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Gallery: 10 Years of Burning Man
See exclusive photos from this year's celebration taken by Barbara Traub, whose new book documents a decade of desert depravity. ZIP Codes And Property Values Predict Obesity Rates
Neighborhood property values predict local obesity rates better than education or incomes, according to a new study. Researchers found six-fold differences in obesity rates between the richest and poorest ZIP codes. Area prosperity can also be a good predictor of access to healthy foods, or opportunities for exercise. Linking Two Molecular Pieces Of The Alzheimer's Puzzle
Researchers have uncovered a biological link between the protein whose mutation causes early-onset Alzheimer's disease and a gene variant linked to late-onset AD. The researchers said their finding could lead to new approaches to treating AD. [Funny] A referee has sent himself off in an English amateur league ma
Andy Wain had to abandon the Sunday league match between Peterborough North End and a Royal Mail side in the 63rd minute after throwing down his whistle and marching up to confront North End's keeper. Tiny Satellites Watch Earth Warm
They weigh less than an average man and are small enough to carry in an SUV. But the six Cosmic microsatellites provide a giant payload of highly accurate climate data. By John Hudson. Schroedinger's Cat
A brief description of "one of the most celebrated paradoxes in quantum theory"as proposed by Erwin Schroedinger in 1935. In this paradox "a cat is placed in a box, together with a radioactive atom. ... The paradox lies in the clever coupling of quantum and classical domains."From a Ph.D. candidate in theoretical physics at Cornell University. [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. Research Suggests Fitness Of Florida Panthers Improved By Limited Bree
The number of living Florida panthers has grown from a previously estimated 30 to a recently counted 87 as a result of a controversial breeding effort to improve the genetic health of the endangered and inbred animals, according to a new assessment. Dozens Of New Temples At Angkor Discovered With Satellite Data
Australian researchers using NASA technology to map the medieval city of Angkor have discovered at least 74 new temples. "We've mapped a huge settlement beyond the main temples at Angkor using radar imaging and other satellite data,"said one of the researchers. Carnegie Mellon Researchers Find Links Between Happiness And Health, B
There is growing evidence that positive emotions such as happiness are linked to good health and increased longevity, but too many questions remain unanswered to draw definitive conclusions, according to a review of research conducted over the past 10 years by Carnegie Mellon University researchers.
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