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Howstuffworks "Air Pollution"

Air pollution in China has spurred the training of air pollution sniffers to detect toxic gas. Read more about air pollution detection through smell.

Russian mini-submarine reaches North Pole seabed

PhysOrg news: Russian mini-submarine reaches North Pole seabed

Electric fields have potential as a cancer treatment

PhysOrg news: Electric fields have potential as a cancer treatment

Unlocking proteins from their cellular shell

PhysOrg news: Unlocking proteins from their cellular shell

How Baby Babbles Become Talking Tsunami

PhysOrg news: How Baby Babbles Become Talking Tsunami

Beyond Mesopotamia: A radical new view of human civilization reported

PhysOrg news: Beyond Mesopotamia: A radical new view of human civilization reported

Tunneling Electrons Do Math

PhysOrg news: Tunneling Electrons Do Math

A New Tribe of Tepee Dwellers - New York Times

There is a small but growing number of residents in Ibiza, Spain who have embraced the tepee as an appealing alternative to expensive home additions.

A New Tribe of Tepee Dwellers - New York Times

There is a small but growing number of residents in Ibiza, Spain who have embraced the tepee as an appealing alternative to expensive home additions.

Engineers See Dangers in Aging Infrastructure - New York Times

The U.S. is not investing enough in keeping its vital infrastructure in good repair, engineering experts warn.

Updating Newport, Ever So Gently - New York Times

A local decorator in Newport, R.I. is conducting a subtle 50-year fix-up to preserve the town’s WASP style.

Math Book Helps Girls Embrace Their Inner Mathematician

Get in-depth tech news coverage from Wired and read about how it is shaping culture, education, entertainment, communications and technology.

Paradise Lost, Found Again at Laughing Squid Benefit

See the latest multimedia and applications including videos, animations, podcasts, photos, and slideshows on Wired.com

Flabber | Weblog: Mislukte ontsnappoging

Elke dag een paar bijzondere, interessante, sexy of humoristische posts.

English Russia » More pictures of USSR. Part 2

Interesting news from Russia in English language.

A Teacher Grows Disillusioned After a ‘Fail’ Becomes a ‘Pass’ - New York Times

For one teacher, the introduction to his new high school’s academic standards proved a fitting preamble to a disastrous year.

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The Sydney Morning Herald Blogs: All Men Are Liars

For those of you who didn't see it, All Men Are Liars made it into the hard copy version of the Sydney Morning Herald on Monday for the very first time with a first person piece I wrote about visiting a prostitute.

MacKay mocks Russia's "15th century" Arctic claim - Yahoo! Canada News

CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island (Reuters) - Canada on Thursday dismissed Russia's claim to a large chunk of the resource-rich Arctic, saying the tactic was more suited to the 15th century than the real world.

English Russia » Your Personal Moon

Interesting news from Russia in English language.

Divers face dangerous conditions as river search continues - CNN.com

The search for bodies in the Mississippi River was painstakingly slow as divers navigated debris and coped with low visibility after Wednesday's deadly bridge collapse, officials said.

deputydog » most bizarre radio station in the world?

ScienceDaily: Monkeys Learn In The Same Way As Humans, Psychologists Report

Monkeys seem to learn the same way as humans psychologists report in the journal Psychological Science. Like humans, monkeys benefit enormously from being actively involved in learning, instead of having information presented to them passively.

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