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Feed SubscriptionEating fruits, veggies makes you live longer
To the likely delight of nagging parents, a new study shows that people who eat more fruit and veggies tend to live longer.
Read More »Stem cell breakthrough may bring self-mending heart, scientists say
Mouse study suggests that pill given before heart attack might allow heart to rebuild itself after attack
Read More »Problems Without Passports: Scientific Research Diving at USC Dornsife–Last Child in the Reef
When I first got wind of the details of the Guam and Palau research diving program, I thought there had to be a catch. A program that so perfectly combined academics and passion for traveling seemed too good to be true. However, less than 6 months later that skepticism has been washed away and the trip is a reality…and an irreplaceably rewarding one at that.
Read More »Volcano Ash Cloud Halts Argentina, Uruguay Airports
* Ash cloud has disrupted flights for days * Chilean, Brazilian airlines cancel flights [More]
Read More »Apple: Does This Spaceship Make My Glass Look Big?
Apple's proposed new "spaceship" building in Cupertino features curved glass and an engineering challenge that makes solving the antennagate and white iPhone problems look cinchy. Apple's proposed new " spaceship " building in Cupertino may be made largely of huge sheets of curved glass. It's an aesthetic choice, and a very expensive one.
Read More »What makes McIlroy tick? Look to his roots
"Catch yourself on!"
Read More »Off the Tree, Ready to Eat
Mark Twain called the cherimoya and its cousin the sugar apple “the most delicious fruit known to men.” Though little more than exotic edibles to most Americans, such fruits of the Annona family have been cultivated by people in Central and South America for generations. Even in pre-Columbian times, Annona fruits were enjoyed for their sherbetlike texture and a flavor that resembles a mixture of banana and pineapple
Read More »15% worldwide have physical or mental disability
785 million people have significant disabilities such as blindness, missing limbs, or mental retardation, says WHO report
Read More »Youngsters working out too hard?
PGT: Older players are hitting the gym harder, and rookies and fresh faces have better physiques when they hit the tour, but its the younger set that appears to be breaking down sooner.
Read More »Better Than Skynet: Robots Learn To Think In Swarms To Help Us
Imagine a cloud of rescue helicopters descending on a burning building. New artificial intelligence models teach semi-autonomous devices how to coordinate their actions to solve our problems. Like human intelligence, artificial intelligence is on a spectrum
Read More »Solar Flare This Week Illuminated Power Grid’s Vulnerability
A massive burst of solar wind that erupted from the sun Tuesday is expected to deliver only a "glancing blow" to the Earth's vulnerable magnetic field, NASA officials said yesterday. But it will preview what some experts call a potentially existential threat to the power grids of the United States and other nations, and the populations that depend on them.
Read More »Apple Throws Digital Publishers A Subscriptions Bone (But Is It Tasty?)
In a move that'll help some digital magazine publishers and possibly streaming content providers, Apple has adjusted the terms and conditions for its subscriptions service. But how much help will it provide the struggling industry
Read More »Funk a happier man after qualifying for U.S. Open
Fred Funk hasn't been happy with his golf game over the last seven months, and even considered dropping off the pro tour until he straightened things out.
Read More »The Great Sunflower Project
Help scientists study pollination by planting flowers and tracking bee traffic [More]
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