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By David Cyranoski of Nature magazine There's a showdown brewing in the state of Texas -- and it could get ugly.
Read More »Serbian kids claim to be magnetic: What do experts say?
Serbian cousins David, 4, Luka, 6, can stick metallic objects to their skin
Read More »Lessons Learned: Pushing Through Pressure
Tekscape founder and owner David Smith uses his experience as an engineer and his belief in his business to manage pressure and his employees.
Read More »Irene Cuts Power, Oil Operations along East Coast
By Selam Gebrekidan and David Sheppard NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City braced for widespread blackouts as Hurricane Irene churned up the East Coast on Saturday, leaving more than 1 million homes and businesses without power in coastal states further south. [More]
Read More »How Many Species on Earth? 8.7 Million Give or Take
By David Fogarty SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Scientists have yet to discover, or classify, about 90 percent of the plant and animal species on Earth, which is estimated to be home to just under 9 million species, a study says. [More]
Read More »MIND Reviews: The Compass of Pleasure
The Compass of Pleasure by David J. Linden
Read More »Special Report: How Indonesia Hurt Its Climate Change Project
By David Fogarty SINGAPORE (Reuters) - In July 2010, U.S. investor Todd Lemons and Russian energy giant Gazprom believed they were just weeks from winning final approval for a landmark forest preservation project in Indonesia. [More]
Read More »Japan’s Tsunami Warning SystemDrops Wave-Height Estimates
By David Cyranoski of Nature magazine On 11 March, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) warned that a 3-metre-plus tsunami would hit northeastern Japan.
Read More »Reprogrammed Cells Dramatically Wipe Out Leukemia
By Heidi Ledford of Nature magazine Two weeks after receiving an experimental treatment for his cancer, David Porter's 65-year-old leukemia patient seemed to take a turn for the worse. [More]
Read More »Video: Formerly conjoined twins turn 10
Priya David Clemons reports on the amazing story of two formerly conjoined twin girls, who underwent a highly risky separation procedure 10-years-ago.
Read More »Crops with deeper roots capture more carbon, fight drought: study
By David Fogarty SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Creating crops with deeper roots could soak up much more carbon dioxide from the air, help mankind fight global warming and lead to more drought-tolerant varieties, a British scientist says in a study. [More]
Read More »Wine: A Scion from Heaven
Some of the most remarkable vintages that fortified winemaker David Guimaraens has brought to market emerged not from his cellars but from those of his neighbors along Portugal’s Douro River.
Read More »Video: Walter Reed closing due to budget cuts
CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports on the closing of the military's most famous hospital, the Walter Reed Medical Center.
Read More »Calcavecchia, Frost, Cochran lead Senior British
Mark Calcavecchia surrendered a three-shot cushion to finish the third round of the Senior British Open on Saturday tied for the lead with fellow American Russ Cochran and South Africa's David Frost.
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