Do you really remember the sixites? May 05, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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New research suggests that the sixties was not really the decade of peace, love and understanding that people generally remember. | |
Scientists aim to boost world energy supplies -- with microbes April 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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British and Canadian scientists expect to begin trials next month (May) to find out whether microbes can unlock the vast amount of energy trapped in the world's unrecoverable heavy oil deposits. An estimated six trillion ... | |
 Shakespeare's 'man of the sonnets' revealed April 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Bristol University students researching for a new display of Tudor portraits in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery have uncovered a ghost figure which may be Shakespeare’s only known patron Henry ... | |
Decoding the dictionary: Study suggests lexicon evolved to fit in the brain April 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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The latest edition of the Oxford English Dictionary boasts 22,000 pages of definitions. While that may seem far from succinct, new research suggests the reference manual is meticulously organized to be as concise as possible ... | |
House approves anti-genetic discrimination bill (Update) May 01, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- Companies would no longer be able to use genetic information like a person's predisposition for breast cancer, sickle cell or diabetes to make insurance or job decisions under a bill passed by Congress on Thursday. | |
'Deaf by God' tried in Old Bailey records May 05, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Deaf people on trial were granted the right to an interpreter as early as 1725, according to Old Bailey records examined by UCL (University College London) scientists. The use of family and friends to interpret court proceedings ... | |
Food scientists say stop biofuels to fight world hunger April 29, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Some top international food scientists Tuesday recommended halting the use of food-based biofuels, such as ethanol, saying it would cut corn prices by 20 percent during a world food crisis. | |
Shocking attitudes to Great War’s wounded revealed April 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Diaries written by working class soldiers wounded in World War One have revealed how they silently endured brutal treatment by military nurses, doctors, physiotherapists and stretcher bearers. | |
 Alternatives to ozone-depleting pesticide studied May 07, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Methyl bromide, an odorless, colorless gas used as an agricultural pesticide, was introduced in the 1980s as an effective way to control weeds and increase fruit yields. Agricultural production nurseries around ... | |
After Divorce, Stable Families Help Minimize Long-Term Harm To Children May 07, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
For children of divorce, what happens after their parents split up may be just as important to their long-term well-being as the divorce itself. | |
Over the back fence: gardeners get advice from neighbors, friends May 07, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Where do gardeners turn when they need information about annuals, perennials, shrubs and trees? Staff at University of Minnesota Extension have published results of a survey that concludes that the majority of backyard gardeners ... | |
Giant puzzle exposes Germany's communist secrets April 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 35 vote(s)
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It is painstaking work, almost a labour of love, but help is close for the nine people who have spent years sticking together millions of pieces of paper to decipher the workings of East Germany's once-feared Stasi secret ... | |
Finding God with biocomplexity April 25, 2008 | User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 34 vote(s)
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After centuries of trying to uncover the fundamental laws of the universe, science is still no closer to answering some of humanity’s biggest questions about the meaning of life, the existence of God and the evolution of ... | |
Scientists share $500,000 prize for biomedical research May 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- The nation's richest prize in medicine and biomedical research was awarded Friday to two researchers for work that has improved disease treatments and may lead to new ones for degenerative and other age-related disorders. | |
Scientists take drugs to boost brain power: study April 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 45 vote(s)
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Twenty percent of scientists admit to using performance-enhancing prescription drugs for non-medical reasons, according to a survey released Wednesday by Nature, Britain's top science journal. | |
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