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Prenatal: Insecticide Linked to Altered Brain
Posted on May 01, 2012 at 07:33:49 am
While chlorpyrifos is no longer registered for household use in the US, it continues to be widely used around the world, as well as on many food and agricultural products throughout the US

Supermoon To Appear This Saturday
Posted on May 01, 2012 at 01:04:23 pm
Skywatchers take note: The biggest full moon of the year is due to arrive this weekend

Iceman Mummy: Oldest Known Blood Cells Found
Posted on May 03, 2012 at 07:31:28 am
His DNA has been decoded; samples from his stomach and intestines have allowed us to reconstruct his very last meal

Smart Doorknobs; Gesture-Smartphones
Posted on May 03, 2012 at 07:36:13 pm
A doorknob that knows whether to lock or unlock based on how it is grasped, a smartphone that silences itself if the user holds a finger to her lips and a chair that adjusts room lighting

Secret Capacity of Computer Memory Material
Posted on May 03, 2012 at 07:44:14 pm
A team led by Johns Hopkins engineers has discovered some previously unknown properties of a common memory material, paving the way for development of new forms of memory drives, movie discs and computer systems that retain data more quickly, last longer

Saturn, moon and star offer triple night sky treat Thursday
Posted on May 03, 2012 at 08:27:25 pm
Look toward the southeast on Thursday night (May 3) about an hour after sunset, and you will behold a rare and beautiful sight, a triple conjunction of the moon, the planet Saturn, and the bright star Spica.

Environmental Toxicants Causing Ovarian Disease Across Generations
Posted on May 04, 2012 at 08:23:54 am
Washington State University researchers have found that ovarian disease can result from exposures to a wide range of environmental chemicals and be inherited by future generations

Skeletons Found at Mass Burial Site in Oxford Could Be 10th-Century Viking Raiders
Posted on May 04, 2012 at 08:31:50 am
Thirty-seven skeletons found in a mass burial site in the grounds of St John's College may not be who they initially seemed, according to Oxford researchers studying the remains

Liquid Body Armor Hardens On Impact
Posted on May 04, 2012 at 11:00:16 am
A revolutionary new armor relies on a liquid that hardens when something hits it, promising unprecedented protection while letting soldiers move freely, unrestricted by bulk and weight

Flying 3-D Eye-Bots
Posted on May 04, 2012 at 11:45:17 am
Intelligent swarms of aerial drones are a universally useful tool for police, crisis managers and urban planners


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