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Offbeat (12 Jul, 2007)
A Jogger Wearing iPod Struck by Lightning
A man wearing his iPod during a thunderstorm was hurled eight feet into the air when lightning hit a tree close by. The burns covering the man's chest, neck and ear coincided with the positions of his iPod earphones he was wearing at the moment of the lightning strike. ...
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Politics (19 Feb, 2007)
Tragic Human Error Lead to Transplantation of HIV-positive Organs
Several Italian doctors have transplanted to three recipients organs that were infected by HIV. The information was provided by the hospital in Florence. The doctors from the Careggi hospital said that the liver and kidneys of an HIV-positive woman were transplanted after a laboratory biologist mistakenly wrote on a woman's medical records that she tested negative for the virus. ...
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Technology (28 Feb, 2007)
Humanoids continue invading
The ideas for creating robots are probably very easy to come up with. The Japanese scientists and engineers are probably the best in this field. The range of their robots with various functionality grows every day. However some people think it is not that necessary. ...
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Science (05 Mar, 2007)
DNA research approaches the origins of human beings
Enthusiasts of genografic project unite to collect the DNA database all over the world so to make every person aware of the place where his or her ancestors come from. ...
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Science (05 Mar, 2007)
Happiness Might Appear Before Fortunate Events Occur, Study Says
A recent study on human happiness reveals that our adaptation to major life events is not the only factor to influence our well-being. Those who will have their life run in a more balanced way are predominantly inclined to feel happy long before the fortunate occurrence in their life.

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Environment (14 Mar, 2007)
Scientist's call upon policy makers on global warming
Scientists gathered at Arctic Science Summit Week, which started on Wednesday in New Hampshire to make up their mind on crucial changes in the North Pole that highlights global warming more than ever before. ...
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Science (14 Mar, 2007)
Chemical Found in Cosmetics, Soaps and Lubricants is Hazardous for Men
Till now scientists have been aware of the fact that exposure to phthalates is linked to reproductive issues. Recently they have discovered that this chemical, found in nearly everything including plastics, shampoos, cosmetics, lubricants, paint and soaps, is strongly connected to abdominal obesity and insulin resistance in adult males. This scientific discovery was made by the University of Rochester Medical Center. ...
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Science (16 Mar, 2007)
To live or die - computer will decide
Are you ready to entrust your destiny to a computer? Researches say that a new computer program can make life-or-death decisions for disabled people better than their closest relatives. ...
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Health & Fitness (16 Mar, 2007)
A Trojan-horse strategy selected to fight bacteria
A joint project of three teams of researchers from three different US universities (University of Washington, Iowa and Cincinnati) have selected a different approach at fighting bacteria in people with cystic fibrosis. This team of scientists will investigate the possibility of substituting iron with another metal with similar properties to attract the bacteria to it. ...
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Technology (24 Mar, 2007)
Japanese Scientists Work on a Flexible Battery

Scientists from the Japanese University of Waseda develop a new kind of battery: a thin film battery, based on plastic polymers. This battery will be widely used in the future in small portable devices, requiring a high-power capacity.

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Technology (31 Mar, 2007)
Microsoft Comes up with New Visitor Attracting Strategies
Microsoft develops new ways and strategies to acquire more and more visitors to their search engine MSN Live Search: from inventing new filtering systems for displaying results, to new search algorithms and paying or rewarding the visitors for using Live Search. ...
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Health & Fitness (03 Apr, 2007)
No PowerPoint, please!
PowerPoint is not very healthy - state Australian scientists from the University of New South Wales from Australia. ...
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Science (04 Apr, 2007)
The most important inventions and discoveries of the humanity
An American Community of Scientists has issued their list of most important inventions and discoveries, which have changed or influenced the development of humanity. ...
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Science (25 Apr, 2008)
Compliments and Money Give the Same Satisfaction
People can be rewarded by compliment or by cash as the brain evaluates both the same ...
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Environment (17 Apr, 2007)
Biofuel Vehicles to Put Our Health at Risk
The latest scientific research reveals that biofuels used in vehicles may be more harmful for human health than the petrol used today. By 2020, 10% of all transport means should run on biofuels as agreed by the EU. ...
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