Archive for November, 2008

That’s Not Tang: Test Videos of Space Station Urine-to-Water Device

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

Warning: Contains adult language (and laughs).
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Secret to workplace happiness? Remember what you love about the job, study urges

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

Urging employees to simply rethink their jobs was enough to drop absenteeism by 60 per cent and turnover by 75 per cent, a new University of Alberta study shows.
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Galileo — Smarter than you thought

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

A recent article details Galileo’s centuries-before-its-time work on perception.
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Researchers identify how binge drinking may drive heart disease

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

As the holidays arrive, a group of researchers has identified the precise mechanisms by which binge drinking contributes to clogs in arteries that lead to heart attack and stroke, according to a study published today in the journal Atherosclerosis.
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Amoebae Family Values

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

Single-celled organisms stick with relatives to avoid being duped
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No Recovery for Atlantic Cod Population

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

Longtime symbol of Atlantic fishing may never rebound from 1990s collapse in Canada
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Mirror, mirror, on the wall…Who’s the kinkiest of them all?

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

Jealousy. Obsessive stalking. Cross-dressing. Strangulation. Once-in-a-lifetime sex.
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Scientists offer explanation for ‘face blindness’

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

For the first time, scientists have been able to map the disruption in neural circuitry of people suffering from congenital prosopagnosia, sometimes known as face blindness, and have been able to offer a biological explanation for this intriguing disorder.
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Panamanian termite goes ballistic: Fastest mandible strike in the world

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

A single hit on the head by the termite Termes panamensis (Snyder), which possesses the fastest mandible strike ever recorded, is sufficient to kill a would-be nest invader.
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Superglue from the Sea

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

Sandcastle worms live in intertidal surf, building sturdy tube-shaped homes from bits of sand and shell and their own natural glue.
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