All content Archive | April 2010

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April 30th
- Another Tablet Falls: HP Slate Canceled
- Why Do Adults Kill Children?
- China Child Attacks: Are They Copycat Crimes?
- Does Post Position Affect the Odds of Winning the Derby?
- What Causes Corporate Greed?
- Play as Mega Man in New 'Super Mario Brothers' Mashup
- 9 Super-Cool Uses for Supercomputers
- Nasal Spray Makes Men More Sensitive, Study Claims
- The Gulf Oil Spill: What 5,000 Barrels a Day Means
- Does a Horse's Post Position Affect Its Chances of Winning the Kentucky Derby?
- Which Kentucky Derby Winner Is the Biggest Stud?
- Largest Ever Tornado Study Begins
- Scientists Race to Create Cat-Level Artificial Brain
- Oil Spill Seen Approaching Shore from Space
- Tiny Earth Modeled from Atoms in Technology Breakthrough
- Computers Could Make Better Drugs
- How Much Is 4.2 Million Gallons of Oil?
April 29th
- How do we see color?
- Coast Guard May Experiment with New Oil Cleanup Technique
- Experts: Most of the Gulf Oil Spill Won't Be Cleaned Up
- Twist, Flick, Tap: New Way to Operate Mobile Electronics
- Frogs Surprisingly Like Humans, Genetically Speaking
- Little-Known Disorder: People Can't Recognize Faces
- New Species of Ancient Flying Reptile Discovered
- Citizen Scientists Look for Mergers in Galaxy 'Zooniverse'
- Humans Interbred with Neanderthals, Study Suggests
April 28th
- Could Extraterrestrials Really Invade Earth, and How?
- Do 'Smart Drugs' Drugs Really Work?
- Gulf Oil Spill Is Testing Ground for Future Cleanup Tech
- What You Eat Affects You, Your Kids and Your Grandkids
- What Were the Worst Oil Spills in History?
- 1930s Scottish Police Chief: Save the Loch Ness Monster
- Anatomy of the Gulf Oil Spill
- Rising Fuel Costs Could Help Make Electric Planes a Reality
- Record-Breaking Pollen Counts Fuel Miserable Allergy Season
- Tips to Nip Allergies in the Bud
- Looming Disaster? Gulf Oil Spill FAQ
- Noah's Ark Re-Rediscovered
- Top 10 Worst Oil Spills
- No Baby Panda: Mom Was Faking Pregnancy
- iPad Could Cause Insomnia, Researchers Say
- When it Rains, Buffalo Have More Sons
- Which U.S. State Has the Most Immigrants?
April 27th
- Which Country Has the Most Immigrants?
- What Country Has the Most Immigrants?
- Blackberry Software Takes Cues from iPhone, Android
- Sugar in Diet Hurts Cholesterol Levels, Too
- The 3 Most Common Types of PC Virus Infections
- Monitor Lizard Discovered with Flame-Colored Head
- How Deadly Is the Box Jellyfish?
- How to Eat Less: Don't Put Food on the Table
- Men Show Off to Impress Women Even in Virtual Setting
- New High-Tech, Flexible Pacemaker Tested on Pigs
- 'Rocket Racing' to Feature Video Game-Like Interactivity
- Ancient Mayan Rituals Revealed by Ordinary Objects
- Antarctic Seals Counted in New Sound Census
April 26th
- McAfee Offers to Pay for PC Repairs After Bad Update
- Do Blind People Have a More Acute Sense of Smell?
- How Did South Korea Determine a North Korean Torpedo Sank Their Ship?
- What is a Brain Hemorrhage?
- Oil Slick from Rig Collapse Seen from Space
- Why Does South Korea Think That North Korea Sank Their Ship?
- Depressed People Eat More Chocolate
- Exercise Is Good For the Brain
- Laughter Affects Body Like Exercise
- Ancient Tools Revealed by Melting Arctic Ice
- Smelly, Rare 'Corpse Flower' Set to Bloom
- Chimps Understand and Mourn Death, Research Suggests
- Why Don’t Adults Get Fevers?
- Molecular Computer Mimics Human Brain
- Massive Asphalt Volcanoes Discovered on Seafloor
- New Killer Whale Species Proposed
April 25th
- Premature Births Remain a Medical Mystery
April 24th
- What to Do After You've Lost Your Cell Phone
- What to Do Before You Lose Your Cell Phone
April 23rd
- Can Cell Phones Get Viruses?
- What's ball lightning?
