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Unique Habitat Found Inside Earth
Researchers studying life in the deep subsurface of our planet have discovered a unique bacterium living 1 mile (1.7 km) below the ... Continue
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New material could help stretch a gallon of gas
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A new, highly efficient material that converts heat into electricity may one day help cars get the ... Continue
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Drugs add 13 years to average life of HIV patient
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cocktails of HIV drugs help patients live an average of 13 years longer -- if they are ... Continue
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Arctic ‘has 90bn barrels of oil’
The Arctic is estimated to hold 90bn barrels of untapped oil, according to figures from the US Geological Survey (USGS). Read ... Continue
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Miss. River oil spill idles ships near New Orleans (AP)
Only about 6,900 gallons of oil had been cleaned from the fast-flowing river by midday Thursday, a fraction of the ... Continue
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Scientists expose mystery behind northern lights (AP)
At present, about 20 of these geomagnetic storms are being analyzed. Scientists hope to eventually learn, via this project, more ... Continue
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Northern Lights mystery solved
THE multicoloured aurora borealis and aurora australis the Northern Lights and Southern Lights represent some of Earth's most ... Continue
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Mars Lander Prepares for Icy Sample
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is one step closer to analyzing a sample of the rock-hard layer of ice underneath the Martian dirt ... Continue
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Meditation slows AIDS progression: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Meditation may slow the worsening of AIDS in just a few weeks, perhaps by affecting the immune ... Continue
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Scientists learn what makes Northern Lights flare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The multicolored aurora borealis and aurora australis -- the Northern Lights and Southern Lights -- represent some ... Continue
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Renewables mandate ‘undermined’
The UK's business department, BERR, has been accused of trying to sabotage Europe's rules on renewable energy. Read more Continue
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Calif. requires ships to cut pollution off coast (AP)
The California fuel mandate comes amid similar international efforts, but air regulators say the 27 million Californians who breathe polluted ... Continue
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Math study finds girls are just as good as boys (AP)
The stereotype that boys are better at math has been fueled, at least in part, by suggestions of biological differences ... Continue
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Mars Lander Team Applies for Mission Extension
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander might be digging up the surface of the red planet for longer than expected. Mission controllers have requested ... Continue
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EU agency to express doubts on cloning
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Meat and milk from cloned animals may not be safe to be sold in the European Union ... Continue
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Safety of cloned animal products uncertain: EU agency
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's top food safety agency said on Thursday cloned animal products may not be safe ... Continue
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‘Neglect’ of codebreakers’ HQ
More than 100 academics have signed a letter to The Times saying the code-cracking centre and crucible of the UK ... Continue
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Western governors offer greenhouse emissions plan (AP)
Kulongoski's global warming adviser, David VantHof, said while Congress is considering similar cap-and-trade legislation, the Western states and Canadian provinces ... Continue
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McKusick, pioneer in medical genetics, dies at 86 (AP)
McKusick was one of the first to propose the human genome map in 1969 and helped establish the Human Genome ... Continue
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