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'Death test' to predict when a healthy person is likely to die
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A Death Test which predicts the chance of a healthy person dying from any medical condition in the next five years has been developed by scientists. Researchers said they were...
World's Oldest Cheese Found On 3,800-Year-Old Mummies Buried In China
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Yellow chunks of the world's oldest "cheese" may have been discovered on the bodies of mummies buried in China's Taklamakan Desert. The mummies, which are each about 3,800 years old, were...
AIDS Has Killed Almost 36 Million People, But I Bet You've Never Heard The Real Origin Story
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Scientists have pieced together the origin of AIDS, and the tale is ludicrously interesting. Take a few minutes to learn how one of humanity's most debilitating diseases grew into the monster it...
The World's Largest Virus Was Just Resurrected From 34,000-Year-Old Permafrost
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It's not a threat to humans, but does show that ancient viruses can persist for millennia and remain a potential health threat By Joseph Stromberg smithsonianmag.com Deep within the Siberian...
Montana Boy: Bones Show Ancestral Links to Europe
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Despite general resistence, representatives of tribes in the US recently gave their blessing for DNA analysis of the remains of a Stone Age child. Research conducted on the boy's genes...
On Waldoes and Technological Developments:Science Fiction Turns Real
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Last week I was listening to Science Friday on the radio as I was going to Stewarts to get coffee, and they were talking about some new advances in technology from MIT that reminded me of a...
Israeli Company Reinvents The Wheel – Literally
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Israeli Company Reinvents The Wheel Literally By Avner Meyrav, NoCamels, February 23, 2014 The wheelchair of the future Wheeling down a flight of stairs may no longer be a...
Drones that crashed in South Korea 'came from North Korea'
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A South Korean military inquiry into two drones found on a border island has concluded that North Korea flew the unmanned aircraft to conduct reconnaissance missions, a South Korean...
You don’t have to be Einstein to use this tablet
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You donthavetobeEinsteintousethistablet Scientific discovery isonly a finger swipe away when students of all ages use the Israeli-innovated Einstein Tablet+ in the classroom. By Abigail...
The 5,400mph superweapon: 'Star Wars' gun can fire shells at seven times speed of sound through concrete 100 miles away
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Technology is close to reality with sea trials on US warship planned in two years Warships can carry dozens of conventional missiles, costing around 600,000 each, but could be loaded with...
The autonomous vehicle is designed to carry supplies into hostile environments – and evacuate injured soldiers from the battlefield
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It's called the Black Knight Transformer and was developed by aerospace company Advanced Tactics with funding from the U.S. military. In this first test, the vehicle hovered 10 feet...
Virginia students wear protective masks to prom to support friend with cancer
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Virginia students wear protective masks to prom to support friend with cancer Published May 13, 2014 FoxNews.com Facebook 28 Twitter 117 Gplus 0 Jared Hill and his...
Los Zetas drug boss they called the Bald One arrested by Guatemalan police
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Los Zetas drug boss they called the Bald One is stripped and paraded bare-foot after being captured following shootout Jairo Orellana, 40, was arres te d b y Guat emalan police after...
Minnesota bans anti-bacterial chemical from soaps
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Minnesota bans anti-bacterial chemical from soaps Published May 20, 2014 It's widely used nationwide as a germ-killing ingredient in soaps, and even toothpaste, but it's being banned...
Glacial Melting Can Have an Effect on Our Drinking Water Supplies
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Still don't believe in climate change? Politics aside-- here is a peek at what is happening to some of the glaciers of the world. I'm going to ask all of you to remember one thing: 68.7% of all...
Watch this incredible time-lapse photography of a supercell forming in Wyoming!
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Storm chasers were out and about in Wyoming and caught this incredible footage of a supercell forming in the skies over Wyoming. They have created it as a time-lapse video, to fully demonstrate...
Missouri restaurant may have exposed thousands to hepatitis
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Missouri restaurant may have exposed thousands to hepatitis By Rob Quinn Published May 22, 2014 A single worker at a Red Robin restaurant may have exposed up to 5,000 people to...
Natural foods retailer to farmers: Let cows graze
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Natural foods retailer to farmers: Let cows graze May 23, 2014: Grocery and dairy assistant Reyna DeLoge stocks dairy products that only use milk from pasture-raised cows, at Vitamin...
New York mom fuming after daughter gets school letter calling her overweight
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New York mom fuming after daughter gets school letter calling her overweight Gwendolyn Williams was determined to be in a report on BMI from her school. FAMILY A New York City mom...
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