The story of “Edgy” sounds like an iPhone developer’s worst nightmare. You create a game…
Month: December 2009
Technology
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Facebook-Google Battle Sets Stage for Micro-Payments
It may not be Betamax versus VHS, but a war between two technology giants is…
Science
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How vine seeds use their wings to disperse like gliders
Remarkable footage is captured of falling Alsomitra vine seeds, which use wings to disperse like…
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Alcohol companies target youths with magazine ads, new study shows
Alcoholic beverages popular among youths are more likely to be advertised in magazines with high…
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Drought-related shrinking processes detected in living roots in the soil for the first time
Plant roots can shrink as a result of water deficit and lose contact with the…
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Dentists can help to identify patients at risk of a heart attack
Dentists can help to identify patients who are in danger of dying of a heart…
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Smokeless tobacco called ‘moist snuff’ is contaminated with harmful substances, study finds
A new study on the smokeless tobacco product called moist snuff — placed between lip…
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Annual screening with breast ultrasound or MRI could benefit some women
Results of a large-scale clinical trial provide the first strong evidence of the benefit of…
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Music and speech based on human biology, new evidence shows
A pair of studies by neuroscientists shows powerful new evidence of a deep biological link…