 Penguins ride air force jet to South Atlantic October 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- More than 370 penguins that mysteriously washed up on Brazil's equatorial beaches were flown south on a huge air force cargo plane and released closer to the frigid waters they call home, animal advocates ... | |
Polls may underestimate Obama's support by 3 to 4 percent, researchers say October 10, 2008 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 85 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Current polls of the presidential election may be underestimating Barack Obama's support by 3 to 4 percent nationally and possibly larger margins in the Southeast and some strongly Republican states, according ... | |
Making waves: Mathematicians crack quantum chaos conjecture October 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 58 vote(s)
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The American Institute of Mathematics announces that Soundararajan and Roman Holowinsky have proven a significant version of the quantum unique ergodicity conjecture. Their work, based in the pure mathematics area of number ... | |
US culture derails girl math whizzes October 10, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 61 vote(s)
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A culture of neglect and, at some age levels, outright social ostracism, is derailing a generation of students, especially girls, deemed the very best in mathematics, according to a new study. | |
 Siren voice means she's fertile October 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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A woman raises the pitch of her voice during her most fertile period of the month in an unconscious boost to her femininity, according to a study published Wednesday in the British journal Biology Letters. ... | |
 At 2.8 km down, a 1-of-a-kind microorganism lives all alone October 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 60 vote(s)
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The first ecosystem ever found having only a single biological species has been discovered 2.8 kilometers (1.74 miles) beneath the surface of the earth in the Mponeng gold mine near Johannesburg, South Africa. ... | |
The Panic of '08: What made investors run for the exits? October 12, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 55 vote(s)
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"In a few months, I expect to see the stock market much higher than today," Irving Fisher, America's most illustrious economist, predicted in the middle of October 1929. Two weeks later, the Dow Jones index fell by 23 percent ... | |
DNA could reveal your surname October 08, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 29 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the world-leading Department of Genetics at the University of Leicester – where the revolutionary technique of genetic fingerprinting was invented by Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys- are developing ... | |
 Scientists: Virginia shark's pup a 'virgin birth' October 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Scientists have confirmed the second case of a "virgin birth" in a shark. In a study reported Friday in the Journal of Fish Biology, scientists said DNA testing proved that a pup carried by a female ... | |
Economic crisis could stop citizens from voting: research October 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
During election season, Americans are reminded of their freedoms and rights that allow them to vote for their leaders. As countless political polls try to predict how voters are being swayed, those polled may not be allowed ... | |
 Deepest living fishes caught on camera for the first time October 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 29 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists filming in one of the world's deepest ocean trenches have found groups of highly sociable snailfish swarming over their bait, nearly five miles (7700 metres) beneath the surface ... | |
Biologists spy on the secret inner life of a cell 23 hours ago | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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The transportation of antibodies from a mother to her newborn child is vital for the development of that child's nascent immune system. Those antibodies, donated by transfer across the placenta before birth or via breast ... | |
Does it matter if black plus white equals black or multiracial? October 10, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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"Is Barack Obama Black or Biracial?" a recent CNN.com headline asks. The question of whether Obama should be considered black or multiracial has been a concern of the media throughout the campaign. | |
Study shows how fatty foods curb hunger October 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Fatty foods may not be the healthiest diet choice, but those rich in unsaturated fats – such as avocados, nuts and olive oil – have been found to play a pivotal role in sending this important message to your brain: stop eating, ... | |
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