Members of a population of identical cells often “choose” different fates, even though they exist…
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Quantum dynamics of matter waves reveal exotic multibody collisions
At extremely low temperatures, atoms can aggregate into Bose-Einstein condensates forming coherent matter waves. Due…
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Belly fat or hip fat: It really is all in your genes, says researcher
The age-old question of why men store fat in their bellies and women store it…
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Titan’s gem tumbler: Flash flooding paved streambeds on Saturn’s moon
It appears flash flooding has paved streambeds in the Xanadu region of Saturn’s moon Titan…
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Study: Cell phone-brain cancer link inconclusive (AP)
AP – Cell phone users worried about getting brain cancer aren’t off the hook yet.
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Teens learn dangers of texting while driving (AP)
AP – Kamy Mayott has been told that texting while driving is dangerous. But the…
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Insurers warn of price hikes as Deepwater Horizon losses head for $3.5bn
Guardian: The insurance industry is forecasting a loss of up to $3.5bn (£2.4bn) from the…
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Louisiana oil spill: toxic chemical fear over BP’s clean-up efforts
Guardian: Scientists have raised urgent new concerns over the latest efforts to mitigate the catastrophic…
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BP’s devastating oil spill is jeopardising future offshore exploration including Cairn Energy’s Greenland venture
Scotsman: VIDEO footage of oil gushing from a ruptured pipe more than a mile below…
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Scientists Find Giant Plumes of Oil Forming Under the Gulf
New York Times: "There’s a shocking amount of oil in the deep water, relative to…