A new discovery of fossilized footprints reveals when reptiles first conquered dry land.

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

Jul 29, 2010 5 / 5 (9) 0 |

Emily Schaller likes to travel as part of the cystic-fibrosis advocacy she does, but the daily regimen she uses to manage her disease weighs her down.

Medicine & Health - Medical research

Jul 29, 2010 5 / 5 (1) 0

A new article in press of the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters unveils groundbreaking research on the hydrothermal formation of Clay-Carbonate rocks in the Nili Fossae region of Mars. The findin ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Jul 29, 2010 4.4 / 5 (16) 1 |

Calcium supplements, commonly taken by older people for osteoporosis, are associated with an increased risk of a heart attack, finds a study published in the British Medical Journal today.

Medicine & Health - Health

Jul 29, 2010 5 / 5 (8) 5 |

A study by a team of researchers at Bangor University has designed and tested two programs that help problem drinkers curb their alcohol abuse. The study shows positive results after drinkers have followed either the Alcohol ...

Medicine & Health - Health

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The neurological responses caused by observing somebody else playing a game have been uncovered. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience found differing responses for neutral observers, compared to tho ...

Medicine & Health - Neuroscience

Jul 29, 2010 4.8 / 5 (4) 0

UNESCO's World Heritage Committee said Wednesday it has removed Ecuador's Galapagos Islands from its list of endangered sites, due to Quito's protective efforts in the Pacific archipelago.

Biology - Ecology

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The risks associated with home birth are discussed in the lead Editorial in this week's Lancet, which says that while women have the right to choose how and where to give birth, they do not have the right to put their baby a ...

Medicine & Health - Health

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An Editorial in this week's Lancet looks discussed the recent report from the UK Vascular Society and the Royal College of Physicians which states patients in the UK are waiting too long for vascular surgery after sympto ...

Medicine & Health - Health

Jul 29, 2010 5 / 5 (1) 0

Combination treatment for obesity using the drugs naltrexone and bupropion, plus diet and exercise, helps reduce bodyweight by a mean of 5% or more over a year, depending on the dosage used. The findings of the COR-I study ...

Medicine & Health - Health

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A US foundation that helped launch private spaceflight Thursday turned its gaze and pocketbook towards Earth, unveiling a 1.4-million-dollar contest to find new ways to clean up oil spills.

Space & Earth - Environment

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(AP) -- The U.S. Justice Department said Thursday it is joining a fraud lawsuit against Oracle Corp. related to software contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

Technology - Business

Jul 29, 2010 5 / 5 (1) 0

Researchers seeking to learn more about stroke by studying how the body responds to toxins in snake venom are this week releasing new findings that they hope will aid in the development of therapies for heart disease and, ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Jul 29, 2010 5 / 5 (1) 0

Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said Thursday that developing Windows-based tablet computers and getting them to market is "job one urgency" for the US software giant.

Technology - Software

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(AP) -- A panel of federal judges is deciding where to consolidate several lawsuits against Google Inc. alleging the company violated wiretapping laws.

Technology - Internet

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