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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An ocean current that flows down the east coast of Africa could strengthen a circulation pattern that brings warmth to Europe, according to a new study that challenges existing climate science. In a study in the latest issue of the journal Nature, scientists examining the Agulhas Current found more of the current's warm, salty water was entering the southern Atlantic, whose waters are cooler and fresher
Read More »Vitamin Poppers May Make Less Healthful Choices
It can be tough to keep up with dietary trends. Like eating eggs: good for you or bad? But one thing is certain.
Read More »Urban Birds Boast Big Brains
Cities have a lot to offer: theater, music, restaurants, birds. Yes, birds.
Read More »LinkedIn Wants To Help You Name Your New Baby/CEO
LinkedIn, with its database of over a hundred million names, is also an interesting trove of sociological data. Should you give your baby one of the most popular names for CEOs?
Read More »Low genetic diversity, local resentment threaten great Indian bustard
Decades of widespread hunting and poaching have taken a mighty toll on the great Indian bustard ( Ardeotis nigriceps ), an endangered bird once found throughout India and Pakistan but now limited to a few small populations totaling maybe 1,000 individuals. New research reveals that the species is in worse shape than previously realized
Read More »Lady Gaga, Zynga May Join Forces On Promo Deal, Global Dominance. FameVille, Anyone?
ZynGaga! What would a Zynga/Gaga collaboration look like? We have a few ideas. Lady Gaga and Zynga , the wildly successful online gaming company behind FarmVille, are in talks regarding a possible promotional deal, reports the Wall Street Journal
Read More »Ancient Europeans Were Mostly Righties
When it comes to handedness, righties rule. And according to a new study, they have for a long time. Because even half a million years ago, nine out of ten European humans favored their right hands
Read More »Loss of TV Friends Can Cause Distress
“Believe it or not, George isn’t at home, please leave a message at the beep.” So what happens when you can’t get George? Some viewers have a tough time.
Read More »Hunger Hormone Sharpens Shnoz
When your stomach’s empty, it pumps out the hormone ghrelin, to whet your appetite and get your juices flowing. But ghrelin doesn’t just make you crave a bite. It helps you track it down too--by sharpening your sense of smell.
Read More »The ‘quantum magnet’: Physicists expand prospects for engineering unusual materials
(PhysOrg.com) -- Harvard physicists have expanded the possibilities for quantum engineering of novel materials such as high-temperature superconductors by coaxing ultracold atoms trapped in an optical lattice -- a light crystal -- to self-organize into a magnet, using only the minute disturbances resulting from quantum mechanics. The research, published in the journal Nature, is the first demonstration of such a quantum magnet in an optical lattice.
Read More »Is the "Check In" Era Nearly Over?
Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today. Is the "check in" nearly dead
Read More »Too Much Information? Noninvasive Genetic Tests for the Unborn
Today expectant parents concerned about the diseases that could afflict their unborn children don’t have a lot of options. Blood tests can determine whether parents carry mutations for such genetic diseases as cystic fibrosis and Tay-Sachs, but they can’t determine whether the baby will inherit them
Read More »How To Turn Climate Skeptics Into Believers: Argue With Them On Warm Days
When it's cold in summer, climate change nonbelievers ask where the global warming is. When it's hot in winter, climate change activists tell people to step outside and see the changes we have wrought on the environment. And while these are both incredibly wrong-headed arguments with no basis in modern science, it turns out they're smart techniques: A study in the journal Psychological Science has found that people's opinions on climate change vary with their perception of the current temperature
Read More »A Nanotech Cream May Prevent Nickel Allergies
A newly developed nanoparticle cream could hold the cure for nickel allergies and skin irritation from metal jewelery. Approximately 10% of the population has a nickel allergy that causes skin irritation when they wear inexpensive metal jewelery or handle coins for an extended period of time.
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