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The iPhone 4S, officially due to arrive in consumers' hands on Friday, has already been given a thorough test by hand-picked reviewers. What did they conclude?
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Those with the high-risk gene who ate diet with the least fruits and veggies, saw heart attack risk rise 30 percent
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What makes a great science book for kids? Scientific accuracy is certainly important but on its own it isn't enough.
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Dr. Jennifer Ashton reports on a new study which indicates that Vitamin E may not help prevent prostate cancer but rather actually increase the risk.
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Entrepreneur is just a fancy French word for a salesman, and a sales pitch isn't necessarily constrained by the laws of physics or economics. These folks don't so much have a business as an argument--or a business proposition as the clich
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Jiminy Cricket may not actually hold the door open for his lady friends, but he can still be chivalrous: researchers from the University of Exeter discovered that when threatened by predators, a male field cricket will protect his mate by letting her enter their burrow first.
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* Bangkok threatened later this week when tide to rise * Rice shipments delayed; regional prices may rise [More]
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