In August 1960, NASA launched its first communications satellite, Echo 1. Fifty years later, NASA…
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Benefits of healthy lifestyle factors stronger in combination
Individuals with a combination of healthy lifestyle factors are at significantly lower risk of total…
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Adapting to darkness: How behavioral and genetic changes helped cavefish survive extreme environment
Biologists have identified how changes in both behavior and genetics led to the evolution of…
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Dell aims Streak tablet at medical community (Reuters)
Reuters – Dell Inc wants to put its new tablet into the lab coats of…
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Nikon’s new D7000 DSLR to replace the D90 (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com – Continuing the Fall barrage of camera announcements, Nikon announced its newest DSLR on…
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Google fires engineer for violating privacy policies (AFP)
AFP – Google said that it had dismissed an engineer for violating the Internet giant’s…
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Measuring preference for multitasking
A new study may help employers identify employees who enjoy multitasking and are less inclined…
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Many roads lead to superconductivity
Researchers have discovered a magnetic signature that occurs universally among all iron-based superconductors, even if…
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Androgen receptor may explain male dominance in liver cancer
A new study helps to explain why men get liver cancer more often than women…
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Making cookies that are good for your heart
Years of research has proven that saturated and trans fats clog arteries, make it tough…