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• The Remarkable Biodiversity Of Belly Buttons

  

  from NPRScientists at the Belly Button Biodiversity Project wanted to engage the public. They started to culture the bacteria in people’s navels as a way to... Read more

  The 15 April 2013 by   Earth First! Newswire
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• Thursday is National Alcohol Screening Day

  

  Assess your drinking risk with this easy test. The more you drink, the less likely you are to accurately perceive the risks of heavy drinking, according to a... Read more

  The 10 April 2013 by   Dirkh
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• Breakthrough in Alternative Energy

  

  A team of Virginia Tech researchers has discovered a way to extract large quantities of hydrogen from any plant, a breakthrough that has the potential to bring ... Read more

  The 07 April 2013 by   Ningauble
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• 100,000 Stars A Google Chrome Experiment

  

  is an interactive visualization of the stellar neighborhood of our region of the universe, which was created within the Google Chrome web browser environment. Read more

  The 05 April 2013 by   Pcd2k
  

• The Neanderthal with a Chin: a Human Hybrid?

  

  Humans may have been evolving for millions of years, but some of our traits only developed recently. I’m always fascinated by these modern traits, they’re... Read more

  The 04 April 2013 by   Reprieve
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• The World’s First Self-powered Digital Camera

  

  There is nothing better than going out in the sun and taking a few pictures that look great so that you can upload them on Instagram or Pinterest. Read more

  The 04 April 2013 by   Ningauble
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• Well, This is a Problem

  

  The back gardens of Mayflower, Arkansas aren’t looking too good:Yes, that’s oil. Canadian oil, no less. You’re welcome.I’ve heard surprisingly little about... Read more

  The 03 April 2013 by   Climatesight
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• PILTDOWN MAN: 100 Year Old Fossil Hoax, Natural History Museum, London

  

  Piltdown Fossils on display at the Natural History Museum, LondonA little over 100 years ago, in December 1912, the British Museum announced the discovery of... Read more

  The 01 April 2013 by   Carolinearnoldtravel
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• Why Vaccinate Your Children?

  

  QUESTION: Not immunizing does not expose someone to a disease, only actual exposure to the disease does so. If a vaccine is effective and your children are... Read more

  The 31 March 2013 by   Allen_macneill
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• Smokers’ Genes: Evidence From a 4-Decade Study

  

  How adolescent risk becomes adult addiction. Pediatricians have often remarked upon it: Give one adolescent his first cigarette, and he will cough and choke... Read more

  The 28 March 2013 by   Dirkh
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