New supercomputer simulations tracking the interactions of thousands of dust grains show what the solar…
Month: September 2010
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Newark hopes Facebook gift translates to results (AP)
AP – New Jersey has already thrown enough money at its largest school district to…
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Malaysia rapper’s anti-racism rant causes storm (AFP)
AFP – An ethnic Chinese rapper who enraged authorities with a profanity-strewn anti-racism rant on…
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Racist messages pose quandary for mainstream sites (AP)
AP – Although you rarely hear racial insults on Main Street these days, there’s a…
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People are cautious in asking help from their community, online gift exchange study finds
People are cautious in exchanging favors and items with other people in their community. Researchers,…
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Irish lizards threatened by agriculture
A new ecological network is urgently needed in Northern Ireland to ensure the continued survival…
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Use of sunless tanning products — common in teens — may encourage sun safety in women
About one in ten US adolescents uses sunless tanning products, and an intervention promoting these…
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Making bees less busy: Social environment changes internal clocks
Honey bees removed from their usual roles in the hive quickly and drastically changed their…
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Kids and diabetes risk: Do chromosomes hold new clues?
Children who have a high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes might be identified earlier…
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Newly created material resembles cilia
Scientists recently imitated Mother Nature by developing, for the first time, a new, skinny-molecule-based material…