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Obese mice given SRT-1720 drug lived 44 percent longer than obese mice not on drug, says study

In the September issue of Scientific American , Harvard University economist Edward Glaeser describes how education and entrepreneurship can make or break cities.

This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day. UK Goverment Summons Social Networks For Riot Talks . Next Thursday the Home Office will hold a meeting with the top social networks to discuss the recent nationwide riots.

Oil money has conjured up a pricey experiment in sustainability in a patch of desert between downtown Abu Dhabi and its airport. There, the city of Masdar ("the source") is rising. It is meant to signal a shift away from fossil fuels by hosting a variety of ecofriendly approaches, such as a system of subterranean electric cars--Personalized Rapid Transit--that whisk visitors and residents from point to point.

Peering deep into the sun's churning plasma, solar physicists have discovered a way to forecast the emergence of sunspots before they reach the solar surface.

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At the SciFoo conference last weekend, brain scientist and illusionmeister Steve Macknik elevated a basic principle of energy conservation--turn off the lights when you don’t need them--to a whole new level. [More]

Only a month on the market, and the device that HP said would give Android and Apple a run for its money is already finished. Rumors were confirmed today that HP will discontinue its TouchPad tablet as well its WebOS phones. Reports indicate the company plans to instead focus on software and services, while distancing itself from hardware--HP may spin off its personal-computer business and acquire enterprise software company Autonomy for $10 billion.

The skin condition psoriasis may increase the risk of stroke and atrial fibrillation, a condition in which the heart beats irregularly, a new Danish study says.

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By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. emissions of the main greenhouse gas rebounded nearly 4 percent last year as factories ran harder while the economy recovered and as consumers boost air conditioning during the hot summer, the government said on Thursday

By Pascal Fletcher MIAMI (Reuters) - A human fecal bacterium kills coral, new research shows, and U.S.

HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government said it was investigating reports of an oil sheen in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana, and BP Plc said its offshore wells were not the culprit. The U.S

A new process for converting plants to oil can use plants that we don't also want for food, opening up new possibilities for a future where the fields with amber waves are what power our cars. When Texas prospectors first hit oil gushers atop Spindletop Hill in 1901, it seemed like the Oil Age would go on forever.

Peter Lawrie of Ireland shot a 6-under 66 Thursday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Czech Open.