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Swine flu cases pass 100 in US, vaccine pursued

(AP) -- U.S. authorities are pledging to eventually produce enough swine flu vaccine for everyone but the shots couldn't begin until fall at the earliest.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

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Historian turns detective to solve film mystery

Dr. Harry Bennett, Associate Professor of History at Plymouth University, has spent years researching the bizarre tale and a book recording his work – titled The Nazi, The Painter and the Forgotten Story ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

State of Himalayan glaciers less alarming than feared

Ever since the false prognoses of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the Himalayan glaciers have been a focus of public and scientific debate. The gaps in our knowledge of glaciers in the ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (11) | comments 68 | with audio podcast

Safer air-conditioner refrigerant helps reverse rapid ozone-layer losses of past decades

If the approaching summer has you calling for an air-conditioning repair, you'll have a personal experience with one of the world's most successful global environmental efforts.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Apple expected to reveal new iPad

Apple is expected to reveal a new version of its coveted iPad on Wednesday in its first major media event since the death of legendary founder and beloved pitchman Steve Jobs.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Apple expected to unveil new iPad

Apple is expected to reveal a new version of its coveted iPad on Wednesday in its first major media event since the death of legendary founder and beloved pitchman Steve Jobs.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (7) | comments 0

New report questions hard-edged 'living shorelines' in estuaries

The increasing use of large breakwaters and other hard structures to reduce erosion in "living shorelines" along coastal estuaries may be no better for the environment than the ecologically harmful bulkheads they were designed ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

35 years later, the ‘wow!’ signal still tantalizes

Since the SETI program first began searching for possible alien radio signals a few decades ago, there have been many false alarms but also instances of fleeting signals of interest which disappeared again ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Himalayan Sherpas lament climate change devastation

Climate change is altering the face of the Himalayas, devastating farming communities and making Mount Everest increasingly treacherous to climb, some of the world's top mountaineers have warned.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 26, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 18

Ohio man given choice of Facebook apology or jail

(AP) -- A man who was threatened with jail time for posting comments about his estranged wife on his personal Facebook page unless he posted daily apologies for a month says the court ruling violates his ...

Technology / Internet

created Feb 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 8

Voters overrate favorite candidates

(PhysOrg.com) -- If your political candidate of choice falls behind in the polls, will you lose faith in his ability to win? Probably not. A new study from Northwestern University suggests that people tend to believe that ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

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