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People who work after retiring enjoy better health, according to national study

Retirees who transition from full-time work into a temporary or part-time job experience fewer major diseases and are able to function better day-to-day than people who stop working altogether, according to a national study. ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Wishbones give insight into prehistoric flight

(Phys.org) -- A new study comparing birds’ wishbones has found prehistoric birds that disappeared 65 million years ago may have employed different flight styles to their modern-day counterparts.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

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The last dance between Venus and the Sun

In 1761, Harvard’s Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Philosophy John Winthrop loaded a grandfather clock and a couple of students into a boat and embarked on Harvard’s first astronomical expedition.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Google completes Motorola deal, heralding new era

(AP) -- Google has completed its $12.5 billion purchase of device maker Motorola Mobility in a deal that poses new challenges for the Internet's most powerful company as it tries to shape the future of mobile ...

Technology / Business

created May 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

SpaceX readies ambitious ISS launch

California-based company SpaceX was poised to launch its Dragon capsule to the International Space Station Saturday in what may be a historic mission for private spaceflight.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

As Facebook grows, millions say, 'no, thanks'

(AP) -- Don't try to friend MaLi Arwood on Facebook. You won't find her there.

Technology / Internet

created May 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 4

If the market decides what stockbrokers earn, why are women on Wall Street earning less?

The recent excesses of Wall Street may be big news but behind the headlines there's another story: When it comes to men and women stockbrokers, someone is taking home a bigger paycheck.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 8

Millennium-old olive trees of the Iberian Peninsula are younger than expected

Northeast Spain is home to olive trees so old that they are known as "millennium-old." A group of scientists have now studied their age. The oldest is to be found in the Catalan region of Montsia and is 627 ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 16, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Facebook IPO to bring cash and change

Facebook makes its hotly anticipated stock market debut this week in a history-making move promising wealth for insiders and change for users of the online social network.

Technology / Business

created May 15, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

'Mixed' family moms ensure minority culture continues in the home

The mothers of Britain's 'mixed families' are ensuring their children learn about their heritage and culture, according to a development project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). So, even if the child's ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 15, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Female bugs overcome cost of traumatic sex

(Phys.org) -- The study of “sexual conflict” between males and females helps us to understand why sexual reproduction persists given that it can be costly, especially to females. One aspect of ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 09, 2012 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast


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