NASA finds 4th crack on space shuttle fuel tank
(AP) -- NASA has found a fourth crack in the fuel tank for space shuttle Discovery.
Space Exploration
Nov 15, 2010
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Analysis of teeth suggests modern humans mature more slowly than Neanderthals did
A sophisticated new examination of teeth from 11 Neanderthal and early human fossils shows that modern humans are slower than our ancestors to reach full maturity. The finding suggests that our characteristically slow development ...
Archaeology
Nov 15, 2010
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Biochemistry of how plants resist insect attack determined
Many plants, including crops, release volatiles in response to insect attack. The chemical compounds can be a defense or can be an aromatic call for help to attract enemies of the attacking insect. Researchers from Virginia ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 15, 2010
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Understanding consumer behavior: Make them think it was their idea or decision?
Consumers value goals they've chosen on their own more than those that are imposed on them, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Social Sciences
Nov 15, 2010
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Do consumers prefer 1 percent interest over 0 percent interest or is zero simply confusing?
Why would someone choose a credit card with a one percent interest rate over another with a zero percent rate? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research finds that consumers are often flummoxed when it comes to zero.
Social Sciences
Nov 15, 2010
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Scientists find new squid in Indian Ocean depths
Scientists have uncovered a new large species of squid among 70 types gathered during an exploration of the depths of the Indian Ocean, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature said on Monday.
Plants & Animals
Nov 15, 2010
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Europe to knock down barriers for disabled
The one in six Europeans with a disability should be able to cross EU borders carrying a single card offering bloc-wide entitlements from next year, the European Commission said Monday.
Other
Nov 15, 2010
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T. rex's big tail was its key to speed and hunting prowess
Tyrannosaurus rex was far from a plodding Cretaceous era scavenger whose long tail only served to counterbalance the up-front weight of its freakishly big head.
Archaeology
Nov 15, 2010
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India's Mahindra Satyam shows fiscal year quarterly profit
India's outsourcing firm Mahindra Satyam, recovering from the country's biggest-ever corporate fraud, on Monday reported its first profits since the scandal erupted.
Business
Nov 15, 2010
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Microsensors offer first look at whether cell mass affects growth rate (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Illinois researchers are using a new kind of microsensor to answer one of the weightiest questions in biology – the relationship between cell mass and growth rate.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 15, 2010
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