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Follow the Silt
23.06.2008 22:11
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Stream restoration is big business but some scientists are wondering if it’s being done right.
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Basics: For Alien Life-Seekers, New Reason to Hope
23.06.2008 22:11
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To some theorists, an announcement last week virtually guarantees the existence of other Earthlike worlds.
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Homecoming of Odysseus May Have Been in Eclipse
23.06.2008 22:11
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Two scientists have concluded that the homecoming of Odysseus possibly coincided with the 1178 solar eclipse.
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Doctors Say Medication Is Overused in Dementia
23.06.2008 22:11
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The use of antipsychotic drugs to tamp down the agitation, combative behavior and outbursts of dementia patients has soared.
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Microbes Eating Away at Pieces of History
23.06.2008 22:11
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Micro-organisms are threatening Angkor Wat and other historic landmarks.
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Second Opinion: From a Prominent Death, Some Painful Truths
23.06.2008 22:11
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Tim Russert’s fate underlines some painful truths, most notably that cardiology is not the exact science that many people wish it to be.
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Scientist at Work | John Kao: Where the Whole Agenda Is Innovation
23.06.2008 22:11
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John Kao is seeking links between science and policy, talent and capital.
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Books: Achieving Wellness, Whatever That Is
23.06.2008 22:11
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Two books muster science, statistics and a judicious smattering of personal experience to present opposite advice.
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Observatory: With New Sorter, the Worms Go in, the Worms Go Out
23.06.2008 22:11
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Scientists have created what amounts to an automatic worm sorter on a chip.
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Observatory: M.P.G. Can Mislead When Searching for Fuel Efficiency
23.06.2008 22:10
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Two professors say m.p.g. is a flawed measure and leads to a fundamental misconception about efficiency.
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For 2 Geologists, Collaboration Blossomed Into More
23.06.2008 22:10
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Dorothy J. Merritts and Robert C. Walter are geology professors at Franklin and Marshall College whose fieldwork led to marriage.
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Vital Signs: Nutrition: Chinese Ingredient Said to Help the Heart
23.06.2008 22:10
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A new study suggests that Chinese red yeast rice reduced the risk of repeat heart attacks in people who have already had one.
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Vital Signs: Safety: Deaths Soar After Repeal of Helmet Law
23.06.2008 22:10
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Researchers who studied deaths and injuries after a helmet law was repealed say that decision had lethal, and expensive, consequences.
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Vital Signs: Prognosis: Diabetes and Depression Track Each Other
23.06.2008 22:10
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A recent study suggests a new level of complexity in the relationship between diabetes and depression.
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New York Students Show Sharp Gains in Reading and Math
23.06.2008 22:10
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Reading and math scores in grades three through eight improved across the state, especially in urban areas, including New York City.
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