The discovery of fossilised remains belonging to the world’s largest snake has been reported in…
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NASA Bumps Back Shuttle Launch on Fuel Valve Concerns
NASA on Tuesday delayed next week’s launch of space shuttle Discovery while it runs tests…
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With Windows 7, Microsoft Simplifies the Message, Not the Menu
Microsoft on Tuesday said it will heavily promote two main versions of the next Windows…
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MySpace Tally of Booted Sex Offenders Reaches 90,000
About 90,000 sex offenders have been identified and removed from the social networking Web site…
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Sociability Traced To Particular Region Of Brain
People with a genetic condition called Williams syndrome are famously gregarious. Scientists, looking carefully at…
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High Pressure Yields Novel Single-element Boron ‘Compound’
Scientists have found the first case of an ionic crystal consisting of just one chemical…
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Biochemical System Involved In Cancer And Degenerative Disease Disrupted
Screening a chemical library of 200,000 compounds, researchers have identified two new classes that can…
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Personal Touch In Farming: Giving A Cow A Name Boosts Her Milk Production
Giving a cow a name helps to boost her milk production, scientists have found. Cows…
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Multiple Sclerosis Therapy? Leprosy Medicine Holds Promise As Therapy For Autoimmune Diseases
A century-old drug that failed in its original intent to treat tuberculosis but has worked…
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COROT Discovers Smallest Transiting Exoplanet Ever
COROT has found the smallest terrestrial planet ever detected outside the Solar System. The amazing…