Reuters: U.S. power generating companies would get free pollution permits, at least initially, as part…
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States sue EPA to stop greenhouse gas rules
Reuters: At least 15 U.S. states have sued the Environmental Protection Agency seeking to stop…
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The Great Nintendo DS School Invasion (PC World)
PC World – Could Nintendo’s Mario and Luigi be headed for blackboards and pop-top desks…
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Feeling lonely adds to rate of blood pressure increase in people 50 years old and older
Chronic feelings of loneliness take a toll on blood pressure over time, causing a marked…
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Mineral studies advance antibacterial alternatives
Alternative approaches to medicine are stock-in-trade in the Arizona State University laboratory of microbiologist Shelley…
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Extreme obesity affecting more children at younger ages
Extreme obesity is affecting more children at younger ages, with 12 percent of black teenage…
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Light twists rigid structures in unexpected nanotech finding
In findings that took the experimenters three years to believe, engineers have demonstrated that light…
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‘Flying vaccinator’: Can genetically engineered mosquitoes provide a new strategy against malaria?
Mosquitoes transmit infectious diseases to millions of people every year, including malaria for which there…
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Nintendo aims to get consoles in schools (AP)
AP – Could Nintendo’s Mario be swapping his world of magic mushrooms and ravenous dinosaurs…