When it comes to abstinence teens, adults aren't speaking the same language August 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Abstinence can mean different things to adolescents than to adults. That's one reason why abstinence-only programs do not have strong effects in preventing teenage sexual activity, according to new University of Washington ... | |
 Arctic Map plots new 'gold rush' August 06, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Researchers at Durham University have drawn up the first ever 'Arctic Map' to show the disputed territories that states might lay claim to in the future. | |
Job growth not the only factor in reducing poverty in large metro areas August 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
A new study suggests that it may be easier for people living in small metropolitan areas to get out of poverty than it is for those living in large metro areas. The study by researchers at Ohio State University and Oklahoma ... | |
DNA analysis of anthrax fingered suspect: reports August 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
DNA analysis of anthrax in victims' bodies led investigators to the government scientist who killed himself just before he was charged in the deadly 2001 anthrax attacks, US media reported Monday. | |
Americans try to see the bright side of high gas prices August 04, 2008 | User rating: 2.5 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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It's hard, anywhere in the world, to be positive about sky-high gasoline prices. But in the United States, some experts and ordinary citizens are focusing on the benefits of high energy costs to forget about the money pinch ... | |
FBI investigates new attacks on Calif. scientists August 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(AP) -- The FBI is investigating two firebombings targeting scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, as the latest in a rash of attacks against biomedical researchers who experiment on animals, authorities ... | |
Bulging prison system called massive intervention in American family life August 03, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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The mammoth increase in the United States' prison population since the 1970s is having profound demographic consequences that disproportionately affect black males. | |
Free articles get read but don't generate more citations July 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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When academic articles are "open access" or free online, they get read more often, but they don't -- going against conventional wisdom -- get cited more often in academic literature, finds a new Cornell study. | |
Gasoline stations set prices to match a small number of other stations July 31, 2008 | User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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For many years, there have been competition concerns regarding how retail gasoline prices are set in the U.S. and Canada. Consumers have complained about the perceived uniformity of retail gas prices and the perception that ... | |
Subprime lending not main trigger of real estate bubble July 30, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Critics often point to subprime mortgage lending – the funding of home loans to borrowers with less-than-perfect credit – as the culprit in the unsustainable boom in U.S. home prices that eventually derailed ... | |
No longer splitting hairs over splitting atoms? July 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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As public opinion shifts and many more governments around the world consider nuclear energy as a solution to climate concerns and energy security, it is time to ask why it has become a more attractive option. The Institute ... | |
Electronic Research Publications: Too Much of A Good Thing? July 28, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research at the University of Chicago shows that as more scholarly and research journals are available online, researchers cite fewer, newer papers. | |
Major drop in traffic deaths: It's more than high gas prices July 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Rising fuel prices, resulting in less driving, may very well be a reason for the decline in traffic deaths, as recent reports have suggested. But a ... | |
UM researchers map out America's deadliest roads July 28, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Would you be surprised to learn that nine people died last year on the highway you take to work everyday? Or would you be shocked to see that six teenagers died within five miles of your home in fatal car accidents? With ... | |
Limits on futures trading could boost gas prices, expert says July 25, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 7
Proposals to reign in wallet-draining gasoline prices by curbing speculation in oil markets would likely increase costs at the pump instead of trimming them, a University of Illinois economist says. | |
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