Associated Press: Britain’s High Court has thrown into doubt the government’s plans to expand London’s…
Month: March 2010
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Verizon winds down expensive FiOS expansion (AP)
AP – If Verizon Communications Inc. hasn’t already started wiring your city or town with…
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Heathrow opponents win challenge
Campaigners win a High Court battle for further consultation into plans for a third runway…
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AP Exclusive: `Smart’ meters have security holes (AP)
AP – Computer-security researchers say new “smart” meters that are designed to help deliver electricity…
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In brain-injured children, early gesturing predicts language delays
A new study has found that gesturing at 18 months (but not early speech) predicted…
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The sexual tug-of-war — a genomic view
The genes that are most beneficial to males are the most disadvantageous for females, and…
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Insulin-like signal needed to keep stem cells alive in adult brain
Most parts of the fruit fly brain, as well as the human brain, are devoid…
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Snowblower on Enceladus: How moon’s ice jets feed Saturn’s E ring and cause some slight snowfall
Cassini’s nose dives through Saturn’s E ring have yielded insights on the give and take…
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Community-acquired MRSA becoming more common in pediatric ICU patients
Once considered a hospital anomaly, community-acquired infections with drug-resistant strains of the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus…
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Dawn of the Anthropocene Epoch? Earth has entered new age of geological time, experts say
A number of leading scientists suggest that Earth has entered a new age of geological…