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How does salt affect the boiling point of water
The question how does salt affect the boiling point of water is a common one sciencebase readers ask. It’s presumably a course question and those visitors are after a quick answer for their science essay.The fact that dissolving a salt in liquid, such as water, affects its boiling point comes under the general heading of [...] NSA Bill Performs a Patriot Act
Under the guise of reining in the Bush administration's warrantless eavesdropping program, the Senate Judiciary Committee approves a bill that would dramatically expand the government's domestic surveillance capabilities, and usher in a new age of rampant monitoring. By Ryan Singel. Trigger Of Deadly Food Toxin Discovered; Finding Could Help Prevent Li
A toxin produced by mold on nuts and grains can cause liver cancer if consumed in large quantities. Researchers for the first time have discovered what triggers the toxin to form, which could lead to methods of limiting its production. Overweight Mothers Run Greater Risk Of Having Hyperactive Children
If a woman is overweight when she becomes pregnant, the probability is much greater that her child will evince ADHD-like symptoms when he/she reaches school age, according to a new Nordic study. Expectant mothers who were already overweight and moreover gained a considerable amount of weight during the course of the pregnancy ran a greater risk of having a child who would later show signs of ADHD than did women of normal weight who experienced the same weight gain during pregnancy. New Method Proposed To Calculate Reduction In Road Accident Deaths
Engineers have developed a methodology to help meet Europe's objective of cutting road deaths by 50 percent between 2000 and 2010. The researchers have calculated the relevant amount for each country according to its starting point, and have done the same for each of the Spanish provinces. When She's Turned On, Some Of Her Genes Turn Off, Fish Study Shows
When a female is attracted to a male, entire suites of genes in her brain turn on and off, show biologists from the University of Texas at Austin studying swordtail fish. Let's Go: Second Life
So you've decided to visit Second Life. Our guide tells you where to go and what to do. From Wired magazine. How Poisonous Plants Protect Themselves From Their Own Weapons
It is a known fact that plants are firmly planted in the soil -- they cannot flee from enemies which want to eat them. They are not helpless, however; they oppose their enemies with a large number of sometimes highly poisonous substances. But the plant itself -- how can it protect itself from these poisons? CSCOR-Supported Research Provides Foundation for Effective Management
Overview of research concerning the "largest zone of oxygen-depleted [hypoxic] coastal waters in the United States, and the second largest for the world's coastal oceans, ... in the northern Gulf of Mexico on the Louisiana continental shelf."Provides links to relevant studies, press releases, action plans, and participating committees and institutes. From the Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research (CSCOR), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). [Ironic] Professional beggars prowling about the streets of Moroccan c
The government plans to crack down on the scam used by faux beggars in growing numbers for a kind of "emotional blackmail", a cabinet minister was quoted as saying...
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