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Cleanup of Mich. river oil spill will take months
(AP) -- Officials investigating the cause of a huge oil spill along a major river in southern Michigan say it.../science/cleanup-of-mich.-river-oil-spill-will-take-months.html
Via: PHYSorg.com,
Posted: 2010-07-31
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A 'shoot-out' between methods won't help us teach more children to read
Schools need large, robust randomised trials to help them decide which teaching methods to useIt's the near mis.../science/a-shoot-out-between-methods-won-t-help-us-teach-more-children-to-read.html
Via: Guardian.co.uk,
Posted: 2010-07-31
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State of the Climate: Warming, with No sign of Waning
NOAA has released an annual report detailing the state of the climate for the past twenty years. Each year, the.../science/state-of-the-climate-warming-with-no-sign-of-waning.html
Via: digg.com,
Posted: 2010-07-31
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Blog - Guns 'n' Roses
The best of the rest from the Physics arXiv: Buffering Blood Pressure Fluctuations By Respiratory Sinus Arrhyth.../science/blog-guns-n-roses.html
Via: Technology Review,
Posted: 2010-07-31
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Unthinkable? Life on Mars | Editorial
Astronomers once thought Mars was covered in a network of canals carrying water from the ice capsThere are no l.../science/unthinkable-life-on-mars-|-editorial.html
Via: Guardian.co.uk,
Posted: 2010-07-31
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This column will change your life: Forgiveness
If hanging on to old resentments is bad for your health, what's the solution?Nothing in the lexicon of popular.../science/this-column-will-change-your-life-forgiveness.html
Via: Guardian.co.uk,
Posted: 2010-07-31
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Blog - Brain Scans Teach Humans to Empathize with Bots
Mirror neurons light up when we're put in their shoes..../science/blog-brain-scans-teach-humans-to-empathize-with-bots.html
Via: Technology Review,
Posted: 2010-07-30
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California is the primary US stop for LHC's ALICE data
For approximately one month a year, the nuclei of lead atoms traveling near the speed of light will collide in.../science/california-is-the-primary-us-stop-for-lhc-s-alice-data.html
Via: PHYSorg.com,
Posted: 2010-07-31
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Blog - Brain Scans Teach Humans to Empathize With Bots
Our mirror neurons don't light up--until we're put ourselves in their shoes..../science/blog-brain-scans-teach-humans-to-empathize-with-bots.html
Via: Technology Review,
Posted: 2010-07-30
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Reality TV, cosmetic surgey linked, researcher says
Teenage years have long been linked with a heightened concern with appearance. Some reality TV shows take full.../science/reality-tv-cosmetic-surgey-linked-researcher-says.html
Via: PHYSorg.com,
Posted: 2010-07-31
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Intervention effort cuts HIV incidence among female sex workers
A team of researchers from the University of California San Diego and Mexico has found that even a modest behav.../science/intervention-effort-cuts-hiv-incidence-among-female-sex-workers.html
Via: PHYSorg.com,
Posted: 2010-07-31
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Reading terrorists minds about imminent attack: P300 brain waves correlated to guilty knowledge
Imagine technology that allows you to get inside the mind of a terrorist to know how, when and where the next a.../science/reading-terrorists-minds-about-imminent-attack-p300-brain-waves-correlated-to-guilty-knowledge.html
Via: PHYSorg.com,
Posted: 2010-07-31
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Oregon Considers Plastic Bag Ban
The Oregon Legislature may impose a plastic bag ban statewide next year..../science/oregon-considers-plastic-bag-ban.html
Via: digg.com,
Posted: 2010-07-31
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Cheaper, Better Satellites Made From Cellphones and Toys
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California — Instead of investing in their own computer research and development, engineer.../science/cheaper-better-satellites-made-from-cellphones-and-toys.html
Via: Wired Science,
Posted: 2010-07-30
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Physicists Dream Up the Antilaser
Fifty years after physicists invented the laser, ushering in everything from supermarket scanners to music CDs,.../science/physicists-dream-up-the-antilaser.html
Via: Wired Science,
Posted: 2010-07-30
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What Is It?
