Albert Gonzalez, charged with hacking into business computer networks to steal millions of  credit…
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Heatwave attracts an unwelcome visitor
Independent (UK): A combination of calm, sunny weather and high concentrations of nitrate pollutants running…
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United States: Vilsack defends climate change bill
Des Moines Register: In an appearance today at the Iowa State Fair, U.S. Secretary of…
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Brazil’s ‘Obama’ weighs presidential bid
Mongabay: Marina Silva, the charismatic rubber tapper who went on to become senator and Environment…
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The Macalope Weekly: 1964 all over again (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com – Beatlemania is sweeping the Apple rumor communityâagain!âbut thatâs not the only thing that…
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Name-Calling Blogger Tests Limits of Online Anonymity
Someone, somewhere did not like Liskula Cohen, a model in her 30s who lives in…
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Smokers’ Tongues Fail Taste Test
Smokers have fewer and flatter taste buds. A study of the tongues of 62 Greek…
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New Light-emitting Biomaterial Could Improve Tumor Imaging, Study Shows
A new material — an oxygen nanosensor that couples a light-emitting dye with a biopolymer…
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Altered Micriobiome Prevalent In Diseased Esophagus
Gastroesophageal reflux diseases, or GERD, affects about 10 million people in the United States, yet…
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Capping Two-faced ‘Janus’ Nanoparticle Gives Engineers Complete Control
Engineers say they can for the first time control all the degrees of a nanoparticle’s…