Black girls who use marijuana engage in riskier sex, have higher STD rate August 05, 2008 | User rating: 2.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Black girls who use marijuana are more likely to engage in risky sexual acts and contract a sexually transmitted disease, a new study finds. | |
 Researchers make milestone discovery in quantum mechanics August 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 81 vote(s)
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Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have recently reached what they are calling a milestone in experimental quantum mechanics. | |
 Study shows clumps and streams of dark matter in inner regions of the Milky Way August 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Using one of the most powerful supercomputers in the world to simulate the halo of dark matter that envelopes our galaxy, researchers found dense clumps and streams of the mysterious stuff ... | |
 Jupiter and Saturn full of liquid metal helium August 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 40 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A strange, metal brew lies buried deep within Jupiter and Saturn, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and in London. | |
Complete Neandertal mitochondrial genome sequenced from 38,000-year-old bone August 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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A study reported in the August 8th issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication, reveals the complete mitochondrial genome of a 38,000-year-old Neandertal. The findings open a window into the Neandertals' past ... | |
A new light on the brains of people with borderline personality disorder August 07, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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In a game of give and get, the brains of people with borderline personality disorder often don't get it. | |
 World's smallest snake found in Barbados August 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 27 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The world's smallest species of snake, with adults averaging just under four inches in length, has been identified on the Caribbean island of Barbados. The species -- which is as thin as ... | |
With automated tagging, Web links can surprise August 04, 2008 | User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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(AP) -- It wasn't what anyone expected to see while perusing a news article. But there, in the final paragraph of an online story about the call girl involved in the Eliot Spitzer scandal, Yahoo's automated system was inviting ... | |
Nissan accelerator pedal pushes back to save fuel August 04, 2008 | User rating: 2.1 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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For drivers who like to step on the gas but don't want a higher fuel bill, Nissan Motor on Monday unveiled an accelerator pedal that pushes back to help motorists get more mileage. | |
The school bully -- does it run in the family? August 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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A shove, a taunt or name-calling on the playground or in the hall, away from the eyesight, earshot and authority of the teacher – childhood bullying can involve physical contact, spreading rumors and other negative behaviors ... | |
 'Cosmic ghost' discovered by volunteer astronomer August 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 32 vote(s)
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When Yale astrophysicist Kevin Schawinski and his colleagues at Oxford University enlisted public support in cataloguing galaxies, they never envisioned the strange object Hanny van Arkel found in archived ... | |
Study: Spices may protect against consequences of high blood sugar August 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 36 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Herbs and spices are rich in antioxidants, and a new University of Georgia study suggests they are also potent inhibitors of tissue damage and inflammation caused by high levels of blood sugar. | |
 Duck-billed dinosaurs outgrew predators to survive August 06, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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With long limbs and a soft body, the duck-billed hadrosaur had few defenses against predators such as tyrannosaurs. But new research on the bones of this plant-eating dinosaur suggests that it had at least ... | |
Aphids are sentinels of climate change August 06, 2008 | User rating: 1.8 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Aphids are emerging as sentinels of climate change, researchers at BBSRC-supported Rothamsted Research have shown. One of the UK's most damaging aphids - the peach-potato aphid (Myzus persicae) - has been found to be flying ... | |
 Stretchable silicon camera next step to artificial retina August 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 34 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- By combining stretchable optoelectronics and biologically inspired design, scientists have created a remarkable imaging device, with a layout based on the human eye. | |
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