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Google/Dish collaboration promises customized program schedules, targeted ads, and Google-powered TV show searching No longer simply content to rule the world of computers, the Google juggernaut has teamed up with Dish Network to bring its targeted ads an
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Religious belief may seem to be a unique psychological experience, but a growing body of research shows that thinking about religion is no different from thinking about secular things--at least from the standpoint of the brain. In the first imaging stud
- Mar 9
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The brain washing technique replaces a dangerous buildup of cola-colored brain fluid with clear fluid Fluid buildup or bleeding in the heads of preemies can damage the developing brain or even prove fatal, but draining the cerebrospinal fluids through nee
- Mar 9
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Can space farms provide biofuels for a greener Earth? Future biofuels from space could be go for launch, if a space station experiment shows that microgravity can favorably affect the growth of Jatropha curcas plant cells. Jatropha can produce high-qualit
- Mar 8
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North American bird species are "facing a new threat--climate change--that could dramatically alter their habitat and food supply and push many species towards extinction," said Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar on Thursday when he announced the new r
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Popular Mechanics caught up with Chris Pidcock, co-founder and chief voice engineer of CereProc, to learn how they recreated Roger Ebert's voice.
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MIAMI--Before a government reports a disease outbreak, cases must usually be counted, verified and assessed--a process that can take days, weeks or months. [More]
- Mar 13
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New research suggests why kids under 3 don’t learn from video
- Mar 12
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The creams and soaps we slather on our bodies show how rushing to replace petroleum-based chemicals with renewable alternatives might lead us astray
- Mar 12
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We know perfectly well that it's wasteful and unnecessary, yet somehow the quantity of plastic packing enveloping our purchases just keeps on growing
- Mar 12
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Perhaps no industry depends more on unsustainable and environmentally hazardous chemicals than the clothing trade. Can it change its ways?
- Mar 12
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The polymer, called Nafion, can remember three distinct shapes when heated – the best yet for a shape-memory polymer
- Mar 12
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The millions of nifty electronic gadgets we buy and throw away each year are heavily dosed with chemicals
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Here's a fact you might find distasteful if you drink decaf: coffee beans are often washed free of caffeine by soaking them in solvents like methylene
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