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Indian Eddies Supply Atlantic Ocean With Warm Water
Water from the Indian Ocean does not reach the South Atlantic Ocean continuously, but in separate packages. These are called Agulhas eddies, after the current along the east coast of Southern Africa where they originate from. Dutch researcher Astrid van Veldhoven characterised the fate of these rapidly rotating, three hundred kilometre wide and five kilometres deep, warm eddies during their journey to the Atlantic Ocean. Privacy Board Veils Wiretap Docs
The White House denies a Wired News sunshine request for documents on the government's warrantless wiretapping program. In 27B Stroke 6. Why We Are Obsessed With the iPad
The iPad stands a good chance of being the first computer that you can really take for granted. That's why geeks like us are so fascinated -- and a little bit scared by it.
 Study On Toxin That Tainted Spinach, Shiga Toxin, Reveals Treatment Po
If you've survived Shiga toxin and the after-effects of food poisoning, you may have been the innocent victim of a battle for survival between predator and prey. Bacteria that carry a virus (a bacteriophage) that packs the Shiga toxin gene (Stx) may depend on it for protection from bacterial predators like the ciliated protozoan Tetrahymena. A discovery by University at Buffalo biologists that may explain the evolution of a lethal toxin is providing new information that could lead to more effective treatments for humans who fall victim to it. Hybrids Geared for Growth
Analysts say gas-electric cars could make up 6 percent of new vehicle sales within a few years, but that is a conservative estimate. In Autopia. Puerto Rico and the Dawn of the Modern Age: Nineteenth- and Early-Twen
"Portrays the early history of the commonwealth of Puerto Rico through first-person accounts, political writings, and histories."Topics include "the land and its resources, relations with Spain, the competition among political parties, reform efforts, and recollections by veterans of the Spanish-American War."Materials date from 1831 through 1929, and most are in Spanish. Includes background essays. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. Is There Any Alternative To Control Multisteps Of Ulcers?
Ulcers are a worldwide challenging disease, and researchers have long been seeking effective antiulcer alternatives. A research group in India has revealed that a bioactive polysaccharide from an edible root, Decalepis hamiltonii, commonly called swallow root, could offer protection at all critical steps of gastric ulcer. Clinical Trials For Diabetes Drugs Should Measure Outcomes Important T
Most clinical trials for new diabetes drugs do not consider the impact medication will have on a patient's quality of life or other outcomes that are important to patients, such as the risk of developing complications associated with diabetes, according to new article. Demonic Possession And Miraculous Healing
Latest research into health in medieval Europe -- taking in everything from demonic possession to miracles of healing -- is to be revealed at the University of Nottingham. When In Danger Humans Are Similar To A Deer In The Headlights
Standing still when a threat is detected is a defensive, protective reaction. This ancestral and automatic behavior allows the prey to stay unnoticed by a potential predator. A new study published in Psychophysiology finds that humans, like many other complex animals, freeze when encountering a threat.
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