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Can a mop fight swine flu? Docs say probably not

(AP) -- In scores of schools across the United States, the mop has been the weapon of choice in the fight against swine flu. Schools from New York to California have spent days disinfecting desks and tables after cases of ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

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Researchers demonstrate possible primitive mechanism of chemical info self-replication

(Phys.org) -- When scientists think about the replication of information in chemistry, they usually have in mind something akin to what happens in living organisms when DNA gets copied: a double-stranded molecule ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created May 25, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Study ups plant CO2 intake estimates

Plants may be able to limit the impact of our CO2 emissions even more than we previously thought, an innovative new experiment suggests.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 6

Iran oil sector hit by 'cyber attack'

A voracious virus attack has hit computers running key parts of Iran's oil sector, forcing authorities to unplug its main oil export terminal from the Internet and to set up a cyber crisis team, according ...

Technology / Internet

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 1

Plants ‘mop up’ more carbon than expected under lab conditions

(PhysOrg.com) -- The ability of plants to absorb carbon dioxide emissions from human activity appears to be surprisingly robust as the climate warms, according to groundbreaking research.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fear factor isn't enough: Ads have to gross you out to work best

(PhysOrg.com) -- We've all seen the ads meant to scare us into buying products like protective sunscreen or to avoid doing something like drugs. Well, it turns out those advertisements may only freeze us with fear and inaction. ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists reveal how females store sperm for decades

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have discovered that all sorts of females – from birds to reptiles to insects – have a nifty trick to prolong the lifespan of sperm, letting them store it for weeks, months ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Ships, planes attack major Shell oil spill off Nigeria

Shell on Friday deployed ships with dispersants and planes in a bid to mop up one of Nigeria's worst offshore oil spills in recent years, a spokesman said, amid fears it could soon reach the shoreline.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Bacterial protein 'mops up' viruses found in contaminated water supplies

Access to clean water is a necessity often taken for granted. However UNICEF estimates that 900 million people across the world do not have access to safe drinking water. New research published in BioMed Central's open access ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

New research: Are global honey bee declines caused by diesel pollution?

Scientists are investigating a possible link between tiny particles of pollution found in diesel fumes and the global collapse of honey bee colonies.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 07, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 2

Soyuz lands safely in Kazakhstan, rattles nerves

(AP) -- A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying three returning astronauts from the International Space Station touched down safely Friday in the central steppes of Kazakhstan, but not without rattling nerves after ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1


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