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Cisco Offices Are Raided in Brazil - New York Times

Brazilian law enforcement officials raided the offices of Cisco Systems and arrested top executives as part of a continuing investigation into a smuggling and tax fraud scheme.

Seeing Sugar’s Future in Fuel - New York Times

After seeing Midwestern farmers improve their lot by selling corn to ethanol distilleries, sugar cane and sugar beet growers want their own ethanol deal, paid for by U.S. taxpayers.

Birth Control Allowed at Maine Middle School - New York Times

The Portland, Me., school board voted to allow middle-school students to gain access to prescription birth control medications without notifying parents.

Ann Arbor to Replace Lights With LEDs

PhysOrg news: Ann Arbor to Replace Lights With LEDs

Genetic ancestral testing cannot deliver on its promise, study warns

PhysOrg news: Genetic ancestral testing cannot deliver on its promise, study warns

Sticky mussels inspire biomedical engineer yet again

PhysOrg news: Sticky mussels inspire biomedical engineer yet again

Moonlight Inspires Corals to Spawn

PhysOrg news: Moonlight Inspires Corals to Spawn

Hungry microbes share out the carbon in the roots of plants

PhysOrg news: Hungry microbes share out the carbon in the roots of plants

Research Leads to Self-Improving Chips with Speed 'Warping'

PhysOrg news: Research Leads to Self-Improving Chips with Speed 'Warping'

First Analysis of the Water Requirements of a Hydrogen Economy

PhysOrg news: First Analysis of the Water Requirements of a Hydrogen Economy

Recycling the Whole House - New York Times

Alice Keller is reusing the materials from an old house on her property to build a new one.

Oct. 18, 1945: Red Spy Steals U.S. Atom Bomb Secrets

Get the latest in science news, including space, physics, planet earth, discoveries, NASA, satellites, and space travel from Wired.com

Gallery: The Most Curious Comestibles Found Online

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Marijuana | Home-grown | Economist.com

Forget wine—California's biggest crop is bright green and funny-smelling

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Review: Ubuntu's New 'Gutsy Gibbon' Brings Linux Out of the Jungle

Read about the latest in computer software, rich internet application development, Web 2.0, spyware, adware, shareware on Wired.com

The fish that can survive for months in a tree | the Daily Mail

It's one of the golden rules of the natural world – birds live in trees, fish live in water.