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Why Some Rich, Educated Parents Avoid Vaccines -
Shocker! Melting Snow Electrocutes People, Pets -
Getting Soaked? Desalination Plants Face Scrutiny -
BBQ Wings? Birds Fried at Solar PlantOfficials at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Station in Southern California are investigating a strange problem at their facility: dead birds with singed or burned feathers.
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Air Turbulence: How Dangerous Is It? -
Love, Honor & Cherish — But Share a Password? -
Hungry for Humans: What's Behind Deadly Animal Attacks? -
What Is Dew Point?Compared to relative humidity, dew point is frequently cited as a more accurate way of measuring the humidity and comfort of air, since it is an absolute measurement (unlike relative humidity).
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Does America Need a Bacon Intervention?Sales of bacon are at an all-time high, much to the chagrin of health experts, and the cured meat is now found in everything from martinis to candy. Has America become a bacon nation?
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Chikungunya Fever: Will the Virus Spread to the US? -
Mysterious 'Boom' Rattles Maryland -
Shipping Snow: Could Eastern Water Ease Western Drought? -
Is the Northeast Running Out of Road Salt? -
What Is the Fifth Amendment? -
Low T: Real Illness or Pharma Windfall? -
Extradition: Will Amanda Knox Be Returned to Italy? -
Snack Down: The Rise and Fall of Super Bowl Snack Foods -
Wood Stoves: Hot TechnologyWood stoves, which have been around for hundreds of years, have been updated for the 21st century.
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Who Is the Surgeon General?The surgeon general of the United States is the leading spokesperson on public health issues for the federal government, nominated by the president and confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
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Are New Execution Drugs 'Cruel and Unusual'? -
How Much Does It Really Cost to Have a Baby? -
Cold Facts: Does Winter Weather Cause More Deaths? -
Udder Nonsense? Cow Urine Promoted for Health BenefitsThough it may never achieve mainstream appeal, a Hindu group in India is promoting the use of urine as a treatment for numerous diseases, including cancer, diabetes and tuberculosis.
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Will Climate-Change Warnings on Gas Pumps Work?The Bay Area chapter of 350.org wants all local gas pumps to display a label that states, "WARNING! GAS USE CREATES CLIMATE DISRUPTION."
