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Dr. Jennifer Ashton speaks to the "Early Show" anchors about the upcoming flu season and which of the four new vaccinations is best for you
Read More »Afghanistan’s Buried Riches (preview)
The scene at first resembles many that play out daily in the war-torn Red Zone of southern Afghanistan: a pair of Black Hawk helicopters descend on a hillside near the country’s southern border with Pakistan. As the choppers land, U.S. marines leap out, assault rifles ready.
Read More »Earthquakes and Drought Could Slow Afghanistan’s Mining
Even if Taliban forces and opium warlords do not try to interfere with mining by Afghan or international companies, other factors could complicate commercialization. Challenges faced at the country’s largest development project, the planned copper mine at Aynak, 20 kilometers south of Kabul, are emblematic
Read More »Study: Kidney dialysis treatment insufficient
Research suggests way diabetics, others with failing kidneys treated for a half-century may be dangerously inadequate
Read More »Quantum Cheshire Cat: Even Weirder Than Schrödinger’s
Just when you thought you’d heard every quantum mystery that was possible, out pops another one. [More]
Read More »Are Pigs Bringing the Flu to Your State? Researchers Map Influenza Spread by Hogs [Animation]
MALTA--For millions of U.S.
Read More »"Person Of Interest" Creator Jonathan Nolan Isn’t Paranoid–Or Is He?
“There are apps that ask what your mood is, or track the transmission of disease," says Nolan, whose new, J.J. Abrams-produced drama premieres tomorrow on CBS.
Read More »"The Quest" for Energy Security: The Search for More Oil and Its Alternatives
Mottanai: it’s a Japanese term that translates as “too precious to waste.” It’s the philosophy that guides the island nation’s approach to natural resources like energy, and it has become particularly important as the meltdowns at Fukushima have resulted in roughly 25 percent of Japanese electricity supply disappearing as other nuclear reactors remain shutdown. [More]
Read More »Occupy Wall Street: Tahrir Over Here?
Yahoo blocked emails related to the ongoing protests on Wall Street.
Read More »Netflix CFO David Wells On Qwikster Rebranding, Lowering Prices, Subscriber Loss, Blockbuster, Starz
Netflix must feel like captain Billy Tyne in the The Perfect Storm: Just went it's hit by one massive wave, another one soon drowns the company from any possible respite.
Read More »Time For Apple To Kill The iPod
Yes, the game-changing device still accounts for about 7 percent of quarterly revenues. But Apple's money could be better spent elsewhere. Here's why and where
Read More »BPA found in kid-friendly canned foods: Cause for alarm?
Cancer advocacy group calls for food manufacturers to find alternative to controversial chemical used in can linings
Read More »Your Friday Forecast: Sunny, with a 1-in-21-Trillion Chance of Getting Hit by Orbital Debris
The orbital realm surrounding Earth is filled with millions of pieces of space junk, some of which occasionally fall back to Earth. [More]
Read More »Longevity Genes Challenged by New Data Showing No Extension of Lifespan
By Heidi Ledford of Nature magazine A widely touted--but controversial--molecular fountain of youth has come under fire yet again, with the publication of new data challenging the link between proteins called sirtuins and longer lifespan. In a paper published today in Nature , researchers report that overexpressing a sirtuin gene in two model organisms--the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans and the fruitfly Drosophila melanogaster --does not boost longevity as had been previously reported. [More]
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