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Chimps have long been used for biomedical research - but where do they go when they're old? A retirement home of their own
Read More »Google Earth, Foreign Wars, And The Future Of Satellite Imagery
DigitalGlobe, the firm that provides much of the imagery for Google Earth, is launching a next-generation satellite in 2014. However, the super-sharp images of the WorldView-3 aren't for Google and Bing Maps: They're going straight to the military and intelligence agencies
Read More »Ravens Use ‘Hand’ Gestures to Communicate
Ravens use their beaks and wings much like humans rely on our hands to make gestures , such as for pointing to an object, scientists now find. [More]
Read More »Calorie restriction cures diabetes? What study says
Cutting back to 500 calories per day linked with dramatic improvements in condition of obese people with type 2 diabetes
Read More »Men think about sex every 7 seconds? What study says
Ohio State University researchers enlisted college students to test stereotype that men think about sex every 7 seconds
Read More »Climate Change Boosts Lethal Hendra Virus
It started with Vic Rail's horses, in September 1994. First one, then another, they died horrible deaths, 13 horses in all over the span of just two weeks, frothing from their noses and mouths, thrashing in agonizing pain
Read More »Computer Model Spots Image Fraud
Scientists in the United States have come up with a tool for automatically analysing digital photographs , making it possible to gauge the extent to which images have been altered or retouched. [More]
Read More »Twitter Acquires Whisper Systems
The micro-blogging site buys some help in the mobile security department. Twitter has acquired Whisper Systems, a tiny security start-up that makes software for Android smartphones and other mobile devices
Read More »Designing Curiosity, The Biggest Little Rover For Mars
Nearly one metric ton of hardware will land on Mars in about nine months' time, uncurl its limbs, and start rolling around in the name of science. Designing something like Curiosity isn't easy. Around August 6, 2012, a spacecraft will reach Mars' surface after a nine-month journey from Earth
Read More »Video: The bright side of anxiety
Time magazine senior editor Jeffrey Kluger speaks to the "Early Show" anchors about the magazine's new cover story, "Why Anxiety is Good For You," and explains why stress doesn't have to be all bad.
Read More »Laptops damage sperm? What wi-fi study shows
Researchers in Argentina tie sperm problems to radiation emitted by internet-connected laptop computers
Read More »The Whale Song Project (Whale FM)
Help marine researchers answer key questions about how whales communicate [More]
Read More »Soccer study ties "heading" to brain damage
Frequent headers showed more brain injury on scans, scored worse on cognition tests
Read More »Sex Keeps Elderly Happier In Marriage
The key to a happy marriage and a happy life in retirement? According to a recent study, one answer is sex.
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