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(Updates death toll, adds details) BEIJING, June 8 (Reuters) - Heavy rain drenched a [More]
Read More »A Nobel Celebration (preview)
Every year in Lindau, Germany, winners of Nobel Prizes join young researchers for panel discussions, presentations and informal conversation. [More]
Read More »The Renaissance Man: How to Become a Scientist Over and Over Again [Video]
Erez Lieberman Aiden is a talkative, witty fellow who will bend your ear on any number of intellectual topics. Just don’t ask him what he does.
Read More »China’s CO2 Emissions Rose Over 10 percent in 2010: BP
By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - China's carbon dioxide emissions rose 10.4 percent in 2010 compared to the previous year as it surpassed the United States as the world's biggest energy consumer, data released by BP on Wednesday showed. [More]
Read More »Greenpeace Accuses Barbie of Destroying Indonesia
By Michael Taylor JAKARTA (Reuters) - Greenpeace said on Wednesday it had evidence that Barbie doll packaging comes from Indonesian rainforests, accusing toy manufacturers such as Mattel and Walt Disney Co of contributing to the country's rapid deforestation.
Read More »Power Outages at Japan’s Fukushima Plant, Cooling Continues
TOKYO (Reuters) - The operator of a crippled Japanese nuclear plant said on Wednesday it had experienced power outages at two of its reactors but it was able to continue the cooling process to bring them under control. Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) said it was investigating the power outages at its No. 1 and No
Read More »Computer Crash Test: Will Your Internet Access Come to a Screeching Halt on June 8?
Every computer, modem, server and smart phone that connects to the Internet has a unique Internet protocol (IP) address, so users can find it.
Read More »Excessive Jellyfish Excrement Boosts Bacteria, Stings Fish Populations
Jellyfish blooms might be more than just a nuisance to beach-goers. These explosions of stinging swarms might also be doing some major disruption to marine food webs , according to a study published online June 6 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Read More »U.S. EPA Demands Extensive Review of Oil Sands Pipe
By Timothy Gardner and Ayesha Rascoe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency raised new concerns about TransCanada Corp's proposed $7 billion Keystone XL pipeline that would bring oil sands crude from Canada to refineries in Texas. [More]
Read More »Debt Boosts Young People’s Morale
For most of us, owing thousands of dollars in student loans, all while juggling crushing credit card debt, probably sounds like a nightmare.
Read More »Microbe Outbreak Panics Europe
By Marian Turner of Nature magazine Munich Confronted with what has become one of the world's most severe outbreaks of Escherichia coli, physicians and scientists in Germany say that the country's fractured health-management system has failed to handle the crisis properly.
Read More »Mouse Study: Yo-Yo Dieting Beats Not Dieting At All
Sticking with a diet can be tough. Which is why so many people end up on the dreaded yo-yo track, dieting for a while, gaining weight when they stop, then dieting again. [More]
Read More »Stardust@Home
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Read More »Energy Agency Projects ‘Golden Age of Gas’ Tied to Shale Boom
Vast newly discovered natural gas resources and the expectation that demand for the fuel will rise substantially in fast-growing economies are ushering in a "Golden Age of Gas," according to the Paris-based International Energy Agency. Ratcheting up its projections about natural gas consumption, an IEA report yesterday said gas's share of the global energy mix will surpass coal's in the next two decades and by 2035, gas demand will increase by more than 50 percent
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