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Scientists can now include online gaming in their problem-solving arsenal. Because game players seem to have provided an answer to a scientific question that’s vexed researchers for a decade.

MALTA--For millions of U.S.

Mottanai: it’s a Japanese term that translates as “too precious to waste.” It’s the philosophy that guides the island nation’s approach to natural resources like energy, and it has become particularly important as the meltdowns at Fukushima have resulted in roughly 25 percent of Japanese electricity supply disappearing as other nuclear reactors remain shutdown. [More]

Yahoo blocked emails related to the ongoing protests on Wall Street.

The orbital realm surrounding Earth is filled with millions of pieces of space junk, some of which occasionally fall back to Earth. [More]

By Heidi Ledford of Nature magazine A widely touted--but controversial--molecular fountain of youth has come under fire yet again, with the publication of new data challenging the link between proteins called sirtuins and longer lifespan. In a paper published today in Nature , researchers report that overexpressing a sirtuin gene in two model organisms--the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans and the fruitfly Drosophila melanogaster --does not boost longevity as had been previously reported. [More]

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Bacteria easily elude human detection--even those that can make us sick--quietly spreading from person to person, country to country. [More]

Information and media firm Thomson Reuters released its annual Nobel Prize predictions today, highlighting 24 researchers whose influential work could make them contenders for a Nobel in physics, chemistry, economics, or physiology or medicine. [More]

Joe Clayton, CEO of Dish Network, the company that recently acquired Blockbuster, has had a good couple of months--without really doing too much to bolster the Blockbuster brand. Instead, he's just kicked back, microwaved a bowl of popcorn, and watched as Netflix has assumed the role of evil movie villain. The tragedy begins back in July, when Netflix announced a 60% price hike for one of its subscription plans.

Playing an instrument as a kid leads to a sharper mind in old age, according to a new study. [More]

By Erika Check Hayden of Nature magazine In the film Contagion , it takes just a few months for scientists to make a vaccine against a deadly virus. [More]

By Kelli Dugan MOBILE, Ala., Sept 20 (Reuters) - Oil mats submerged in the [More]