Analysis: July was cool this year
According to an analysis by Climate Central, July of 2010 will be remembered as a cool one, even in the northeast corridor.
Environment
Aug 3, 2010
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RIM unleashes BlackBerry Torch to take on iPhone
Research In Motion (RIM) on Tuesday unveiled a BlackBerry Torch to take on the hot-selling iPhone, avoiding comment on a plan in the United Arab Emirates to snuff out data service there.
Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 3, 2010
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Carnivorous mice spread deadly plague in prairie dog towns, study finds
Prairie dogs, once abundant in the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains, have been decimated in recent decades by plague - a virulent bacterial disease spread by fleas.
Ecology
Aug 3, 2010
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Tropical Depression 4 now a small tropical storm named Colin
The fourth Atlantic tropical depression became Tropical Storm Colin early in the morning today, August 3 and NASA and other satellites are keeping tabs on it. A GOES-13 satellite visible image at 1145 UTC (7:45 a.m. EDT) ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 3, 2010
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Study finds permafrost warming, monitoring improving
Permafrost warming continues throughout a wide swath of the Northern Hemisphere, according to a team of scientists assembled during the recent International Polar Year.
Earth Sciences
Aug 3, 2010
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Researcher says Chinese credit market remains underdeveloped
The Chinese government has made several reforms to its economic policies in recent years. Despite these reforms, a new study shows that Chinese households are not utilizing their credit market to its fullest extent. Rui Yao, ...
Economics & Business
Aug 3, 2010
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Select agents should be defined by DNA sequence in today's era of synthetic biology
A DNA sequence-based system to better define when a pathogen or toxin is subject to Select Agent regulations could be developed, says a new report from the National Research Council, which adds that this could be coupled ...
Biotechnology
Aug 3, 2010
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Survey of coastal residents shows Gulf oil spill has significant impact on families
As the acute phase of the Gulf oil spill transitions to a chronic phase, marked by long-term challenges to the public health, environment and economy, researchers at Columbia University's National Center for Disaster Preparedness ...
Environment
Aug 3, 2010
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New tagging technique enhances view of living cells
Scientists hoping to understand how cells work may get a boost from a new technique to tag and image proteins within living mammalian cells.
Biochemistry
Aug 3, 2010
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Physicists develop model that pushes limits of quantum theory, relativity
All of the matter in the universe -- everything we see, feel and smell -- has a certain predictable structure, thanks to the tiny electrons spinning around their atomic nuclei in a series of concentric shells or atomic levels. ...
General Physics
Aug 3, 2010
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