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Talk about an odd study. If you were to get your passport stamped for Sweden recently you may have seen a study about how moving the clock ahead, or back has a slight effect on the risk of hear attack.
Scientists at Karolinska Institutet have examined how the incidence of myocardial infarction in Sweden has [...]

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The first news is that there might even be a hidden tomb that holds the body of Genghis Khan. The legend goes that Genghis Khan lies buried somewhere beneath the dusty steppe of Northeastern Mongolia, entombed in a spot so secretive that anyone who made the mistake of encountering his funeral procession was executed on [...]

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Even though the economy certainly isn’t ripe for those that would normally buy solar panels, the attendees at the Solar Power International 2008 were still in a good mood.
“I think there’s a flight to quality and we believe there’s a flight to solar because of that,” said Tom Werner, the CEO of California-based solar [...]

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Some time ago there was an announcement that successful reprogramming of adult human cells back into so-called induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells was achieved. What this means in layman terms is that embryonic stem cells were being created simply by using a strand of human hair.
The problem was, according to the study, was that [...]

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Typically when I see that a celestial object can be viewed easily at any time I try to take a gander at it. According to Space.com, Mercury isn’t easily viewed very often.
Nonetheless, during these next three weeks we will be presented with an excellent opportunity to view Mercury in the early morning dawn sky. Mercury [...]

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Not sure how many people ever went out and got Vista, but I know I still run XP on all of my computers. IT isn’t like this is a new thing anyways. Almost every new release of Windows has had enough problems that waiting an extra year or 2 to get the newer version has [...]

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One of the best things about scientific theeory is that no matter how old the theory is, or how often it is put to the test, there is usually someone out there that wants to try and disprove it. It is a healthy ambition to want to always test a theory so that you are [...]

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The human body has an immune system which fights off bacteria and helps heal us when things go wrong. Could you imagine electronic devices doing the same for themselves? Researchers at the University of the West of England are to carry out ground breaking research with collaborators from the University of York* that will try [...]

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In August a series of images were taken over a 20 minutethat are being dubbed as the best, and clearest picture of Jupiter ever. Scientist who have overcome their nerd years of acne, and actually got jobs doing what the love were able to take a 265 photo series and create a very clear [...]

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When the reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded in 1986 in what was then the Soviet republic of Ukraine, radioactive elements were released in the air and found their way a crossed the Soviet Union, Europe and all the way over eastern portions of North America. Sending many to alcohol rehab, or a [...]

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