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- Current Events (15 Apr, 2007)
Shooting at Virginia Tech University - 30 Killed (updated)
30 people killed in a shooting massacre at the Virginia University today, Monday, April 16th, 2007. The motives of the shooter nor his identity are unknown to the police at the moment. ...
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- Science (14 Jul, 2008)
Children Born in August Are Less Likely to Go to University
According to the results of the study conducted by British researchers, children born in summer are less likely to study at a university and later become employees with a good salary than children that were born at the beginning of their academic year. ...
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- Science (20 Oct, 2008)
Canadian University Reveals World's Most Powerful Microscope
McMaster University, research-intensive university in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, has installed in its new Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy a microscope which claims to be the most advanced and powerful in the world. ...
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- Offbeat (14 Jan, 2009)
University in Taiwan Opens Porn Course for Students
In order to help students analyze and understand porn movies, a university in Taiwan decided to open a special course. ...
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- Offbeat (08 Jun, 2009)
Nice Girls Are Better than Boys at School and University
New research claims that girls have better grades at school than boys simply because they are nicer. Scientists managed to find a connection between agreeableness in lessons and better test results. ...
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- Politics (18 Feb, 2007)
Surgeons Who Play Video Games are More Skilled
Recent studies showed that the surgeons who play video games are more skilled. It seems that video games contribute to a more precise technique of using different medical instruments. The February issue of Archives of Surgery states that there is a direct link between having video game skills and the abilities of a surgeon to perform a laparoscopic surgery. ...
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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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- Science (09 Mar, 2007)
Aggressive women - genes' fault
A new research has found the true cause of aggressive behavior in women. The University of Pittsburgh conducted a study where it was revealed that variations in serotonin receptor gene are closely related to hostility and ill temper in women. ...
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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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- Health & Fitness (15 Mar, 2007)
Pills Against Insomnia Cause Sleepwalking
Sleeping pills strangely influence people who take them. After waking up these men and women do not remember doing something, like eating, but they see traces of eating all over the place. The drugs' manufacturers will have to comply with a series of criteria, set by the F.D.A. to be able to stay on the market of sleeping pills. ...
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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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- Science (13 Nov, 2008)
Successful Birth of Live Rhinoceros from Frozen-Thawed Sperm
Today there are about 20,000 rhinoceros, which continue to disappear. One of the species is already extinct and other features only four animals. The breeding of rhinoceros becomes very difficult as more of them age and become ill. ...
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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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