The ghostly looking Mexican axolotl retains some of its larval features for life, including its feathery pink e.../science/what-is-it.html
Via: digg.com,
Posted: 2010-07-30
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Nano 'pin art': NIST arrays are step toward mass production of nanowires
NIST researchers grow nanowires made of semiconductors -- gallium nitride alloys -- by depositing atoms layer-b.../science/nano-pin-art-nist-arrays-are-step-toward-mass-production-of-nanowires.html
Via: PHYSorg.com,
Posted: 2010-07-30
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Body of evidence: New fast, reliable method to detect gravesoil
Nothing against bloodhounds, but finding bodies buried by someone who wanted them to stay undiscovered can be d.../science/body-of-evidence-new-fast-reliable-method-to-detect-gravesoil.html
Via: PHYSorg.com,
Posted: 2010-07-30
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Cheaper, Better Satellites Made From Cell Phones and Toys
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California — Instead of investing in their own computer research and development, engineer.../science/cheaper-better-satellites-made-from-cell-phones-and-toys.html
Via: Wired Science,
Posted: 2010-07-30
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Some like it hot: How to heat a 'nano bathtub' the JILA way
Researchers at JILA have demonstrated the use of infrared laser light to quickly and precisely heat the water i.../science/some-like-it-hot-how-to-heat-a-nano-bathtub-the-jila-way.html
Via: PHYSorg.com,
Posted: 2010-07-30
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Oral contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy may protect women against brain aneurysms
Results from a new study suggest that oral contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may yield addit.../science/oral-contraceptives-and-hormone-replacement-therapy-may-protect-women-against-brain-aneurysms.html
Via: PHYSorg.com,
Posted: 2010-07-30
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Protein helps fix damaged DNA in yeast
(PhysOrg.com) -- Like a scout that runs ahead to spot signs of damage or danger, a protein in yeast safeguards.../science/protein-helps-fix-damaged-dna-in-yeast.html
Via: PHYSorg.com,
Posted: 2010-07-30
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Emerging E. coli strain causes many antimicrobial-resistant infections in US
A new, drug-resistant strain of E. coli is causing serious disease, according to a new study, now available onl.../science/emerging-e.-coli-strain-causes-many-antimicrobial-resistant-infections-in-us.html
Via: PHYSorg.com,
Posted: 2010-07-30
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Living in the Past and Looking Toward the Future
Making sense of the shards, scraps and other clues left behind by past societies compels archaeologists to stud.../science/living-in-the-past-and-looking-toward-the-future.html
Via: PHYSorg.com,
Posted: 2010-07-30
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Flavanol-rich foods may help heart disease patients, study suggests
(PhysOrg.com) -- Research by an international team of scientists, including a University of California, Davis,.../science/flavanol-rich-foods-may-help-heart-disease-patients-study-suggests.html
Via: PHYSorg.com,
Posted: 2010-07-30
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NASA's Hibernating Mars Rover May Not Call Home
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA mission controllers have not heard from the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit since March 22,.../science/nasa-s-hibernating-mars-rover-may-not-call-home.html
Via: PHYSorg.com,
Posted: 2010-07-30
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Do soy isoflavones boost bone health?
Scientists already know much about the more than 200 bones that make up your body. But mysteries remain regardi.../science/do-soy-isoflavones-boost-bone-health.html
Via: PHYSorg.com,
Posted: 2010-07-30
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Nuclear physics incorporates a 'strange' flavor
Calculating the binding energy between hyperon particles contributes to understanding a new type of neutron sta.../science/nuclear-physics-incorporates-a-strange-flavor.html
Via: PHYSorg.com,
Posted: 2010-07-30
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NASA's ATHLETE Warms Up for High Desert Run (w/ Video)
Engineers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are currently putting their All-Terrain, Hex-Limbed, Extra-Terr.../science/nasa-s-athlete-warms-up-for-high-desert-run-w/-video.html
Via: PHYSorg.com,
Posted: 2010-07-30
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Same-sex relationships increase self-esteem, decrease homophobia in teens
Involvement in a same-sex relationship boosted self-esteem in teen males and lowered internalized homophobia in.../science/same-sex-relationships-increase-self-esteem-decrease-homophobia-in-teens.html
Via: PHYSorg.com,
Posted: 2010-07-30
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Carole Jahme goes ape at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Agony aunt and 'humanzee' Carole Jahme prepares to take audiences on an evolutionary journey in her new show at.../science/carole-jahme-goes-ape-at-the-edinburgh-festival-fringe.html
Via: Guardian.co.uk,
Posted: 2010-07-30
