Santa Claus is computer literate and Rudolph is unemployed since more and more people are clicking off their holiday lists online and getting them delivered overnight, often by people with brown uniforms instead of by reindeer ...
Internet
Dec 8, 2006
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Infections from drug-resistant forms of Staphylococcus bacteria are skyrocketing and have even recently made headlines by debilitating some of the NFL’s toughest players. Tools to fight these bugs are few, but now University ...
Dec 8, 2006
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Researchers from the University of Alaska-Fairbanks and the state said they want a fuller picture about why Alaska's sea lion population is falling.
Environment
Dec 8, 2006
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China launched its second geostationary satellite, which officials said will provide better weather forecasting for Beijing.
Space Exploration
Dec 8, 2006
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The closing of six federal libraries has created alarm among the public and U.S. scientists, who say vital data will no longer be accessible.
Other
Dec 8, 2006
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Canadians feeling blue during the last three months shouldn't be surprised -- they were robbed of more than 100 hours of sunlight, climatologists said.
Environment
Dec 8, 2006
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Computers and liquids are not very compatible, as many a careless coffee-drinking laptop owner has discovered. But a new breakthrough by researchers at the California Institute of Technology could result in future logic circuits ...
Other
Dec 8, 2006
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The sudden appearance of large animal fossils more than 500 million years ago – a problem that perplexed even Charles Darwin and is commonly known as "Darwin’s Dilemma" – may be due to a huge increase of oxygen in the ...
Dec 8, 2006
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The county of Los Angeles may not like this distinction, but Virginia Tech environmental engineer John Novak says the sludge from this area of California has the “worst odor of any I have ever tested.” A walk inside his ...
Environment
Dec 8, 2006
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If you’re skeptical of Santa’s abilities to deliver presents to millions of homes and children in just one night, North Carolina State University’s Dr. Larry Silverberg, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, ...
Other
Dec 8, 2006
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