- Blippy Credit Card Leak Is Isolated Incident
- College Students 'Addicted' to Social Media, Study Finds
- Scientists Eager to Climb on and Study Iceland's Volcano
- FAQ: The Science and History of Oil Spills
- Humans Have a Lot to Learn From Bonobos, Scientist Says
- New Speed Trap Gets Help From Above
- McAfee Apologizes for Crippling Customers' Computers
- Larger Dating Pool Means Less Thoughtful Mate Choices
April 22nd
- Why Does It Say 'In God We Trust' on Our Money?
- Deadly New Fungus Emerging in Oregon Expected to Spread
- Flying Car Could Transform Warfare
- Losing Weight Helps Immune System
- Mysterious Sheep-Pig Creature's True Identity Revealed
- Naps and Dreams Boost Learning, Study Finds
- Software Turns Your Face into a Na’Vi from ‘Avatar’
- Smoke Plume from Oil Platform Fire Seen From Space
- On Earth Day, Ecologist Fights for Phosphorus
April 21st
- How Does The Government Design New Currency?
- World's Longest Bug And 'Ninja' Slug Discovered in Borneo
- Eyjafjallajokull Volcano's Ash Cloud Explained
- Recycle Your Old Cell Phone This Earth Day
- Will Leaked iPhone 4G Bruise Apple?
- Comparing the iPhone 4G and Droid Incredible
- What Country Is the Best at Protecting the Environment?
- Good Bacteria Eat Bad Greenhouse Gas
- Mercury in Tuna Sushi Higher at Restaurants than Groceries
- Songbirds Hold Secrets of Attracting Mates
- Threats to Earth: 7 Little-Known Ecological Hazards
- Toilet Paper Problem: Good Raw Material Being Wiped Out
- Study: Bomb's Shock Waves May Electrify the Brain
April 20th
- What Causes the Munchies?
- What's Behind Our Love of Curvaceous Cars
- What Are the Weirdest Official State Animals?
- Why Are Cuban Cigars Considered the Best?
- Ancient Worms Munched on Whale Bones
- Mysterious Volcano Lightning Creates Pretty Pictures
- Civilized Caterpillars Talk With Their Butts
- Teens Prefer Texting vs. Calling ... Except to Parents
April 19th
- Another Iceland Volcano Under Watch
- Universities Ban iPads
- Indoor Tanning Is Addictive, Study Finds
- Dog-Sized Dinosaur Had Thick, Head-Butting Skull
- Is 3-D TV Dangerous?
- How to Reduce Risk of Heart Failure in Seniors
- Older Motorcycle Riders More Likely to Be Injured
- Why are marathons 26.2 miles long?
- Near-Death Experiences Linked to Oxygen Deprivation
- Study: Most Parents Don't Spank Kids
- 7 Ordinary Things Turned Hi-Tech
- The Dark Side of Adoptions: Why Parents and Kids Don't Bond
- Velociraptor Frozen in Time Scavenging a Larger Dinosaur
April 18th
- New Implants Mold to Brain Like Shrink-Wrap
- Major Revisions to Psychiatric Definitions Stir Debate
April 17th
- New Intel Sensor Could Cut Electricity Bill
April 16th
- Mirror Neurons Allow Us to Understand Each Other
- 11 Wild Volcano Facts
- Will the Iceland Volcano Change the Climate?
- Icelandic Volcano Creates Beautiful Sunsets
- Cat Brain Inspires Computers of the Future
- Iceland Volcano Plume Captured in Satellite Image
- Cats and Dogs Are Household Hazards
April 15th
- Water-Cooled Supercomputers On the Way
- All Women Worry About Getting Fat, Study Suggests
- Why We Can't Do 3 Things at Once
- Why Are Volcanic Plumes So Dangerous?
- New Device Extends Cell Phone Reception While On-the-Go
- How Are Our Federal Tax Dollars Spent?
- Cosmopolitan Eels Span the Oceans
April 14th
- Jealousy Really Is Blinding, Study Finds
- How Did the Tibetan Plateau Form?
- Navy SEALs Recognize Anger More Quickly
- T. Rex of Leeches Has Enormous Teeth
- Library of Congress to House Entire Twitter Archive
- Is Earth Shaking More?
- Even Toddlers Appreciate Altruism
- U.S. Military Supply of Rare Earth Elements Not Secure
- What Was Different About China's Quake?
