UNITED NATIONS -- The U.N. Security Council will debate climate change for the second time in four years, its current chair announced yesterday. The July 20 discussion, led by the German government, will be a repeat of a 2007 attempt by the United Kingdom to put climate change on the council's agenda
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What does a bookworm have in common with a black-tufted marmoset? They both like a little quiet. Or so say scientists in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters
Read More »iPhone 5 Details Kinda, Sorta Leak
Apple's upcoming iPhone 5 will be "thinner and lighter" than the iPhone 4 and also sport an 8-mega pixel camera, according sources who spoke to official Apple leakbucket
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Read More »Cuddling is key for a happy relationship – for men, says Kinsey Institute study
Kinsey Institute questionnaire given to 1,000 couples yields surprising findings on relationship and sexual satisfaction
Read More »The jig is up — guys like to cuddle more
Men need more cuddles and kisses than women, and if that weren’t surprising enough to researchers in an international study on long-term relationships, sexual satisfaction is more important to women in long-term relationships.
Read More »New Glasses Give The Blind Bionic Eyes
Smartphone and gaming tech offers the vision-impaired the promise of better lives, for much less than the cost of a guide dog. By combining imaging, display, and sensing technology honed for smartphones, with games consoles and systems like Microsoft's Kinect, Oxford scientists have designed a set of high-tech glasses that could radically change the life of people suffering from a number of vision-impairing disorders.
Read More »Beasts of the Stellar Zoo [Slide Show]
One of astronomy's greatest conceptual revolutions began 100 years ago, when scientists demonstrated that stars follow specific patterns of brightness and color. [More]
Read More »Satisfaction With Job, Family and Sex Guard Against Signs of Heart Disease
Depression and chronic stress can be serious strains on heart health . But can positive emotional states do more for the heart than keep people at an average risk for signs of coronary heart disease?
Read More »Clark withdraws from Open with elbow injury
Tim Clark has withdrawn from the British Open, the second straight major he is missing because of an elbow injury.
Read More »Monkeys lend helping hand to disabled
Living with limited mobility can be tough - so Boston nonprofit helps by training capuchins to do more than just monkey around
Read More »Jump into lake costs Levet post in British Open
Thomas Levet's exuberant celebration of jumping into a lake after winning his home tournament in France last weekend has cost him a place in the British Open.
Read More »Air Pollution Could Damage Your Brain
You knew it wasn't good for your lungs, but new tests find that pollution affects your cognitive abilities and may cause depression. It's no secret that breathing in polluted air on a regular basis can do a number on your heart and lungs
Read More »Video: Report: Too few Americans getting colon cancer screenings
CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook reports on how colon cancer screening saves lives but a new CDC report says that 33 percent of Americans are not getting tested
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