25 year old message in a bottle reunited with its owner 2 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
As an eleven year old boy in 1985, Donald Wylie tossed a bottle into the Orkney sea, with a message asking its finder to track him down. Almost a quarter of a century later, Donald will be reunited with the bottle which ... | |
 NIST WTC 7 Investigation Finds Building Fires Caused Collapse 2 hours ago | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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The fall of the 47-story World Trade Center building 7 (WTC 7) in New York City late in the afternoon of Sept. 11, 2001, was primarily due to fires, the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards ... | |
Research shows pollsters how the undecided will vote 2 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
As the American Presidential election approaches, pollsters are scrambling to predict who will win. A study by a team of researchers at The University of Western Ontario, Canada, and the University of Padova, Italy, may give ... | |
Manes, trains and antlers explained 3 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
For Charles Darwin, the problem of the peacock's tail, in light of his theory of natural selection, was vexing in the extreme. | |
Study on salmonella self-destruction 3 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
ETH Zurich biologists, led by Professors Martin Ackermann and Wolf-Dietrich Hardt, in collaboration with Michael Doebeli of the University of British Colombia in Vancouver (CN), have been able to describe how random molecular ... | |
Report says dietary supplements for horses, dogs and cats need better regulation 5 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
The growing use of animal dietary supplements has raised several concerns, including the safety of specific supplements and the approaches taken to determine their safeness. A new National Research Council report, requested ... | |
Americans need to save paycheck-to-paycheck 5 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Americans are better at saving money when they set goals in the near future -- such as next month -- rather than the more distant future, according to a new study by researchers at Rice University and Old Dominion University. ... | |
Carnegie Mellon MRI technology that non-invasively locates, quantifies specific cells in the body 11 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) isn't just for capturing detailed images of the body's anatomy. Thanks to novel imaging reagents and technology developed by Carnegie Mellon University scientist Eric Ahrens, MRI can be used ... | |
Oetzi the Iceman dressed like a herdsman 11 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
A famous Neolithic Iceman is dressed in clothes made from sheep and cattle hair, a new study shows. The researchers say their findings support the idea that the Iceman was a herdsman, and that their technique, reported today ... | |
Biochemists manipulate fruit flavor enzymes 23 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Would you like a lemony watermelon? How about a strawberry-flavored banana? Biochemists at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston say the day may be coming when scientists will be able to fine tune enzymes responsible ... | |
New test to diagnose osteoarthritis early 24 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A newly developed medical imaging technology may provide doctors with a long-awaited test for early diagnosis of osteoarthritis (OA), scientists from New York reported today at the 236th National Meeting of the American Chemical ... | |
 Anropologist explores plausibility of bulbs and tubers in the diet of early human ancestors 24 hours ago | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It was a dirty job, but somebody had to do it. Anthropologist Nathaniel J. Dominy of the University of California, Santa Cruz, has advanced the investigation of the diet of early human ancestors ... | |
U.S. economy: Light at the end of the tunnel August 20, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Sure, the U.S. economy is struggling, but the end to the "growth recession" may be in sight, say University of Michigan economists. | |
 New book further supports controversial theory of 'Man the Hunted' August 20, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Despite popular theories to the contrary, early humans evolved not as aggressive hunters, but as prey of many predators. "Humans are no more born to be hunters than to be gardeners," argues Robert W. Sussman, ... | |
Study shows toll roads are more fair than taxes August 20, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Popular wisdom may suggest that toll roads are unfair to the poor, but a new joint study by UCLA and USC researchers shows that these pay-as-you-go transportation options may actually be fairer to all income ... | |
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