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Feed SubscriptionEndangered Australian Cockatoo Loses One Third of Population in Just 1 Year
It’s been a rough year for Western Australia’s iconic but endangered Carnaby’s black cockatoos ( Calyptorhynchus latirostris ), which are endemic to the state and live nowhere else in the world.
Read More »Women in their 40s more likely to have dental anxiety and phobia, study says
Dental phobia affects 40 percent of the western population, and about 30 to 40 million people in the U.S.
Read More »How heavy and light isotopes separate in magma
In the crash-car derby between heavy and light isotopes vying for the coolest spots as magma turns to solid rock, weightier isotopes have an edge, research led by Case Western Reserve University shows.
Read More »Hop, Skip and a Jump: Remembering Hedy Lamar
Just before the holidays, Pulitzer-Prize winning author Richard Rhodes — who wrote the definitive history of the Manhattan Project with The Making of the Atomic Bomb — published a new biography of film star Hedy Lamar: Hedy’s Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr . Why
Read More »North Korea’s Nukes: Does the Death of Kim Jong-il Mean Trouble for the U.S.?
As the body of North Korea's "dear leader" Kim Jong-il lies in state at his palace in Pyongyang, his youngest son Kim Jong-un takes control over the country's nuclear weapons program. Despite being named Kim's successor in 2009, Kim Jong-un remains a bit of a mystery to the western world.
Read More »North Korea’s Nukes: Does the Death of Kim Jong-il Mean Trouble for the U.S.?
As the body of North Korea's "dear leader" Kim Jong-il lies in state at his palace in Pyongyang, his youngest son Kim Jong-un takes control over the country's nuclear weapons program.
Read More »When is comfort most comforting? When you’ve got a specific Oxytocin gene!
Hi. In a few minutes I’d like you to stand up and give a short public speech to a judgmental group of people. The speech will be about the current national and international effects of Marbury v Madison, with particular focus on violations of interstate commerce
Read More »Tooth Chemistry Reveals Sauropod Sojourns
By Daniel Cressey of Nature magazine A collection of teeth from dinosaurs in the western U.S. [More]
Read More »Hurricane Jova prompts cruise ship itinerary change
Hurricane Jova is heading toward the western coast of Mexico, prompting a slew of watches and warnings, as well as the alteration of one cruise ship's itinerary.
Read More »Making Agriculture Preserve Land, Not Destroy It
Combining principles of conservation with the needs of agriculture might be the only way to keep growing enough food to feed an exploding global population.
Read More »Mediterranean Sea|: End of season sale – save 20% aboard the exclusive and elegant ARIETE PRIMO
Charter this elegant and exclusive yacht before the end of 2011, available throughout the Western Mediterranean, and save 20%.
Read More »The New Stripped-Down SUV That Will Change Transportation In Africa
Mobius has created an SUV that's strong enough to brave Africa's deteriorating roads, but frills free, to make it more affordable. Imagine a place where 2 million kilometers of roads have become virtually non-functional after decades
Read More »Ultrasonic French Fries
It’s one of the most commonly consumed snacks in the Western world and has been made in one form or another for at least three centuries, so you might think nothing new could come of the humble french fry.
Read More »Google, IBM, YouTube, And Kabul? Pentagon Hosts Afghan Tech Entrepreneurs In The U.S.
“The goal,” says Paul Brinkley, a former technology executive and now Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, “is to create an indigenous economy in Afghanistan that gives the Afghans hope, creates employment opportunities for young people, and discourages association with the radicals.” When you think of Afghanistan, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? War?
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