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Older People May Need Less Sleep, Study Finds
Along with all the other changes that come with age, healthy older people also lose some capacity for sleep, according to a new report published online on July 24th in Current Biology. When asked to stay in bed for 16 hours in the dark each day for several days, younger...
Gas Pumps Cheated Drivers, Investigation Finds
AUSTIN, Texas -- A company that operates gas stations in several states, including Colorado, has caught the attention of Texas officials, who claim the company is ripping off drivers at the pump. Authorities say a... Joined at the Hip: These Siamese Twins are BIRDS!
"Conjoined twin Barn swallows, Hirundo rustica, found July 17, 2008 in Searcy, Arkansas after they fell from their nest. Image: Samuel Peebles (Daily Citizen, AP Photo). Last week, a homeowner discovered a pair of...Study Finds Manipulation of Menthol Levels
A new Harvard study claims that the tobacco industry in recent years has manipulated menthol levels in cigarettes to hook youngsters and maintain loyalty among smoking adults. The report could further inflame a...89 Percent Of Children's Food Products Provide Poor Nutritional Quality, Stud...
Parents beware! Food products that we give to our children may not be healthy and can only give them poor healthy, study finds. "Most kids' foods provide poor nutritional quality, but packaging claims and healthy images could be misleading parents, according to a... Canadians ponder cost of rush for dirty oil
Here we get a long and considered article on Canada's oil sand bonanza or environmental disaster depending on how you view it. Alberta as the new Kuwait. John Vidal's piece is a mixture of sound fact and comment and... Red Cross finds Bush administration guilty of war crimes
"In a secret report last year, the Red Cross found evidence of the CIA using torture on prisoners that would make the Bush administration guilty of war crimes, The New York Times reported Friday. The Red Cross determined the culpability of the Bush administration after... Ruling finds Japanese man died from overwork
"TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- A Japanese labor bureau has ruled that one of Toyota's top car engineers died from working too many hours, the latest in a string of such findings in a nation where extraordinarily long hours for some employees has long been the norm. The man who died... New Research Finds Organic Farming Can Feed the World
Researchers at the University of Michigan have published a study supporting the view that organic farming is as productive (or more so) than conventional chemical based farming. "...in developed countries,... Consumers Favor Hybrid Technologies
"Americans, to quote JFK, seem willing to "pay any price" to achieve better gas mileage. As gasoline prices pass $4 a gallon, consumers remain high on hybrids. That holds true both before and after the average market price -- $5,000 -- is revealed, according to the J.D....Americans see truth in a range of faiths, massive study finds
Few would deny that America is a very religious nation, but a massive study shows that it is uniquely religious in a way that is very different from other nations. Though the United States has the highest rate of...Lander Finds Ice on Mars
" Pictures beamed 170 million miles to Earth from the Phoenix lander atop Mars's northern polar plain e"Canada: Stephane Dion Finds his Inner Trudeau
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorH-M-M-M that's easy to compare: Dion waffles on everything, while Trudeau enjoyed everything on his waffles, everything from dating and bedded celebs like Barbara... NASA Spacecraft Finds Ice on Mars
Evidence of suspected ice on mars now ignites scientific curiosity for new research. Is Mars between ice ages? " The proof came in a series of pictures sent back by Phoenix of a trench it dug... Mr. Bush, Keep Your Word -New Orleans Gambit Commentary
"Mr. Bush, Keep Your Word This isn't about pork. It's about heart — and keeping official promises. While Congress and the Bush Administration haggle over what should be included in the emergency Gulf War spending bill, the American Gulf Coast finds itself caught in the...
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