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By Ed Yong of Nature magazine The wrinkles that develop on wet fingers could be an adaptation to give us better grip in slippery conditions, the latest theory suggests.

By Ed Yong of Nature magazine The wrinkles that develop on wet fingers could be an adaptation to give us better grip in slippery conditions, the latest theory suggests. The hypothesis, from Mark Changizi, an evolutionary neurobiologist at 2AI Labs in Boise, Idaho, and his colleagues goes against the common belief that fingers turn prune-like simply because they absorb water. Changizi thinks that the wrinkles act like rain treads on tires

A new study by Google.org projects that breakthroughs in clean energy technologies stemming from aggressive federal and private-sector investment would add $150 billion in additional economic output and 1.1 million new jobs by 2030, with the gains continuing to grow in future years. The study, "The New Prize: Clean Energy Innovation," is based on McKinsey & Co.'s Low Carbon Economics computer modeling

New study shows that women's ability to guess male sexual orientation improves at times of peak ovulation

Results from longest follow-up study of its kind indicate three breast cancer deaths would be prevented if 1,000 women were screened for 10 years

AOL is flexing yet another of its gooey tentacles to get a grip on a market: It's partnering with Slacker Radio for streaming Net radio. Pandora

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NASA will send its final space shuttle into orbit this summer, when Atlantis lifts off from Kennedy Space Center for a 12-day mission to the International Space Station. The mission will garner much attention for what it represents -- the 135th and final flight of NASA's 30-year space shuttle program. But also important is the work that the four-member crew will be doing to ready the International Space Station for the post-shuttle-program era.

NASA will send its final space shuttle into orbit this summer, when Atlantis lifts off from Kennedy Space Center for a 12-day mission to the International Space Station.

Fast food has taken hits for health risks, but some states have huge appetite for the stuff

Agency issues warning over sprouts packed in bags marked "Evergreen Produce," saying they may be tainted with infectious bacteria

Health officials are warning against eating alfalfa and spicy sprouts from Evergreen Produce, Inc. after they were linked to at least 20 cases of salmonella. Jeff Glor reports on the FDA warning

The FDA is beginning two days of hearings on the possible withdrawal of its approval of the drug Avastin for treating breast cancer. Dr

New crib safety guidelines from the Consumer Product Safety Commission require cribs to be sturdier and more durable

Survivors rally against FDA's upcoming possible withdrawal of Avastin for treatment of their disease