NASA’s PharmaSat nanosatellite successfully launched Tuesday (May 19) from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility and the…
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New Gene Linked To Autism Risk, Especially In Boys
Scientists have discovered a variant of a gene called CACNA1G that may increase a child’s…
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Asteroid Attack 3.9 Billion Years Ago May Have Enhanced Early Life On Earth
The bombardment of Earth nearly 4 billion years ago by asteroids as large as Kansas…
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Parents turn to cell phones as high-tech rattles (AP)
AP – When Annamarie Saarinen needed to soothe her ailing daughter, she used a rattle…
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Review: Blacksocks.com is as simple as it sounds (AP)
AP – Every week or so I undertake a rigorous mental challenge: matching my socks.
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Smartphones Advance as Overall Phone Sales Drop (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor – Global mobile handset sales fell 9.4 percent year on year to 269.1 million…
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GAO-Predicted GPS Failure Could Have Drastic Consequences
The business and national security implications of a Global Positioning Satellite system failure would be…
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Study refutes criticism of polar bear listing under the Endangered Species Act
Mongabay: In May 2008 the Bush Administration listed the polar bear under the Endangered Species…
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EU Commission chief says China will join in seeking global climate change pact this year
LA Times: EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso says China will join in seeking a…
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China: Drain rice fields to cut methane, say scientists
SciDev.Net: Global methane emissions from rice paddies could be cut by 30 per cent if…