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Exploring the Stone Age pantry

The consumption of wild cereals among prehistoric hunters and gatherers appears to be far more ancient than previously thought, according to a University of Calgary archaeologist who has found the oldest example ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0




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Hidden water holds the key to a changing desert

Passover, which celebrates the Israelites' flight from Egypt, ended Tuesday night. Yet after the exodus, they wandered the desert for 40 more years. There, Moses struck a rock with his staff and made water ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 27, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Treat yourself, in moderation: How much is enough?

Humans, perhaps Americans in particular, tend to share a certain creed that goes something like this: If one is good, two are better.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 25, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Cockroach inspires robotic hand to get a grip

No one thinks twice about picking up a cup of coffee, but this task has vexed robots for three decades. A new type of mechanical hand developed by researchers at Harvard and Yale promises to solve this problem. ...

Electronics / Robotics

created Jan 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

A cork in the eye is no way to spend the holiday

For many, the countdown on New Year’s Eve is a time to celebrate with friends and family and pop open a bottle of bubbly, but for others, it could mean getting hit in the eye with a champagne cork that could lead to ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 22, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

California looks for a way to save the delta, quench residents' thirst

A drilling rig bit into the bed of California's biggest river, hauling up sage-green tubes of clay and sand the consistency of uncooked fudge.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 29, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Speedy Train Technology Finds New Food Safety Niche

Magnetic levitation technology is the darling of mass transit: High-speed trains floating above magnetic tracks can sweep passengers along smoothly at 300 miles per hour. Now, researchers have discovered an ...

Chemistry / Other

created Jul 30, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Brazilian acai berry antioxidants absorbed by human body

A Brazilian palm berry, popular health food though little research has been done on it, now may have its purported benefits better understood. In the first research involving people, the acai (ah-sigh-EE) ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 06, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (13) | comments 0

New cell-based sensors sniff out danger like bloodhounds

A small, unmanned vehicle makes its way down the road ahead of a military convoy. Suddenly it stops and relays a warning to the convoy commander. The presence of a deadly improvised explosive device, or IED, ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 06, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (14) | comments 0


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