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Anglo Boer War Museum
Website for this museum in South Africa devoted to the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902. "Although the protagonists were Britain and the two Boer Republics, the population of South Africa as a whole became embroiled in the war either directly or indirectly."Features a timeline of events, photos, biographies, and related material. Sibling Bird Species See Themselves In A Different Light
Two related South American species of birds, difficult to distinguish with the human eye, use ultraviolet light to differentiate between themselves, according to a zoologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Toyon: Heteromeles Arbutifolia
Description of this California native plant, which is also known as Christmas berry or California holly. Discusses locations found in California, history of the shrub, growing the plant, and historical food uses of the toyon berry. From the newsletter of the California Native Plant Society. Fewer Wrinkles And Firmer Skin Linked To Earlier Use Of Estrogen Thera
Long-term hormone therapy used earlier in menopause is associated with fewer wrinkles and less skin rigidity in postmenopausal women, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the August issue of Fertility and Sterility. Scientists Issue Bali Climate Change Warning
More than 200 leading climate scientists have warned the United Nations Climate Conference of the need to act immediately to cut greenhouse gas emissions, with a window of only 10-15 years for global emissions to peak and decline, and a goal of at least a 50 percent reduction by 2050. Los Alamos Developing New Eclipse-based Tools For High-performance Par
Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Eclipse Foundation announced the Parallel Tools Platform Project, a new Eclipse Technology project aimed at creating better open source software tools for parallel computers. [Odd] A Romanian couple has named their son Yahoo as a sign of gratitu
Daily Libertatea said on Thursday Cornelia and Nonu Dragoman, both from Transylvania, met and decided they were meant for each other following a three-month relationship over the net.They married and had a baby this Christmas, whom they decided to name after one of the worldwide web's most popular portals."We named him Lucian Yahoo after my father and the net, the main beacon of my life,"Cornelia Dragoman was quoted as saying. Missing Micronutrients - How Best To Nourish A Child?
As many as half of children in the developing world lack enough vital micronutrients, such as iron and zinc, in their diets. While dietary supplements in the form of pills can provide a quick fix, recent research suggests that adding small portions of meat daily can improve both the children's health and performance on cognitive tests. Advances Have Cut Combat Deaths In Iraq And Afghanistan
Advances in several different areas--including armored vests and other protective gear, streamlined systems for evacuation and casualty management, and new medical approaches--have combined to produce significant improvement in the chances of survival for U.S. casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a Special Editorial in the November/December issue of The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. Digital Doodads Debut in New York
The latest products featured at the DigitalLife show aren't going to change the world, but some sure are fun to play with. Seán Captain reports from New York.
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