The Lumpen Proletarian

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | HK schools close amid flu fears

Kindergartens and primary schools close in Hong Kong after a flu-like illness kills three children.

cbs4.com - Useless Body Parts

In Chicago, a secret garden cools a concrete jungle

PhysOrg news: In Chicago, a secret garden cools a concrete jungle

Reptiles' Muscles Move Lungs for Sneaky Maneuvers in Water

PhysOrg news: Reptiles' Muscles Move Lungs for Sneaky Maneuvers in Water

Indian DNA Links to 6 'Founding Mothers'

PhysOrg news: Indian DNA Links to 6 'Founding Mothers'

Crop scientists discover gene that controls fruit shape

PhysOrg news: Crop scientists discover gene that controls fruit shape

Chemical in bug spray works by masking human odors

PhysOrg news: Chemical in bug spray works by masking human odors

Nature or nurture - why do some of us see red?
PhysOrg news: Nature or nurture - why do some of us see red?

Some Viruses Come Pre-Installed

PhysOrg news: Some Viruses Come Pre-Installed

'Disposable' nuclear reactors raise security fears - tech - 13 March 2008 - New Scientist Tech

A US plan to provide developing countries with small reactors containing a lifetime of fuel continues despite fears over proliferation risks

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Scientists warn of wheat disease

Poorer countries face starvation if a disease called Ug-99 hits wheat yields hard enough to push up prices.

Grand Canyon Flood Created New Sandbars

PhysOrg news: Grand Canyon Flood Created New Sandbars

Research team uses tiny wasp to wipe out major agricultural pest in Tahiti

PhysOrg news: Research team uses tiny wasp to wipe out major agricultural pest in Tahiti

Weak dollar costs U.S. economy its No. 1 spot | Reuters
PARIS (Reuters) - The U.S. economy lost the title of world's biggest to the euro zone this week as the value of the dollar slumped in currency markets.

Taking the gross domestic product of both economies

Bloomberg.com: Exclusive

The Gray-Hoverman Antenna For UHF Television Reception - Digital Home Canada

Hate Rises - washingtonpost.com

The dwindling Ku Klux Klan may seem like a relic of crueler times, but the number of hate groups operating in the United States has actually jumped a staggering 48 percent since 2000. Many of these groups have sprouted along the border in Arizona, California and Texas, where their ringleaders have often hijacked the immigration debate. - Mark Potok, director of the Intelligence Project at the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, Ala.

Stanford researchers developing 3-D camera with 12,616 lenses

PhysOrg news: Stanford researchers developing 3-D camera with 12,616 lenses

Mantis shrimp vision reveals new way that animals can see

PhysOrg news: Mantis shrimp vision reveals new way that animals can see

Luxim's tiny plasma lightbulb outshines LEDs
PhysOrg news: Luxim's tiny plasma lightbulb outshines LEDs

Tiny buckyballs squeeze hydrogen like giant Jupiter

PhysOrg news: Tiny buckyballs squeeze hydrogen like giant Jupiter

Researchers achieve dramatic increase in thermoelectric efficiency

PhysOrg news: Researchers achieve dramatic increase in thermoelectric efficiency

East and West Part Ways in Test of Facial Expressions - New York Times

How do you know how someone is feeling? Looking at their face is one way, but not the only.

Philip Morris Tries to Engineer the Cancer Out of Tobacco | Wired Science from Wired.com

Scientists have genetically modified tobacco plants to knock out a gene that helps turns nicotine into one of the carcinogens in cured tobacco. The Philip Morris-funded North Carolina State researchers

In a Warmer Yellowstone Park, a Shifting Environmental Balance - New York Times

The rising temperatures in Yellowstone have allowed some species to thrive, changing the ecosystem of the park.

YouTube - Tent Cities Spring up in LA
a look at what is happening to our country.One city at a time!

2007-10.pdf (application/pdf Object)