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Feed SubscriptionIs the ‘Hobbit’ Just a Deformed Human?
By Matt Kaplan of Nature magazine Homo floresiensis, dubbed the 'hobbit' of Indonesia, is once again igniting debate. [More]
Read More »Female Mosquitoes Tricked by Spermless Males
By Natasha Gilbert of Nature magazine Tinkering with male mosquitoes so that they cannot produce sperm is a promising way to control the spread of the malaria-carrying insects in the wild. Researchers had been concerned that female Anopheles gambiaemosquitoes might not be fooled into mating with the spermless males, but lab tests show that they are just as attracted to sterile males as to normal ones1
Read More »Southern U.S. boils while Midwest has storms
By Karen Brooks AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The Southeast and southern Plains broiled under more record-breaking heat on Monday while heavy rain and gusting winds threatened to pummel the nation's midsection. [More]
Read More »Plutonium Fuel Supplier Shuts Down in Wake of Fukushima Disaster
By Edwin Cartlidge of Nature magazine The Fukushima nuclear disaster, already casting a long shadow over the nuclear industry, has claimed another victim.
Read More »Dining at sea: It’ll soon cost you more
Effective Sept. 1, Celebrity Cruises is raising the fees for several specialty restaurants by roughly 15 to 33 percent, depending on venue.
Read More »Tiger doesn’t see his world has changed
Tiger Woods stepped from behind a microphone, thankful to be done with a short interview that felt like an intrusion. He took 23 questions, most of them about his golf, a few others about his left leg, then walked off without looking at anyone.
Read More »Orange goo washing ashore in Alaska is egg mass, scientists say
By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A mysterious orange goo that washed ashore in an Alaska village last week and sparked pollution concerns turns out to be a mass of crustacean eggs or embryos, government scientists said on Monday. [More]
Read More »New guidelines say hot weather safe for young athletes – with precautions
American Academy of Pediatrics issues new guidelines just in time for steamy August practices
Read More »Ownership Ties Among Global Corporations Strangely Resemble a Bow Tie
Large international corporations can control a wide variety of smaller companies.
Read More »Ownership Ties Among Global Corporations Strangely Resemble a Bow Tie
Large international corporations can control a wide variety of smaller companies. [More]
Read More »Buildings set ablaze in London suburb of Croydon
LONDON, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Arsonists set several buildingsablaze in Croydon on the southern outskirts of London, [More]
Read More »Breast cancer patient denied Medicaid coverage: Is he victim of sexism?
Medicaid program won't cover cost of surgery and chemo for 26-year-old South Carolina man because of "glitch" in law, program spokesman says
Read More »PGT: Perez on lookout for kid he snubbed
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Read More »PGT’s Par 3: Building weeks for Scott, Westwood
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