 Belief in God 'childish,' Jews not chosen people: Einstein letter May 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 79 vote(s)
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Albert Einstein described belief in God as "childish superstition" and said Jews were not the chosen people, in a letter to be sold in London this week, an auctioneer said Tuesday. | |
 A crash course in true political science May 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Daniel Suson has a doctorate in astrophysics and has worked on the superconducting super collider and a forthcoming NASA probe. Now he's heading back to school to take on an even trickier task - getting ... | |
Vatican: It's OK to believe in aliens May 13, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 32 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Believing that the universe may contain alien life does not contradict a faith in God, the Vatican's chief astronomer said in an interview published Tuesday. | |
 Sweet sorghum, clean miracle crop for feed and fuel May 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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The hardy sweet sorghum plant could be the miracle crop that provides cheap animal feed and fuel without straining the world's food supply or harming the environment, said scientists working on a pilot farming ... | |
 Divers find Caesar bust that may date to 46 B.C. May 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Divers trained in archaeology discovered a marble bust of an aging Caesar in the Rhone River that France's Culture Ministry said Tuesday could be the oldest known. | |
 Ants swarm over Houston area, fouling electronics May 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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(AP) -- In what sounds like a really low-budget horror film, voracious swarming ants that apparently arrived in Texas aboard a cargo ship are invading homes and yards across the Houston area, shorting out ... | |
 Elusive protein protects malaria parasite from heme May 09, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech have identified Heme Detoxification Protein, a unique protein encoded in the malaria genome that represents a potential target for developing ... | |
Vancouver researchers discover missing link between TB bacteria and humans May 14, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Researchers at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute have discovered how tuberculosis (TB) bacteria hide and multiply in the human body and are working toward a treatment to block ... | |
 Britain releases batch of files on UFO sightings May 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 34 vote(s)
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(AP) -- The men were air traffic controllers. Experienced, calm professionals. Nobody was drinking. But they were so worried about losing their jobs that they demanded their names be kept off the official ... | |
Racism not an issue in firing of NBA coaches, study May 13, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Race is not a factor in the firing of NBA coaches, although white coaches with losing records had somewhat longer tenures before being fired than African-American coaches with more losses than wins, a new study shows. | |
 Biochips can detect cancers before symptoms develop May 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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In their fight against cancer, doctors have just gained an impressive new weapon to add to their arsenal. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have developed a chip that ... | |
Human vision inadequate for research on bird vision May 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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The most attractive male birds attract more females and as a result are most successful in terms of reproduction. This is the starting point of many studies looking for factors that influence sexual selection in birds. However, ... | |
'Super yeasts' produce 300 times more protein than previously possible May 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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Researchers in California report development of a new kind of genetically modified yeast cell that produces complex proteins up to 300 times more than possible in the past. These “super yeasts” could help boost production ... | |
Recipe for energy saving unravelled in migratory birds May 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Pointed wings together with carrying less weight per wing area and avoidance of high winds and atmospheric turbulence save a bird loads of energy during migration. This has been shown for the first time in free-flying wild ... | |
China's panda preserves reported safe May 13, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- All the pandas at the world's most famous panda preserve were reported safe late Tuesday, more than a day after China's worst earthquake in three decades closed off the remote, mountainous area. | |
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