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Why Do People Sleepwalk?Lack of sleep, genetics, childhood and apnea are some of the causes of sleepwalking.
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Formula Found to Explain Earth's Evenly Spaced ValleysA new study describes the geological tug-of-war that causes even spacing between valleys and ridges.
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Getting Fat? Blame the RecessionScience has confirmed what we suspected — financial stress has a way of turning into body fat.
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Robots Could Replace TeachersMore and more of us will learn from robots in the future, but human teachers will still be the norm, according to a "new science of learning."
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Economic Woes Threaten Male IdentityNo one likes today's economy but men apparently dislike it more than they did last fall and more than women.
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Amazon River Dated to 11 Million Years OldThe Amazon River, said by some to be Earth's longest river, is 11 million years old, according to a new study.
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Capitalism vs. Socialism: Happiness Could Care LessSocialist or capitalist, new research argues that being bailed out feels better than going under.
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The Real Cost of Our 'Disease Care' SystemHealth care reform is needed, but the question is whether it will come and whether it will do the job.
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Most People Prefer Right Ear for ListeningPeople are more likely to perform a task when the request is received in their right ears rather than their left ones.
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Can First-Time Home Buyers Save the Economy?Last summer, many Americans stayed home. This summer, we might buy one.
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Dream Deferred: Americans May Never RetireA lot of folks are looking at working beyond traditional retirement age, but that's not all bad.
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Don't Panic, It's Just a PandemicThis flu pandemic seems like it's taking its time. It's hard to know how worked up to get over the new elevated risk status.
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New Questions About Purpose of Big BrainsThe big-brain, big-socializers association may pertain to some groups, but overall it's false when it comes to carnivorous mammals.
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'Worst-Case' Scenario for Flu EstimatedThere could be about 1,700 U.S. cases of the new H1N1 flu, aka "swine flu," in the next four weeks, new studies estimate.
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5 Essential Swine Flu Survival TipsWhile waiting for a vaccine, here are the top five essential things you can do to avoid getting the new swine flu.
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Why There's No Swine Flu VaccineHere are some reasons why it's hard to make a magic bullet against the new swine flu, or any flu, in time to make a difference.
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Is Swine Flu Pandemic Imminent?Will this flu become a global pandemic in humans, like AIDS or the "Spanish flu" of 1918–1919 which killed an estimated 50 million people?
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Outbreak Like Mexican Swine Flu Predicted 14 Months AgoScientists predicted a year ago that Mexico and other tropical locales were emerging "hotspots" for emergent diseases like the new swine flu.
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Q&A: Swine Flu Myths and MysteriesNews of swine flu seemed to spread faster worldwide than the virus itself, but with that has come an army
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Success Stories: Cleaning Up Planet EarthCleaner air, cleaner water and cleaner-burning gasoline are environmentalism's successes, but global climate change looms.
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Birth Defects Tied to Season of ConceptionSpring and early summer is the nation's season of risk for conceiving a child with birth defects, a new study finds.
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Gang of Juvenile Dinosaurs DiscoveredA new fossil find suggests that young Triceratops dinosaurs were gregarious gangsters, not solitary types.
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Feathers Tied to Origin of DinosaursFeather-like structures have unexpectedly been found in a new group of dinosaurs.
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