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Suzuki proposes air-cooled fuel-cell motorbike

PhysOrg news: Suzuki proposes air-cooled fuel-cell motorbike

Persistence pays off

PhysOrg news: Persistence pays off

Researchers race ahead with latest spintronics achievement

PhysOrg news: Researchers race ahead with latest spintronics achievement

Shoppers' Spending Habits Follow Well-Known Economic Law

PhysOrg news: Shoppers' Spending Habits Follow Well-Known Economic Law

House Defies Bush and Passes Insurance Bill - New York Times

The House passed a bill to provide health insurance for 10 million children on Thursday, but supporters did not have enough votes to override the promised veto.

Slowing Marginally, China’s Economy Sets 11.5% Growth Pace - New York Times

The pace of China’s economic development is still strong enough to keep pushing up prices around the world for everything from oil to iron ore to freight shipping.

Oil Prices Continue to Rise - New York Times

After topping off at $92.22 a barrel before the opening bell on bullish trading in the Asian and European markets, oil closed at $91.86 on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Nuclear Power to Explode in India, but China Prefers Coal

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Oct. 26, 1948: Death Cloud Envelops Pennsylvania Mill Town

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Terabyte Thumb Drives Made Possible by Nanotech Memory

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About those burned-down houses in California - The Smirking Chimp

Ottawa considers $45-million boost for Cape Breton space project

The federal government is considering funnelling $45 million into a plan to build a rocket launch pad in Nova Scotia, according to a media report published Friday.

The Science Education Myth

Forget the conventional wisdom. U.S. schools are turning out more capable science and engineering grads than the job market can support.

BBC NEWS | Special Reports | 629 | 629 | State of the planet, in graphics

Globally human populations are growing, trade is increasing, and living standards are rising for many, but a large number of critical problems remain.

Eight of the World’s Most Unusual Plants (1-4) : DivineCaroline

Human race will 'split into two different species' | the Daily Mail

The human race will one day split into two separate species, an attractive, intelligent ruling elite and an underclass of dim-witted, ugly goblin-like creatures, according to a top scientist