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(Photo: Creative Commons / ahisgett)Whales can adjust their hearing
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(Photo: WN / Yolanda)Junk food is more expensive than healthy food: study, says Dept. of Agriculture study 
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(Photo: AP / Paul Sakuma)FDA panel recommends Gilead's Quad for HIV
Gilead Sciences Inc. Chief Executive John Martin poses at their headquarters in Foster City, Calif., Monday, May 2006. Gilead makes Truvada which is one of the most popular HIV treatments in the world....Full Story

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Exposure to IED blast can cause traumatic brain injury in military personnel
| Washington, May 17 (ANI): Researchers have for the first time found evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in brain tissue from blast-exposed military service personnel. | Laboratory experiments conducted by the investigators from Boston University (BU) and the ...Full Story
'Ring of Fire' eclipse visible from China to Texas
| LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sunrises and sunsets often dazzle, but they'll have a special ring to them in a few days for people in the western United States and eastern Asia: The moon will slide across the sun, blocking everything but a blazing halo of light. | It's been alm...Full Story
Soyuz capsule with 3 crew docks with space station
| ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — A Russian-made Soyuz craft carrying three astronauts has docked with the International Space Station, putting the crew in place for the imminent arrival of the first ever privately owned cargo ship to the orbiting lab. | The Soyuz eased int...Full Story
Tidal power gets a stormy birth off coast of Scotland
On paper, it looks like a blindingly obvious idea: take a version of a wind turbine and plant it on the seabed so that its blades spin in the flow of the tides and so generate electricity. | Unlike wind, the tides are totally predictable for decades ahead. | The turbine...Full Story
More doctors are ditching the old prescription pad
Email Print Order Reprint Share This Share Text tool name | tool goes here By ALICIA CHANG - AP Science Writer By ALICIA CHANG | LOS ANGELES -- Millions of people in the western United States and some parts of Asia will get to witness the sun transform into a ring of fi...Full Story
'Ring of Fire' eclipse visible from China to Texas
| By ALICIA CHANG, Associated Press | LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sunrises and sunsets often dazzle, but they'll have a special ring to them in a few days for people in the western United States and eastern Asia: The moon will slide across the sun, blocking everything but ...Full Story
'Ring of Fire' Eclipse Visible From China to Texas
| LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sunrises and sunsets often dazzle, but they'll have a special ring to them in a few days for people in the western United States and eastern Asia: The moon will slide across the sun, blocking everything but a blazing halo of light. RSS Feed | ...Full Story
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>DIY Kitchen – Homemade Sourdough Bread
Wired News | No-knead sourdough crumb, cc-licensed photo from flickr by treehouse1977 | Remember the good old days when our school lunches would include PBJ’s on soft white bread? | About a year ago our kids were lamenting the fact that they never got tha...
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Wired News | If you’ve got kids just out of school (or close to it), then you’ve likely got your hands full with trying to find enough activities to keep them busy. The pool is great, and the library’s always a good option, but my favorite par...
Forest fire burning 3085 hectares in Russia
Zeenews Ulan Ude/Khabarovsk: Twenty one forest fires are burning on a total of 3,085 hectares including 2,600 hectares in Buryatia and 485.7 hectares in Khabarovsk territory, officials said. | Fifteen fires are burning on 2,600 hectares in Buryatia. Three ne...
The power of thought
The Boston Globe | Cathy Hutchinson imagined picking up her coffee from the table. She thought hard about bringing the red bottle toward her lips and taking a drink, without any assistance. Then, for the first time since a stroke left her arms and legs paralyzed 15 y...
Soyuz capsule with 3 crew docks with space station
The Boston Globe | ALMATY, Kazakhstan-A Russian-made Soyuz craft carrying three astronauts has docked with the International Space Station, putting the crew in place for the imminent arrival of the first ever privately owned cargo ship to the orbiting lab. | The Soyu...
'Smart phones can be a boon for visually impaired'
DNA India | iPhones and other smart phones can be a boon to those with low visions, but few doctors are recommending them to patients, according to a new study. | Among the advantages smart phones offer to people with low vision are bigger font sizes - up to 5...
Scientists to harness solar energy in space
DNA India | Solar power from space could be a valuable source of renewable energy, thanks to an innovative research. | Researchers at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, have already tested equipment that would provide a platform for solar panels to collec...
U.S. Ambassador to Israel: Plan to Attack Iran “Ready”
Pakalert Press Share | Kurt Nimmo | Infowars | The U.S. ambassador to Israel, Daniel Shaprio, told a closed conference in Tel Aviv that the United States has completed preparations for a military strike on Iran. His comments were recorded by a reporter and aired on...
Report Shows How Radiation Can Destroy DNA
Pakalert Press Share | Andre Evans | NaturalSociety | The threat of radiation is constant and growing; too much radiation from medical testing and other sources is increasingly becoming a concern for many individuals around the world. The average child will receiv...
Judge Blocks Portion of NDAA
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Empty calories add up to no bargain
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Texting 'ups truthfulness'
Newstrack India | Washington, May 17 (ANI): Text messaging is a surprisingly good way to get candid responses to sensitive questions, a new study has revealed. | Fred Conrad, a cognitive psychologist and Director of the Program in Survey Methodology at the Universit...
Fewer Indian girls getting married before 14
Newstrack India | Washington, May 17 (ANI): Every year, over 10 million girls under the age of 18 marry, mostly under force of local tradition and social custom. | Almost half of these compulsory marriages occur in South Asia. | But now a new study has suggested tha...
Paralysed patients use mind-controlled robotic arm to reach and grasp
Newstrack India | Washington, May 17 (ANI): For the first time in 15 years, a paralysed woman was reportedly able to reach for and sip from a drink without help from a carer - thanks to a robotic arm that she controls with her own thoughts. | The ongoing clinical tr...
All over 50s should be taking statins to avoid heart attack
Newstrack India | London, May 17 (ANI): Everyone over the age of 50 should be given statins because the cholesterol-lowering drugs can reduce the chances of a heart attack or stroke even in healthy people, say experts. | A research by scientists at Oxford University...
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