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Study: No gender differences in math performance »
Posted by: capn_caveman 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
We've all heard it. Many of us in fact believe it. Girls just aren't as good at math as boys. But is it ...
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Nat Geo: Noisy Fish Reveal Evolution of Vocalizing. (They're also pretty strange looking!) »
Posted by: lenseview 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Story & pictures of the toadfish and midshipman fish that share the ability to to vocalize with many other animals, from birds, to frogs, to humans...
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Vintage Blasphemy [***] »
Posted by: grrlscientist 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Humor
The infamous Tardosaurus kills Noah and his menagerie of little floating pets on the ark.
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How likely is an avian flu pandemic? »
Posted by: capn_caveman 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
With winter approaching, many governments in the northern hemisphere are stocking up on Tamiflu and fine tuning their civil defense plans to cope with the ...
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Statin study could lead to test for gene variant »
Posted by: ap 2 months, 2 weeks ago in News
Scientists may have found a way to test for and possibly avoid the most serious side effect of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, one of the top-selling ...
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Pitt's Cancer Institute warns of cell phone risks »
Posted by: ap 2 months, 2 weeks ago in News
PITTSBURGH (AP) _ The head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cell phone use ...
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Pittsburgh cancer center warns of cell phone risks »
Posted by: ap 2 months, 2 weeks ago in News
PITTSBURGH (AP) _ The head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cell phone use ...
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Pittsburgh cancer center warns of cell phone risks »
Posted by: ap 2 months, 2 weeks ago in News
PITTSBURGH (AP) _ The head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cell phone use ...
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F.D.A. Urges Genetic Test Before Giving AIDS Drug »
Posted by: SunnyDays 2 months, 2 weeks ago in News
Seeking to prevent life-threatening side effects, the Food and Drug Administration is urging doctors to use a genetic test to screen patients before prescribing a ...
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McKusick, pioneer in medical genetics, dies at 86 »
Posted by: ap 2 months, 2 weeks ago in News
TOWSON, Md. (AP) _ Dr. Victor A. McKusick, a key architect of the Human Genome Project and a winner of the National Medal of Science ...
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Prevailing Theory Of Aging Challenged: Genetic Instructions Found To Drive Aging In Worms »
Posted by: Jordan 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Age may not be rust after all. Specific genetic instructions drive aging in worms, report researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Their discovery ...
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Top 10 Scientifically Inaccurate Movies - Photo Gallery on Yahoo! Movies »
Posted by: pop 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Arts & Entertainment
If movies were completely scientifically accurate, they'd probably be as interesting as a Physics 101 lecture. In real life, there are no explosions in ...
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When a Love Affair With the Sun Wreaks Havoc »
Posted by: 899webdesign 2 months, 2 weeks ago in News
Susan Tannura grew up soaking in the sun. She spent her summers working as a beach lifeguard, and recalls long days lying out in the ...
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For Motorcycles, The Future is Now »
Posted by: Disembedded 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
There are several out-of-this-world motorcycles traveling amongst us. This is probably caused in part by the rapidly increasing sales that motorcycle-industry designers and executives are ...
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Scientists find complete dinosaur fossil »
Posted by: ap 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
TOKYO (AP) _ Japanese and Mongolian scientists have successfully recovered the complete skeleton of a 70-million-year-old young dinosaur, a nature museum announced Thursday.
The scientists ...
