NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center — the nation’s official source of warnings and alerts about…
Month: September 2011
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Does Facebook’s new ticker tell too much?
That new real-time ticker in the corner of your Facebook page seems innocent enough —…
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Does Facebook’s new ticker tell too much?
That new real-time ticker in the corner of your Facebook page seems innocent enough —…
Technology
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Apparent pro-Syria group hacks Harvard website (AP)
AP – Hackers have briefly defaced Harvard University’s website, replacing the home page with an…
Science
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Childless men more at risk of death from cardiovascular disease
The risk of dying from cardiovascular disease is higher for childless men than for fathers,…
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Changing race by changing clothes? Stereotypes and status symbols impact if a face is viewed as black or white
Perception of race is altered by cues as simple as the clothes worn. Computerized faces…
Science
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Discovery of insulin switches in pancreas could lead to new diabetes drugs
Researchers have discovered how a hormone turns on a series of molecular switches inside the…
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Researchers find impact of oil spill in marsh fish species
Scientists have published the results of a combined field and laboratory study showing the effects…
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Prevention of bedsores in long-term care homes cost-effective, study shows
Researchers have found that low-tech, inexpensive interventions for bedsores could improve health for long-term care…
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Sunspot 1302 continues to turn toward Earth
A strong-to-severe (Kp=8) geomagnetic storm is in progress following the impact of a coronal mass…