It has long been known that distinctive blue flashes — a type of bioluminescence —…
Month: October 2011
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Nokia smartphone recovery in focus after weak Q3 (Reuters)
Reuters – Nokia is expected to report a rare loss for the third quarter as…
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EBay holiday forecast disappoints investors (AP)
AP – EBay left investors unimpressed with its predictions for the holiday season even as…
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Pollutants linked to 450 percent increase in risk of birth defects in rural China
Pesticides and pollutants are related to an alarming 450 percent increase in the risk of…
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Common link suggested between autism and diabetes: Study implicates hyperinsulinemia in increased incidence of autism
A review of the genetic and biochemical abnormalities associated with autism reveals a possible link…
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U.S. rivers and streams saturated with carbon
Rivers and streams in the United States are releasing substantially more carbon dioxide into the…
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Young human-specific genes correlated with brain evolution
Young genes that appeared since the primate branch split from other mammal species are expressed…
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Bridging the gap: Neuroscientists find normal brain communication in people who lack connections between right and left hemispheres
Like a bridge that spans a river to connect two major metropolises, the corpus callosum…
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Microsoft freezes some Xbox accounts after hacks
Microsoft has frozen some Xbox Live accounts after online gamers reported they were hacked, and…
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Microsoft freezes some Xbox accounts after hacks
Microsoft has frozen some Xbox Live accounts after online gamers reported they were hacked, and…