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iPad owners? Selfish, elitist, gluttonous, lustful and horrible, finds Facebook 'poll'
MyType application tried to assess personality traits of iPad users and would-be buyers. It doesn't make for pr.../science/ipad-owners-selfish-elitist-gluttonous-lustful-and-horrible-finds-facebook-poll.html
Via: Guardian.co.uk,
Posted: 2010-07-30
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Sales tax holiday spurs business, losses in tax collections
Sales tax holidays for certain goods lead to significantly higher sales on the goods, but also substantially re.../science/sales-tax-holiday-spurs-business-losses-in-tax-collections.html
Via: PHYSorg.com,
Posted: 2010-07-30
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Kinked nanopores slow DNA passage for easier sequencing
(PhysOrg.com) -- In an innovation critical to improved DNA sequencing, a markedly slower transmission of DNA th.../science/kinked-nanopores-slow-dna-passage-for-easier-sequencing.html
Via: PHYSorg.com,
Posted: 2010-07-30
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Great Barrier Reef corals unveil sea level and climate changes
(PhysOrg.com) -- Groundbreaking preliminary findings from the Great Barrier Reef show climate change has not be.../science/great-barrier-reef-corals-unveil-sea-level-and-climate-changes.html
Via: PHYSorg.com,
Posted: 2010-07-30
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Conservators restore valuable maritime logbook
Experts have painstakingly restored the logbook from a celebrated warship from the era of the Napoleonic Wars w.../science/conservators-restore-valuable-maritime-logbook.html
Via: PHYSorg.com,
Posted: 2010-07-30
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Clocking Ultra-fast Electron Bunches
(PhysOrg.com) -- Brookhaven researchers have developed a device that acts like a high-tech stopwatch for speedy.../science/clocking-ultra-fast-electron-bunches.html
Via: PHYSorg.com,
Posted: 2010-07-30
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Speedy Train Technology Finds New Food Safety Niche
Magnetic levitation technology is the darling of mass transit: High-speed trains floating above magnetic tracks.../science/speedy-train-technology-finds-new-food-safety-niche.html
Via: PHYSorg.com,
Posted: 2010-07-30
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Video: Blue Death: The frontiers of ageing research
David Gems, at UCL's Institute of Healthy Ageing, leads one of the labs teasing apart the genetic nature of age.../science/video-blue-death-the-frontiers-of-ageing-research.html
Via: PHYSorg.com,
Posted: 2010-07-30
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Ancient Mayans Inspire Modern Fade Proof Dye
Physicists have created a dye that promises to last for a thousand years. The secret to this extraordinary dura.../science/ancient-mayans-inspire-modern-fade-proof-dye.html
Via: PHYSorg.com,
Posted: 2010-07-30
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IceCube drillers train for final Antarctic season
(PhysOrg.com) -- The sweltering Wisconsin summer is a far cry from conditions at the South Pole, but ice drille.../science/icecube-drillers-train-for-final-antarctic-season.html
Via: PHYSorg.com,
Posted: 2010-07-30
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CD74 serves as a survival receptor on colon epithelial cells
CD74 is a protein expressed by cells of the immune system. A research group in Israel finds that CD74 is expres.../science/cd74-serves-as-a-survival-receptor-on-colon-epithelial-cells.html
Via: PHYSorg.com,
Posted: 2010-07-30
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The beauty of classics
Greek lessons will be introduced in the classrooms of inner-city schools to help primary children from deprived.../science/the-beauty-of-classics.html
Via: Guardian.co.uk,
Posted: 2010-07-30
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Is DNA evidence enough? An interview with David Kaye
(PhysOrg.com) -- Law professor David H. Kaye shares his insights into how the the use of DNA evidence has impac.../science/is-dna-evidence-enough-an-interview-with-david-kaye.html
Via: PHYSorg.com,
Posted: 2010-07-30
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Surprising nucleon behavior
Data from DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory on neutron interactions with isotopes of platinum contradict a ba.../science/surprising-nucleon-behavior.html
Via: PHYSorg.com,
Posted: 2010-07-30
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Cassini images rule out rings around Rhea
(PhysOrg.com) -- Something unknown is causing a strange, symmetrical structure in the charged-particle environm.../science/cassini-images-rule-out-rings-around-rhea.html
Via: PHYSorg.com,
Posted: 2010-07-30
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Wisconsin childern exposed to too much secondhand smoke, research shows
(PhysOrg.com) -- Wisconsin children are exposed to secondhand smoke at a rate 40 percent higher than the nation.../science/wisconsin-childern-exposed-to-too-much-secondhand-smoke-research-shows.html
Via: PHYSorg.com,
Posted: 2010-07-30
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Louisiana reopens fishing grounds after spill closure
Louisiana has reopened wide swaths of state fishing grounds that were closed in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico.../science/louisiana-reopens-fishing-grounds-after-spill-closure.html
Via: PHYSorg.com,
Posted: 2010-07-30
