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Researchers find simple camera enhances preschool learning

(PhysOrg.com) -- Three Penn State Harrisburg faculty researchers have proven an educational program built around a simple disposable camera enhances learning for both children and teachers in preschool settings.

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Teenager reportedly finds solution to 350 year old math and physics problem

(Phys.org) -- In Isaac Newton's Principia Mathematica published in 1687, the man many consider the most brilliant mathematician of all time used a mathematical formula to describe the path taken by an obj ...

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created May 29, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (25) | comments 51 | with audio podcast weblog

Why not marry your cousin? Millions do

The health risks of marrying a cousin have been grossly overstated, says a new book.

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created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (11) | comments 20

Swedish zipper perfecter honored with Google doodle

Google dedicated a doodle Tuesday to the Swedish-American inventor of the modern zipper, Gideon Sundback, on what would have been his 132nd birthday.

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created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Kinder Houston Area Survey reveals more Houstonians support mass transit

One of America's most automobile-dependent large cities may be heading into a new era, according to the 31st annual Kinder Houston Area Survey conducted by Rice University. Among the findings in this year's survey: Houstonians ...

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created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The Viking journey of mice and men

House mice (Mus musculus) happily live wherever there are humans. When populations of humans migrate the mice often travel with them. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology h ...

Biology / Evolution

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Brucellosis pathogen persists in Botswana buffalo

The term "bush meat" conjures up images of exotic animals hunted by men in traditional dress using handmade weapons. But in reality, bush meat is a lot closer to our North American venison, quail, and pheasant ...

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Megaupload founder joked about his 'hacker' past

(AP) -- Two years ago, Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom joked in emails with his new neighbors in New Zealand about his bad-boy reputation before telling them his criminal past was behind him and he was coming ...

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Shipwrecked: Women and children first?

Barely three months short of the centenary of the sinking of the Titanic, which went down on 15 April 1912, another shipwreck has galvanised the world’s attention. With tragic stories of loss, chaos and ...

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created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Over 65 million years North American mammal evolution has tracked with climate change

Climate changes profoundly influenced the rise and fall of six distinct, successive waves of mammal species diversity in North America over the last 65 million years, shows a novel statistical analysis led ...

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created Dec 26, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (17) | comments 16 | with audio podcast

Study: Indian, Vietnamese immigrants become 'American' over time through civic activities

Whether contributing money to Boy Scouts, donating a sculpture of Gandhi for a Dallas city plaza, or successfully lobbying against flying Vietnam's communist flag in a citywide international celebration, a ...

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created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2


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