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Buying Tomatoes at the Birthplace of Silicon Valley - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
British Tour Operator Shuts Down; Thousands Stranded - NYTimes.com
XL Leisure collapses under the weight of fuel prices, the latest casualty in the travel industry.
Detailed Study on Spread of H.I.V. in U.S. - NYTimes.com
A study of people newly infected with H.I.V. has confirmed that the majority of new cases occur among gay and bisexual men and that blacks are most at risk.
China Investigates Tainted Baby Formula - NYTimes.com
The Health Ministry announced an inquiry into the safety of all formulas after a death and kidney problems.
All in the Hips: Fossilized Discovery Leads Paleontologist to Find Early Whales Used Back Legs for Swimming
PhysOrg.com: (PhysOrg.com) -- The crashing of the enormous fluked tail on the surface of the ocean is a “calling card” of modern whales. Living whales have no back legs, and their front legs take the form of flippers that allow them to steer. Their special tails provide the powerful thrust necessary to move their huge bulk.
Bike Accidents Decline As Ridership Rises | Autopia from Wired.com
More bicycles on the road means more chances for drivers yakking on cell phones or gorging on McFood to hit one, right? Wrong. According to a study by researchers at
Breaker, Breaker: Peterbilt Fuel Cell Means No Idling When Idle | Autopia from Wired.com
So you're a trucker stinging from high fuel prices. You don't want to back off the hammer and double-nickel in the granny lane to save gas, nor do you want
A Listening Party for Nature | Wired Science from Wired.com
Scientists use many techniques to study natural habitats, but they rarely listen to nature. To some biologists, sounds are more than an aural accompaniment to field trips: They convey information
New cannabis-like drugs could block pain without affecting brain, says study
PhysOrg.com: A new type of drug could alleviate pain in a similar way to cannabis without affecting the brain, according to a new study published in the journal Pain on Monday 15 September.
In Digital Age, Federal Files Blip Into Oblivion - NYTimes.com
Countless government records are being lost to posterity because workers do not regularly preserve documents.
Landfill Methane Growing as Alternative Energy Source - NYTimes.com
Methane, an ozone-damaging greenhouse gas produced by landfills, is being captured and increasingly used to generate electricity and heat.
Wind-Power Politics - NYTimes.com
For years, wind-farm projects had stalled in the face of local political opposition. Then an entrepreneur named Peter Mandelstam came up with a new and energizing approach.
Spit Parties for Folks Who Want to Break Their Own DNA Code - NYTimes.com
Want your DNA mapped? Saliva-collection parties gather all the evidence.
Seeking Mates for Furred and Clawed - NYTimes.com
New software has been developed that promises faster matches and — taking a page from human dating sites — details on animals’ personalities to ease what can be a testy process.
Liberated Punks Accelerate China's Musical Evolution | Listening Post from Wired.com
From Pigface and Ministry to PiL and Killing Joke, drummer Martin Atkins has pounded the skins for some very loud punks. But he didn't realize that China's underground sound would
Newspapers Deliver Millions of 'Terror' DVDs to Subscribers -- In 'Swing States'
Top Newspaper Publishing Stories - Editor & Publisher provides newspaper industry headlines covering emerging and important news.
ISRAEL: New law hugs trees, bugs contractors | Babylon & Beyond | Los Angeles Times
Updated frequently by Los Angeles Times Middle East correspondents in Baghdad, Jerusalem, Cairo and Beirut, Babylon & Beyond is a collection of news, insights, photos and videos from the most volatile region on the planet.
movie #32 | what the movie? | quiz | guess the title by the snapshot
Guess the title of a movie just by looking at a snapshot. Register to upload movie stills yourself and compete with others.
3M Launches First Pocket Projector
PhysOrg.com: 3M will launch their MPro110 mini projector later this month. With its composite video input, you can use it for presentations, playing games, or watching movies. You can even connect you iPod to the projector and watch movies on a table or wall.
