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With one in three Americans now overweight, obesity-related goods are in heavy demand
Read More »The South Pacific Islands Survey–One Illness Threatens a Cook Islander’s Way of Life
An update is long overdue! A short bout of heat stroke put me out for a week and then I was working around the clock to produce a short video about a Cook Island resident who contracted fish poisoning: [More]
Read More »Leonard Susskind: The Bad Boy of Physics (preview)
Stanford University physicist Leonard Susskind revels in discovering ideas that transform the status quo in physics. Forty years ago he co-founded string theory, which was initially derided but eventually became the leading candidate for a unified theory of nature. For years he disputed Stephen Hawking’s conjecture that black holes do not merely swallow objects but grind them up beyond recovery, in violation of quantum mechanics
Read More »Game App Aims to Show Pakistan Flood Shadow lingers
By Nita Bhalla NEW DELHI, June 22 (Reuters Life!) - A game application is [More]
Read More »Health care quirk grants middle-class Medicaid
AP: Obama administration admits anomaly buried deep in reform legislation, says it will look for a fix
Read More »The Most Likely Climate Disasters On The Horizon
From forest die-offs to melting Arctic ice, there are many possibilities for how climate change will affect the planet. But some have a larger chance of happening than others. Which should we be prepared for most, and working hardest to prevent?
Read More »PGT: Gumbel silly to say USGA sold out
%excerpt% The rest is here: PGT: Gumbel silly to say USGA sold out
Read More »How Apple’s iCloud Could Squeeze Billions More From Tightfisted Music Lovers
Seventy-six percent of iPhone users surveyed said they were likely or very likely to use Apple 's forthcoming free iCloud service, according to a survey by RBC Capital Markets . But even more remarkable is the number of iPhone users that said they were somewhat likely to drop $25 per year for Apple's iTunes Match Service: 30% indicated they were willing to pay for the privilege of organizing (and laundering) their music in Apple's cloud
Read More »Unwanted Housemates: Dishwashers Provide Habitat for ‘Extremotolerant’ Fungi
A dishwasher makes a nice addition to any home. But the appliances also make a nice home for a number of fungi, some of which are pathogenic, according to a new study
Read More »Watch Hatchling Red-Tailed Hawks Grow Up at New York University [Live Video]
This spring, two red-tailed hawks took up residence on the 12th floor ledge of the New York University president's office at Bobst Library. Their nest and the three eggs inside made headlines in The New York Times , which set up a camera feed to capture the growing chicks
Read More »Severe Storms, Tornadoes Developing across Midwest
Severe thunderstorms, some producing tornadoes, are beginning to develop across the Midwest this afternoon. A potent storm tracking through this region is tapping into a warm, moist air mass, setting the stage for widespread showers and strong thunderstorms
Read More »Many women get needless HPV tests for cervical cancer: Study
CDC research finds doctors not following guidelines by ordering too many HPV tests for women, including tests for wrong strains
Read More »iPhone’s Market Share Gains Cut Into Android’s Smartphone Dominance
Apple naysayers love to point out the growing presence of Android-powered smartphones. Apple fans counter with a reminder that no one Android phone outsells the iPhone.
Read More »Judge Undercuts Online Copyright Law, Here’s What That Looks Like
David Kravets, a writer for Wired's Threat Level blog, reports on the ruling handed down by a federal judge that, simply put, allowed for the reposting of an entire article without permission. To show how asinine that is, we've reposted Wired's entire article. You should actually go to Wired and read it.
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