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Feed SubscriptionCan You Hear Me Now? Human Noise Disrupts Blue Whale Communication
When you dive into the frigid waters of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of southern California, the first thing you notice is the silence. Other than the bitter cold
Read More »Heart Attack Grill heart attack: What does restaurant owner have to say?
Diner at Las Vegas restaurant Heart Attack Grill suffered heart attack while eating 6,000 calorie "Triple Bypass Burger"
Read More »Heart Attack Grill heart attack: What does restaurant owner have to say?
Diner at Las Vegas restaurant Heart Attack Grill suffered heart attack while eating 6,000 calorie "Triple Bypass Burger"
Read More »Video: Apparent heart attack at "Heart Attack Grill"
Menu warnings at the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas nearly proved true for a man who had a medical episode that looked like a heart attack. John Blackstone reports on the caught-on-tape incident.
Read More »Dread Reckoning: H5N1 Bird Flu May Be Less Deadly to Humans Than Previously Thought–or Not
A simple math problem lies at the heart of a heated debate over whether scientists should be allowed to publish provocative research into the transmissibility of H5N1 flu . Assuming the avian virus could spread easily among people, just how deadly would an H5N1 pandemic be for humans?
Read More »The indiscretions of a champagne bubble paparazzi
The innermost secrets of champagne bubbles are about to be unveiled in the Springer journal European Physical Journal ST. This fascinating work is the brainchild of G
Read More »Science of Speed Dating Helps Singles Find Love
As a psychologist, I have always found the concept of speed dating fascinating.
Read More »Sweet! Weird ways chocolate keeps you healthy
Show your heart some love this Valentine’s Day by nibbling a few chocolates—and making them a regular treat throughout the year.
Read More »National Wear Red Day spotlights heart disease in women
American Heart Association spreads awareness for number one killer for women
Read More »La Maison du Chocolat’s Seductive Valentine’s Treats
This Valentine’s Day, La Maison du Chocolat is thinking outside the heart-shaped box with four new chocolate confections handcrafted with exotic fruits, spices, and cocoa beans from around the world.
Read More »Sex guidelines issued for post-heart attack life
American Heart Association: If you can walk up two flights of stairs or walk briskly, you're likely OK to have sex
Read More »Ford Cruises Into Silicon Valley, Revs Up Work On Wired Wheels
Ford is hoping to jump-start a new race in automative mobile tech by way of an outpost in the heart of the nation's tech innovation district--a research lab in Silicon Valley that will help it make better cars and better friends. Gentlemen and gentlewomen: Start your algorithms
Read More »Easy to Beat: Next-Gen Cardiac Care Includes Wireless Pacemakers
Millions of pacemakers have been successfully implanted in the past half century to regulate erratic heartbeats , but the electrical leads, which connect the device to the heart, complicate the surgery and increase infection risks. The heart's continuous and vigorous beating also creates strain on the leads and can damage them over time. [More]
Read More »Quantum Theory’s ‘Wavefunction’ Found to Be Real Physical Entity
By Eugenie Samuel Reich of Nature magazine At the heart of the weirdness for which the field of quantum mechanics is famous is the wavefunction, a powerful but mysterious entity that is used to determine the probabilities that quantum particles will have certain properties. [More]
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