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Indonesia to Set Up $5.6 billion Palm Oil and Rubber Firm

By Janeman Latul and Fathiya Dahrul JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's government plans to create one of the world's largest palm oil and rubber firms in March by combining state planters with total assets of $5.6 billion, a government minister told Reuters on Thursday. [More]

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Scorpion Armor Inspires Sand-Resistant Surfaces

It’s tough to be a machine in the desert: particles of dirt and sand work their way into moving parts, where they abrade turbines, motors, pipes and other equipment. To avoid this costly wear and tear, researchers are taking lessons from a desert native: the yellow fat-tail scorpion. [More]

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Synchronized Eating: Social Influences on Eating Behavior

When I was a kid, I used to spend hours listening to Adam Carolla and Dr. Drew Pinsky on their Sunday night call-in radio show Loveline . I listened so often that I began to incorporate one of their catchphrases – “good times” – into my daily conversations.

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New Map Shows that Most Lyme-Infected Ticks Are in Northeast, Northern Midwest

Female blacklegged tick courtesy of Graham Hickling/University of Tennessee Lyme disease is notoriously tough to diagnose. The symptoms often don’t appear for one or two weeks after a bite and can vary from feeling flu-ish to longer-term neurological damage. And ticks seem to lie in wait throughout much of the U.S., prepared to pounce and infect a passerby

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U.S. State Science Standards Are "Mediocre to Awful"

How state science standards stack up, according to a new report from The Fordham Institute A new report from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute paints a grim picture of state science standards across the United States

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