A Nasa mission carrying a telescope to search the sky for Earth-like planets launches from…
Month: March 2009
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Microsoft to let PC users turn off IE Web browser (AP)
AP – A single check box deep in the guts of the next version of…
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Benchmarks: New Mac minis (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com – The Mac mini, waiting patiently on the sidelines for the past 17 months,…
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IBM Said To Have Interest In Acquiring Indian Rival Satyam (Investor’s Business Daily)
Investor’s Business Daily – Troubled outsourcer Satyam Computer Services won approval from the Securities and…
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Gestures Lend A Hand In Learning Mathematics; Hand Movements Help Create New Ideas
Gesturing helps students develop new ways of understanding mathematics. Scholars have known for a long…
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Jordan’s Fossil Water Source Has High Radiation Levels
Ancient groundwater being tapped by Jordan, one of the 10 most water-deprived nations in the…
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Study Shows Benefits Of Hormone Found In Fat Tissue
It’s called the obesity paradox. Although obese people are more apt to suffer from inflammatory…
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Crab Claws Pack Strengthening Bromide-rich Biomaterial
Next time you have an unlucky encounter with a crab’s pincers, consider that the claw…
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Cats’ Eye Diseases Genetically Linked To Diseases In Humans
About one in 3,500 people are affected with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a disease of the…
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Unexpected Source Of Gamma Rays Discovered In Space
Astrophysicists have discovered a source of very high energy gamma rays in the region of…