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Disaster Laws: Will Gulf Oil Spill Change Anything?Will the Gulf Oil Leak provoke government regulations in the same fashion as earlier environmental and industrial disasters?
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Why Is the Flag at Half-Staff Only Until Noon on Memorial Day?On Memorial Day, when the U.S. honors its war dead, a whole new set of rules govern raising and lowering of the American flag.
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How Many People Have Flown On The Space Shuttle?As the space shuttle enters retirement, the people who flew on it enter an exclusive club with a static membership.
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Is Synthetic Life Dangerous?The first synthetic life created accusations that J. Craig Venter is playing God. But scientists and ethicists disagree. Yet they say synthetic cells could be dangerous.
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Air Force Troops Laugh as Comrades Get Zapped by TaserBy releasing a video of airmen laughing while they shock each other with Tasers during training, the Air Force has documented a key role humor plays in group bonding.
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Synthetic Life May Reveal Origins of Natural LifeThe first synthetic genome was created, which could let scientists uncover the very origins of life on Earth.
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First Live Organism with Synthetic Genome Created
Scientists say they have created the first living organism with a completely synthetic genome.
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How Do Solar Sails Work?While blasting rockets have provided the energy for most space travel so far, solar energy may provide the boost for spaceships in the future.
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7 Strange and Sad Facts About the Gulf Oil SpillAs the Gulf oil spill continues unabated, here are seven strange facts you didn't know about the oil spill.
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How Do Lizards Cool Off?Lizards rely on the environment to control their body temperature. This strategy has worked well for millions of years, but makes reptiles extremely sensitive to global warming.
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Colossal Squid Is No Monster, Study FindsThe colossal squid, with a body longer than a school bus and sharp tentacles, is no monster predator.
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How Long Will the Eyjafjallajokull Volcanic Eruption Last?
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Was the Stock Market Drop A Human Error or a Computer Error?
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Can You Really Die in Your Nightmares?A real disease suddenly kills otherwise healthy young people in their sleep.
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What Were the Worst Days Ever on Wall Street?
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Whatever Happened to the Hole in the Ozone Layer?The hole in the ozone layer was perhaps the worst example of mankind’s impact on the planet, but a world-wide campaign against ozone-depleting chemicals has helped repair most of the damage.
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Surprise! Even Plants Can Contribute to Global WarmingEven though plants absorb some greenhouse gas, rising CO2 levels make leaves contribute to global warming.
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Oil Spill Has Little Impact On Human Health
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Why Do Adults Kill Children?
Adults so rarely murder children that psychiatrists and law enforcement officials don’t have enough data to draw any conclusions about possible similarities in the killers’ motives.
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What Causes Corporate Greed?Greed is universal drive shared by all mankind.
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Which Kentucky Derby Winner Is the Biggest Stud?Despite 135 years of racing, only one Kentucky Derby winner has ever sired more than one later Kentucky Derby Champion. But it is two other horses that have the most distinguished lines of breeding.
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Which U.S. State Has the Most Immigrants?Immigration to America began around 1492, and hasn’t let up much since then.
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Which Country Has the Most Immigrants?
Humans have migrated in significant numbers since we first left Africa. The trend continues today, but 10 countries absorb more immigrants than the rest of the world combined.
