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Internet activists push for greater democracy

Technology / Internet

Nov 25, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- The Internet can be a powerful medium for politicians to get their message across but it is also a vital means for civilians to have a say in what politicians do, participants in a political conference say.

Houses of the rising sun: Research sheds new light on Ancient Greeks

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

Nov 25, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (3) | 3

New research at the University of Leicester has identified scores of Sicilian temples built to face the rising Sun, shedding light on the practices of the Ancient Greeks.

Study Finds Eating Fruits and Vegetables Lowers Risks of Heart Disease

Medicine & Health / Health

Nov 25, 2009 | 4.1 / 5 (7) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study of adults aged 70 or older found that increased servings of fruits and vegetables were significantly associated with a decrease of cognitive impairment, and that those eating three or more servings ...

Study: Race, class and gender shape religion's effect on American voters

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

Nov 25, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- How Americans vote is strongly linked to their religious identities, but it is not an independent influence that transcends race, socio-economic class and gender, reports a new Cornell study.

Preventing Spread of HIV in Jails: Best Window of Opportunity Early in Incarceration

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

Nov 25, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- With World AIDS Day less than a week away, two new studies from Yale School of Medicine show that jail inmates, one of the highest risk groups for AIDS, are far more likely to be tested for ...

Obama to plead US case at global warming summit

Space & Earth / Environment

Nov 26, 2009 | 1.7 / 5 (6) | 1

(AP) -- President Barack Obama will commit the United States to substantial cuts in greenhouse gas pollution over the next decade - despite resistance in Congress over higher costs - when he travels to a ...