Studies do not support unhealthful relation between animal foods and breast cancer
Breast cancer is the 7th leading cause of mortality in the United States and results in approximately 41,000 deaths each year. Although genetic factors are important, there is considerable evidence that breast cancer risk ...
Aug 14, 2009
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Antarctic glacier thinning at alarming rate
(PhysOrg.com) -- The thinning of a gigantic glacier in Antarctica is accelerating, scientists warned today.
Aug 14, 2009
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Changes in net flow of ocean heat correlate with past climate anomalies
Physicists at the University of Rochester have combed through data from satellites and ocean buoys and found evidence that in the last 50 years, the net flow of heat into and out of the oceans has changed ...
Aug 14, 2009
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The day the music died: New research into the UK recording studio sector
A severe crisis in the music industry is seriously depleting the UK's recording studio sector, according to new research from The University of Nottingham.
Aug 14, 2009
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IE 8 is Microsoft's champion in browser wars
Microsoft is touting freshly-launched Internet Explorer 8 as its champion in the competitive Web browser arena, urging holdouts to upgrade from earlier versions of the software.
Aug 14, 2009
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Nitrogen fixation and phytoplankton blooms in the southwest Indian Ocean
Observations made by Southampton scientists help understand the massive blooms of microscopic marine algae - phytoplankton - in the seas around Madagascar and its effect on the biogeochemistry of the southwest Indian Ocean.
Aug 14, 2009
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Italy launches first clean hydrogen power plant
Italian power company Enel said Friday that it had started up a ground-breaking hydrogen-powered electricity plant producing no greenhouse gases.
Aug 14, 2009
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Unique winter-hardy hibiscus has roots with AgriLife Research scientist in Vernon
Glaxo starts testing its swine flu vaccine
(AP) -- Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline says it has started testing its swine flu vaccine in humans.
Aug 14, 2009
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Doing what the brain does -- how computers learn to listen
Analysis: 'Cash for Clunkers' program is expensive way to cut carbon emissions
New UC Davis estimates say the federal government's Cash for Clunkers program is paying at least 10 times the "sticker price" to reduce emissions of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.
Aug 14, 2009
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Chinese carrier in talks with Apple on iPhone
(AP) -- State-owned China Unicom Ltd. said Friday it is talking with Apple Inc. about becoming an iPhone carrier but denied a report it has reached a deal and will buy 5 million handsets.
Aug 14, 2009
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Bionanomachines: Proteins as resistance fighters
(PhysOrg.com) -- Friction limits the speed and efficiency of macroscopic engines. Is this also true for nanomachines? A Dresden research team used laser tweezers to measure the friction between a single motor ...
Aug 14, 2009
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Warming ocean contributes to global warming
The warming of an Arctic current over the last 30 years has triggered the release of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from methane hydrate stored in the sediment beneath the seabed.
Aug 14, 2009
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