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Solar energy's darker side stirs concern - Los Angeles Times

Everybody loves solar, the shiny superstar of renewable energy.

In Michigan, Bank Lends Little of Its Bailout Funds - NYTimes.com
A look at one bank’s handling of its bailout money highlights the challenges that U.S. banks are confronting.

Schroeder Played Real Beethoven in Charles M. Schulz’s ‘Peanuts’ Strip - NYTimes.com

Musicologists and art curators have learned that there was much more than a punch line to Charles Schulz’s invocation of Beethoven’s music in his “Peanuts” strips.

Archaeologist Uncovers Evidence of Ancient Chemical Warfare

(PhysOrg.com) -- A researcher from the University of Leicester has identified what looks to be the oldest archaeological evidence for chemical warfare--from Roman times.

Hormone drives sexy women to infidelity, says study

Women with high levels of a key sex hormone are judged more attractive by themselves and others, and may be more inclined to cheat on their partners, according to a study published

Wednesday.

Babies, Bacteria and Breast Milk: Genome Sequence Reveals Evolutionary Alliance

(PhysOrg.com) -- As every parent discovers, human babies are bubbling, burping processing plants that take in milk, extract compounds useful for rapid growth and development, and unceremoniously excrete the byproducts. Those babies’ guts are full of helpful bacteria, and a new study shows how humans ...

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YouTube - Quiet Kid Learns to Cope in Prison
scary beyond words

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