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Lebanon cave takes on Amazon for spot in new seven wonders
Jul 21, 2009 |
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Lebanon's Jeita Grotto on Tuesday was selected as one of 28 finalists for the seven natural wonders of the world, facing the Amazon, Mount Vesuvius and others for a spot on the prestigious list.
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Ethics guide for rural MDs
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With an eye to small-town health professionals as well as to the people training students to practice medicine beyond metropolitan settings, Dartmouth's Department of Community and Family Medicine is unveiling the Handbook ...
Notorious 'man-eating' lions of Tsavo likely ate about 35 people -- not 135, scientists say
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 02, 2009 |
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The legendary "man-eating lions of Tsavo" that terrorized a railroad camp in Kenya more than a century ago likely consumed about 35 people--far fewer than popular estimates of 135 victims, according to a new ...
Hunting for the Prozac gene
Oct 27, 2009 |
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Prozac works wonders for some depressed people, but not for others. In some cases, patients derive little benefit and at worst, it can lead to bizarre hallucinations and fits of rage. Researchers and doctors remain puzzled ...
Alzheimer's researchers find high protein diet shrinks brain
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 20, 2009 |
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One of the many reasons to pick a low-calorie, low-fat diet rich in vegetables, fruits, and fish is that a host of epidemiological studies have suggested that such a diet may delay the onset or slow the progression of Alzheimer's ...
Seeing a fabulous vision of the future
Sep 16, 2009 |
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It was a harmonic convergence of scheduling that found me spending six solid hours with some of Silicon Valley's brightest minds. Without giving it much thought, I committed recently to a morning of meetings at Hewlett-Packard's ...
Flowering lantana draws butterflies -- but little water
Sep 11, 2009 |
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Big color, little water, lots of butterflies. How does that sound? That's the story of lantana in a nutshell. But I'm famous for verbosely pontificating on the attributes of plants whenever I have an audience, so let's dig ...
Dramatic biological responses to global warming in the Arctic
Sep 10, 2009 |
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"The Arctic as we know it may soon be a thing of the past," says Eric Post, associate professor of biology at Penn State University. Post leads a large, international team that carried out ecosystem-wide ...
Are Sunspots Disappearing?
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 03, 2009 |
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The sun is in the pits of the deepest solar minimum in nearly a century. Weeks and sometimes whole months go by without even a single tiny sunspot. The quiet has dragged out for more than two years, prompting ...
US military embraces robot 'revolution'
Aug 13, 2009 |
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Robots in the sky and on the ground are transforming warfare, and the US military is rushing to recruit the new warriors that never sleep and never bleed.
Mercedes to Produce a Fully Electric Gullwing
Aug 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- While it may be inherently wasteful to enjoy luxury cars, it can still be fun to look at -- and even drive -- them. And, if you are concerned about the environmental impact of such cars, you ...
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