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Former residents and tourists look at the damage in the quake-stricken town of Beichuan, China

China to build world's largest quake simulator

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A Chinese university said Tuesday it had started to build the world's largest quake simulator, a week after the first anniversary of the deadly earthquake in southwest China.


'Don't drink and ride': Improving subway safety

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 16, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Structural interventions and public safety messages may be the most effective ways to prevent subway fatalities and improve the overall safety of New York City subway systems, according to a study by researchers at Columbia ...





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Subway dust may trigger lung damage

Subway dust may trigger lung damage

Chemistry /

created Oct 01, 2007 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Subway trains produce airborne dust particles that could damage the lungs of commuters, scientists in France are reporting in a study of the Paris subway system scheduled for the October issue of ACS’ Chemical Re ...


More subway cars slated for reefs

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 30, 2007 | popularity 3 / 5 (5) | comments 0

More than 1,600 old New York City subway cars are destined for the deep where they will make up new artificial reefs off the Atlantic Coast.


Surprising language abilities in children with autism

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 25, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (11) | comments 1

What began as an informal presentation by a clinical linguist to a group of philosophers, has led to some surprising discoveries about the communicative language abilities of people with autism.


'Healthy' restaurants help make us fat, says a newl study

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 24, 2007 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

If you're like most, you eat worst at healthy restaurants. The "health halos" of healthy restaurants often prompt consumers to treat themselves to higher-calorie side dishes, drinks or desserts than when they eat at fast-food ...


Scientists create tiny mass spectrometer

Technology /

created Mar 09, 2006 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Purdue University scientists have created battery-powered, miniature instruments that might be used in protecting again terrorist bombings.


Oh, Joe: VP's off-base flu advice needs do-over (AP)

Oh, Joe: VP's off-base flu advice needs do-over

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden - with a well-deserved reputation as someone who shoots from the lip - made it through the first 100 days of the Obama administration without any major gaffes. But on Day ...


Ancient marble staircase found in Rome

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Apr 20, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (12) | comments 0

Italian archeologists said an ancient staircase made of marble was uncovered during excavations beneath Rome's Piazza Venezia.


You're likely to order more calories at a 'healthy' restaurant

Medicine & Health / Other

created Aug 29, 2007 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

An important new study from the Journal of Consumer Research explains the “American obesity paradox”: the parallel rise in obesity rates and the popularity of healthier food. In a series of four studies, the researchers reveal ...


NYC-themed condoms a hit

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 06, 2007 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Health officials say New York City-themed condoms have been a big hit.


Electrons travel through proteins like urban commuters

Chemistry /

created Feb 01, 2007 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

For Duke University theoretical chemist David Beratan, the results of his 15 years of studying how electrons make their way through some important protein molecules can be summed up with an analogy: how do big city dwellers ...



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