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It's a Toxozombie Invasion!
Meet Toxoplasma gondli, a parasitic protozoa that is feverishly transforming the human race into sex kittens and horny zombies, one brain at a time. In Table of Malcontents. Birch Trees To Edge Out Aspens In Warming World
Birches will likely drive out many aspens in northern forests as mounting levels of carbon dioxide force the trees to compete more fiercely for soil nutrients in the coming decades, according to a recent article. Carbon dioxide is emitted when fossil fuels are burned, and it's a heat-trapping gas blamed for global warming. But rising carbon dioxide levels also have a fertilizing effect on trees and other plants, making them grow faster than they normally would. [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. Is global warming unstoppable?
In a provocative new study, a scientist argues that rising carbon dioxide emissions -- the major cause of global warming -- cannot be stabilized unless the world's economy collapses or society builds the equivalent of one new nuclear power plant each day. The Village Voice 50th Anniversary
This October 2005 edition of the Village Voice celebrates 50 years of the weekly New York newspaper (which was recently bought by the alternative newspaper company New Times Media) with a slideshow of covers from 50 years, a timeline of the paper from 1955-2005, and archived articles on topics such as the Beat Generation, Andy Warhol's Factory, Lenny Bruce, the Tompkins Square riots, and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Gladstone Study Links Alzheimer's With Toxic Protein Fragments
New research from the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease details exactly how a mutant form of the protein apolipoprotein E, also known as apoE, is a causative factor for Alzheimer's disease. It pinpoints mitochondria, the organelles within cells designed to turn glucose into energy, as a key site that specific fragments of a particular form of apoE attack, leading to the neuronal death characteristic of Alzheimer's disease. Web Interface for Statistics Education (WISE)
The goal of this project "is to provide easy entry to Internet resources that can be used in support of statistics education and applications,"especially in the social sciences. The site features interactive statistics tutorials, statistics applets, and links to glossaries, journals, and other related statistics sites. From the Claremont Colleges. Fly Silent, Fly Cheap
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's an integrated wing-body concept aircraft that's quieter and more fuel efficient than anything aloft today. Here's why you won't be boarding it any time soon. By Dave Demerjian. New Methods For Screening Nanoparticles
Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a screening method to examine how newly made nanoparticles -- particles with dimensions on the order of billionths of a meter -- interact with human cells following exposure for various times and doses. This has led to the visualization of how human cells interact with some specific types of carbon nanoparticles. Nitrates May Be Environmental Trigger For Alzheimer’s, Diabetes And
A new study has found a substantial link between increased levels of nitrates in our environment and food with increased deaths from diseases, including Alzheimer's, diabetes mellitus and Parkinson's.
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