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Birds With Child-care Assistance Invest Less In Eggs
An Australian bird has been found to produce smaller, less nourishing eggs when it breeds in the presence of other "helper"birds that provide child-care assistance. This unique adaptation enables the birds to live longer and breed more often than females without helpers. Climatic Chain Reaction Caused Runaway Greenhouse Effect 55 Million Ye
Analogous to the Earth's current situation, greenhouse warming 55 million years ago was caused by a relatively rapid increase of carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere. The study shows that a large proportion of the greenhouse gases was released as a result of a chain-reaction of events. Newer, Simpler Fixes Restore Corroded Pipelines
Researchers are taking the guesswork out of repairing corroded oil and gas pipelines. Historically, engineers repairing corroded pipeline segments have not had much guidance in regard to measuring the effectiveness of their choice of repair materials. Instant Success for Sony?
The Japanese electronics company introduces a pocket-sized device designed for instant messaging. Is e-mail doomed? Plus: AOL: "We blew it".... Google, MySpace.com scratch each other's backs. Obesity Rates Continue To Climb In The United States
By 2015, 75 percent of adults will be overweight and 41 percent will be obese, according to recent projections. Researchers report that the prevalence of obesity and overweight in the United States has increased at an average rate of 0.3--0.8 percentage points across different sociodemographic groups over the past three decades. The obesity prevalence increased from 13 percent to 32 percent between the 1960s and 2004. Federal Bureau of Investigation Freedom of Information Privacy Act: Wa
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) file for "Walter Lippmann, a correspondent for New York Herald Tribune, .. [who was] given a three hour special tour of the FBI ... on April 17, 1936. ... Lippmann was formerly the editor, and later a contributor to the magazine, 'The New Republic.' No investigation was ever conducted on Walter Lippmann."Includes redacted memos about Lippmann's writings and political stance. Neurotransmitters Signal Aggressive Cancer, Offer Potential For Early
Nerves talk to each other using chemicals called neurotransmitters. One of those "communication chemicals,"aptly named GABA (gamma amino butyric acid), shows up in unusually high amounts in some aggressive tumors, according to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Radiohead Review Is In: Vote for Your Favorite New Songs on 'In Rainbo
Subtle and lush, the new album is a "grower" -- the kind of recording that gets better with each listen. Vote for your favorite tracks now. Controlling Stress Helps Fight Chronic Diseases Such As Lupus
Lupus is an autoimmune disease affecting more than 5 million people around the world. It particularly affects women of fertile age. A new study shows that reducing stress in people also decreases some symptoms of this disease. Patients who received psychological therapy significantly reduced their levels of stress, anxiety and depression, achieving even lower levels than those of the general population. Why Hope Diamond Has Fiery Red Phosphorescence After Exposure To Ultra
The 45.52 carat blue Hope Diamond is the centerpiece of the National Gem Collection at the Smithsonian?s National Museum of Natural History Washington, D.C., and it attracts the attention of millions of visitors each year. One aspect of this famous diamond that most viewers do not get to see is its fiery red phosphorescence that results from exposure to ultraviolet light and continues for more than a minute.
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