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03.18.10 | in Technology | by Jeremy Hsu
Congress Proposes Resurrecting U.S. Rare Earths Industry
U.S. Congress holds hearings and introduces a bill on the looming supply shortage of tech-crucial rare earth minerals.
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03.18.10 | in Animals | by Jeanna Bryner
Cat With Flat Head and Webbed Feet Losing Habitat
An elusive cat is losing its habitat to plantations in Southeast Asia, a new study finds.
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03.18.10 | in Culture | by Jeanna Bryner
Helpful Dads Can Hurt Mom's Self-Esteem
Moms these days have it tough trying to balance work and family life. But when a do-it-all dad pitches in, the result can be a blow to a woman's self-esteem.
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03.17.10 | in Culture | by Jeanna Bryner
Multiple Generations Under One Roof, Again
Extended families are living together more these days, with a bad economy partly responsible.
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03.17.10 | in Culture | by Rachel Hauser
What Science and Art Have In Common
Climate scientist who proposed cloud whitening also writes plays, poems.
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03.17.10 | in Animals | by Clara Moskowitz
Pregnant Male Fish Can Choose Abortion
Male gulf pipefishes – one of the only species whose males can become pregnant – can selectively abort embryos from less attractive females, new research finds.
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03.17.10 | in Technology | by Jeremy Hsu
National Broadband Plan Not Ambitious Enough, Experts Say
The National Broadband Plan that the FCC unveiled Tuesday calls for Internet download speeds of 100 megabits per second (Mpbs) to be available in 100 million U.S. homes by 2020.
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03.17.10 | in Animals | by Charles Q. Choi
Prehistoric Shark Attack Reconstructed
A prehistoric shark attack was pieced together from bite marks found on the remains of the victim, a dolphin.
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03.17.10 | in Mystery | by Andrea Thompson
Why Do Some Clovers Have Four Leaves?
Four-leaf clovers sometimes pop up among the three-leaf kind due to a genetic mutation.
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03.17.10 | in Strange News | by Benjamin Radford
New Toyota Troubles: Copycat Complaints?
Copycat complaints often occur in the wake of widely publicized events, especially of defective or tampered products.
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03.17.10 | in Culture | by Jeanna Bryner
Kids These Days: Study Exposes 'Generation Me'
Today's teens have similar values and attitudes as generations past.
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03.17.10 | in Technology | by Adam Hadhazy
NASA Crashes Helicopters to Improve Safety
A cushioning device called a deployable energy absorber (DEA) is being tested by NASA on helicopters that have to make crash landings.
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03.16.10 | in Culture | by Charles Q. Choi
As National Health Worsens, Women Prefer More Manly Faces
Women in the least healthy nations are more likely to choose men with masculine faces, which is a sign of health.
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03.16.10 | in Technology | by Leslie Meredith
New Smartphone App Helps Shoppers Make Greener Food Choices
A new smartphone application aims to help eco-conscious consumers make greener choices at the grocery store.
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03.16.10 | in Technology | by Leslie Meredith
Funding for the National Broadband Plan Uncertain
The FCC's National Broadband Plan, offers fast and affordable connections to the Internet but faces opposition.
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03.16.10 | in Space | by LiveScience.com / NETL
Capitalizing on Carbon - Pt. 2: Pumping New Oil
Three ways that carbon can be captured from industry before it escapes into the air. And one way to make that process pay for itself by pumping new oil.
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Planet Power
Sustainable energy technologies: How they work and where they come from.
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03.16.10 | in Culture | by Rachael Rettner
Video Games May Hinder Learning for Boys
Young boys who own video game systems are slower to progress in reading and writing than those who don't own a system, a new study finds.
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03.16.10 | in Space | by PNAS
Babies Bounce to the Beat
In an new study, infants engaged in more rhythmic movements, or dancing, when exposed to drumbeats and other rhythmic stimuli than they did to speech.
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