By Hereward Holland MANYANI, Kenya (Reuters) - Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki set fire to five tonnes of contraband ivory on Wednesday, a symbol of his and Africa's renewed commitment to fight poaching.
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Study of more than 1,100 people showed test was accurate in up to 85 percent of participants
Read More »Bifocal Fish Sees Differently above and below Water Line
“Hey, four-eyes!” That playground taunt is more accurate when applied to Anableps anableps --a fish related to the guppy. It lives in the brackish waters of mangrove swamps in central and South America, and hunts for food at the water's surface..
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Read More »NRC Revisits Old Question: How Safe are US Nuclear Reactors?
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Fukushima task force has confronted the commissioners with a central quandary of their mission: When are nuclear plants safe enough? The six-person Near-Term Task Force that dived into the implications of Japan's nuclear disaster concluded in its July 12 report that "continued operation and continued licensing activities do not pose an imminent risk to public health and safety." [More]
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Read More »Take extra care handling pet with broken bone
Dr. Ann Hohenhaus, WebMD pet expert, describes useful tips if your pet breaks a bone
Read More »Do antidepressants cause depression? What new study says
Antidepressant medication sets stage for relapse by interfering with levels of key neurotransmitters, Canadian researchers say
Read More »Oakland Hills to host 2016 US Amateur
Oakland Hills Country Club will celebrate its centennial by hosting the U.S.
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Not all financings are created equal. This is especially true when you factor in the different stages that your company will evolve through over its lifetime
Read More »Counting calories? Don’t be too quick to trust restaurants’ tallies
Scientists find nearly 20 percent of food items have calorie counts 100 calories less than what label says
Read More »U.N. Declares Famine in Two Regions of South Somalia
By Katy Migiro NAIROBI (Reuters) - The United Nations declared famine in two regions of southern Somalia Wednesday and said it could quickly spread unless donors took action.
Read More »Facebook Scores Poorly on Customer Satisfaction
The company is so ubiquitous it has no incentive to "delight" users. Wikipedia topped the social media sites for customer satisfaction.
Read More »Energy Department to Install Fuel Cells at 8 Military Posts
By Malathi Nayak WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Energy Department said on Tuesday it would install 18 fuel cell backup power systems at eight U.S. military posts, as part of a partnership with the Defense Department to bolster energy security.
Read More »Study: HIV risks rise with some birth control
Women found to be twice as likely to transmit HIV if on pill
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