that didn't ...


Digestive process affects anti-cancer activity of tea in gastrointestinal cells

Biology /

created Apr 07, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Increased consumption of teas rich in catechins is associated with reduced risk of stomach, colon and other gastrointestinal cancers. However, the effects of digestion on the anticancer activity of tea catechins have largely ...


Geminid meteor shower

Meteorites a rich source for primordial soup

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 13, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (20) | comments 1

The organic soup that spawned life on Earth may have gotten generous helpings from outer space, according to a new study. Scientists at the Carnegie Institution have discovered concentrations of amino acids ...


Group treatment may help children achieve healthier weights

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 18, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Group-based treatment programs may effectively combat childhood obesity in rural communities, according to a new University of Florida study. Children who participated in one of two group programs — family-based or parent-only ...


Obese moms, asthmatic kids

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 19, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Babies born to obese mothers may have an increased risk of asthma, according to data from a new study to be presented on May 19 at the 105th International Conference of the American Thoracic Society in San Diego.


Study: verbal aggression may affect children's behavior

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 04, 2008 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (9) | comments 0

The methods mothers use to control their children during playtime and other daily activities could have a negative impact on their child's self-esteem and behavior, according to a new Purdue University study.


Heavy drinkers face significantly  increased cancer risk

Heavy drinkers face significantly increased cancer risk

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Aug 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- Heavy drinkers of beer and spirits face a much higher risk of developing cancer than the population at large, says a group of Montreal epidemiologists and cancer researchers. Their findings ...


Making the difficult task of transporting a child with special needs safer

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study by researchers from the Automotive Safety Program at Riley Hospital for Children and Indiana University School of Medicine published online July 13, 2009 in the journal Pediatrics reports that the parents of chi ...



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