April 13th
- Ancient Cockroach Relative Revealed in 3-D
- Why Women Stay in Abusive Relationships
- MacBook Pro Line Updated with New Intel Chips
- Alzheimer's Self Test Works Surprisingly Well
- Profile of a Tax Cheat
- Surgeons Operate More When They Own the Surgery Center
- Deadly Cane Toad Is Marsupial's Last Supper
- One Mystery of Sandstorm Lightning Explained
April 12th
- What's the Missing Link?
- Undersea Superhighway of Odd Creatures Discovered
- New Technique Turns T-Shirts into Body Armor
- As Economy Improves, Music May Get More Upbeat
- Individuals with Rare Disorder Have No Racial Biases
- How Marijuana Could Help Glaucoma
- Ancient Pre-Human Skeleton May Contain Shrunken Brain
April 11th
- World's Deepest Undersea Vents Discovered
- Why Can't We All Just Get Along?
April 10th
- Scientists Race to Engineer a New Magnet for Electronics
April 9th
- Ancient Supervolcano Created Giant Underwater Mountain Chain
- Ancient Thick-shelled Turtle Discovered in Coal Mine
- Pollution Speeds Up Snow Melt in Europe, Asia
- Behind Bullying: Why Kids Are So Cruel
- Has the Recession Made You More Beautiful?
- Life Trapped in Amber from Age of Dinosaurs
April 8th
- How Do Flowers Know When to Bloom?
- Ancestry Search Can Annoy Living Relatives
- Apple Creates Social Gaming Network for iPhone
- New iPhone and iPad Software Will Have Folders
- iPad Breakdown: What's Inside and What it Costs to Make
- Yeti and Other Mangy Monster Sightings On the Rise
- Why Guys Prefer Hooking Up to Dating
- Fossil Skeletons May Be Human Ancestor
- Boomers Beset with Disabilities
April 7th
- TSA: iPad, Netbooks Can Remain in Carry-On
- Self-Driving Cars Could See Like Humans
- Rarest of Rare Species Make New Endangered List
- Animals Living Without Oxygen Discovered for First Time
- Blind Cave Fish Inspires New Robot Sensory System
- Human Gut Bacteria Different in Japanese vs. North Americans
- Study Reveals How Creatures Get Spots vs. Stripes
- Perplexing Panda Pseudo-Pregnancy Pondered
- Fewer Babies Born During Recession
- Sibling Conflicts Undermine Trust
- Strange Bird Deaths Create Arctic Tragicomedy
April 6th
- Masters Mystery: What's the Story Behind Golf's Green Jacket?
- iPhone Ranked Best Smartphone by Consumers
- Giant Lizard Eluded Science, Until Now
- Why Do Coal Mines Explode?
- What Is a Kraken?
- Undersea Robot Powered By Differing Water Temperatures
- Town from Before Invention of Wheel Revealed
- Cool Handheld Cube Plays 3-D Movies
- Study Sheds Light on What Makes People Shy
April 5th
- How Are Oil Spills Cleaned?
- What Are the Most Dangerous Jobs?
- Psychic Sorcerer Condemned to Death
- Star-Patterned Tortoise Could Die Out in 20 Years
- Sonic Scalpel Aimed at Surgeries of Tomorrow
- Earthquakes Cross Political Boundaries
- Words Really Can Hurt
- Massive Earthquakes Barely Disturb Earth's Natural Rhythms
- U.S. Government Creating Low-Fat Cake and Frosting
April 4th
- 13 Glaring iPad Shortcomings
- Speech Recognition for Cell Phones Comes of Age
- Brain Remembers One Fear vs. Another, Study Suggests
- Does Old Age Bring Happiness or Despair?
April 3rd
- Crowds Wait to be First in Country to Buy iPad
- Why a Little Anxiety May Be Good For You
April 2nd
- Why Are Some People Ambidextrous?
- iPad's Comfort Factor Questioned
- iPad to Shake Up Comic Books Industry
- How to Choose the Right iPad
- When Did the Red Carpet Tradition Begin?
- Why Pat Venditte Has a Major League Advantage
- Secret to Happiness at Work Revealed
- Even in the Desert, Plants Feel the Heat of Global Warming
- Thousands of Quakes Strike Glaciers Every Day
April 1st
- What is Good About Good Friday?
- Self-Esteem Drops After Retirement
- Couples Prioritize Husbands' Careers Over Wives'
- Why We Choose Chocolate Cake Over an Apple
- Dinosaur Tots Were Baby-Faced
- What the iPad Really Will (and Won’t) Do
- Face-Lifts Should Include Bone Implants, Researchers Say
- Rural Ants Supersize When They Go Urban