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[Ironic] An Italian pensioner committed suicide after his wife fell in
Recalling the end of Romeo and Juliet, the 70-year-old man, Ettore, who had sat by his wife's bedside for four months after she slipped into a coma following a heart attack, finally gave up hope and gassed himself in the garage of his family home.Less than a day later, his wife, Rossana, woke up in her hospital bed in Padua and immediately asked for him. Those Who Perform Last Finish First, Carnegie Mellon Researcher Says
Don't be surprised if the singers who advance to the next round of "American Idol"each week are those who perform at the end of the previous week's episode. Studies by Carnegie Mellon University researcher Wändi Bruine De Bruin have found that participants who appear toward the end of juried competitions do better than those who perform at the beginning. Video: Depp Goes Deep on Mad Hatter in New Alice in Wonderland
Johnny Depp talks up his Mad Hatter character in a new Alice in Wonderlandclip.
 Plants' Internal Clock Can Improve Climate Change Models
The ability of plants to tell the time, a mechanism common to all living beings, enables them to survive, grow and reproduce. Scientists have studied this circadian clock from a molecular viewpoint and have found an ecological implication: it makes climate change scenarios and carbon dioxide level figures more accurate. U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features: St. Patrick's Day
Facts and statistics related to St. Patrick's Day, including topics such as population distribution of Americans with Irish ancestry, immigration, places in the U.S. called Dublin and Shamrock, trade with Ireland, and beer. From the U.S. Census Bureau. Think Fast: Reaction Time And IQ May Predict Long Life
Ian Deary, University of Edinburgh, and Geoff Der, MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Glasgow, report on a study from the MRC Unit that measured both the IQs and the reaction times of middle-aged subjects. Both tests of mental ability were associated with life span, but reaction time was the stronger indicator. How Bridges Work
This site describes the engineering of bridges in general and looks at the beam, arch, and suspension bridge, illustrating different types of bridges, factors such as "how each bridge type deals with two important forces, compression and tension,"and related details. Includes links to other engineering articles. From HowStuffWorks. How To Share A Bat
New research shows how different species of plants evolve unique floral adaptations in order to transfer pollen on different regions of bats'bodies, thus allowing multiple plant species to share bats as pollinators. Serotonin Inhibits Milk Synthesis, Secretion
Researchers have identified the neurotransmitter serotonin as the chemical responsible for inhibiting milk production and secretion in human mammary glands. As growing demand outstrips milk supplies in some parts of the world, the finding could aid development of therapeutics or technologies that would increase milk production and yields from other mammals. Feb. 28, 1935: Sheer Bliss
Nylon, one of the world's most versatile synthetics, comes into the world. And just in time, too. Compiled by Tony Long.
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