Herpes drug inhibits HIV in patients infected with both viruses
PhysOrg.com: Researchers at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), McGill University and other institutions have discovered how a simple antiviral drug developed decades ago suppresses HIV in patients who are also infected with herpes. Their study was published in the Sept. 11 issue of the journal Cell Host and Microbe.
First 3-D processor runs at 1.4 Ghz on new architecture
PhysOrg.com: (PhysOrg.com) -- The next major advance in computer processors will likely be the move from today's two-dimensional chips to three-dimensional circuits, and the first three-dimensional synchronization circuitry is now running at 1.4 gigahertz at the University of Rochester.
This Land - On an Infested River, Battling Invaders Eye to Eye - Series - NYTimes.com
The Illinois River is full of Asian carp, a ravenous, rapidly multiplying invasive species, that shoots out of the water as if shot from a cannon when a ship passes through.
Algal Jet Fuel One Big Step Closer to Reality | Autopia from Wired.com
Commercial airlines won't stop using petroleum anytime soon, but a California startup says it has produced the world's first microbial-derived jet fuel, and independent tests show it behaves just like
Pentagon Researcher Unveils Warcraft Terror Plot | Danger Room from Wired.com
The American military and intelligence communities are increasingly worried that would-be bin Ladens might gather in a virtual world, to plan a real-life attack. But the spies haven't given many
Home-Brewed Biodiesel Goes Prime-Time
Get the latest in science news, including space, physics, planet earth, discoveries, NASA, satellites, and space travel from Wired.com
Terrorism Fear Could Create Psychosomatic Epidemic, Feds Warn | Threat Level from Wired.com
Americans' fear of a terrorism could create a mass outbreak of a psychosomatic illness -- even in the absence of any real attack -- -- creating a fake epidemic that
Top 10 Future Skyscrapers Under Construction - Skyscraper Construction - Popular Mechanics
From shortest to tallest, here are our 10 favorite skyscrapers under construction whose radical designs and eco-friendly architecture make up for a lack of height.
Did evolution come before life? - life - 15 September 2008 - New Scientist
A crude form of natural selection may have primed the primordial soup for life, as interacting molecules formed ever better chemical replicators
YouTube - The Front Fell Off
Hilarious video! An Australian Senator is interviewed regarding an oil spill that resulted in 20,000 tons of oil being dumped into the ocean.
Basics - Gut Instinct’s Surprising Role in Math - NYTimes.com
New studies suggest that two number systems, one that is innate for many animals and one that is uniquely human, may be profoundly related.
Weather History Recorded at Mohonk House Offers Insight Into Global Warming - NYTimes.com
Conditions and observations recorded for 112 years at a New York resort offer hints of the effects of global warming.
Flabber | Weblog: Nader for president, of the animal kingdom
Elke dag een paar bijzondere, interessante, sexy of humoristische posts.
Scientists harness power of worms to treat arthritis
PhysOrg.com: (PhysOrg.com) -- Glasgow scientists are aiming to harness a substance secreted by parasitic tropical worms to help them find a more effective treatment for inflammatory types of arthritis. A team of scientists at the Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde plan to take advantage of the anti-inflammatory properties of a large molecule secreted by parasitic filarial nematode worm, called ES-62.
Biotron
Western's newest engineering addition
New carbon nanomaterial shows promise of storing large quantities of renewable electrical energyPhysOrg.com: Engineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have achieved a breakthrough in the use of a one-atom thick structure called 'graphene' as a new carbon-based material for storing electrical charge in ultracapacitor devices, perhaps paving the way for the massive installation of renewable energies such as wind and solar power.
Flickr Photo Download: Banksy Cleans Up - Cave Painting
Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone.
YouTube - How Khilafah was destroyed (Rajab Campaign, HT Australia)
Maybe they should get the whole Sunni - Shite thing worked out, then move on to the Caliphate
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