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Recycling old boats now happening in Norway
In Norway, nearly 5,000 recreational boats are retired and disposed of every year. Now, researchers have developed a new method for recycling old boats.
June 10, 2011
Happy men, confident women not as attractive to other sex
Broody or proud men are attractive to women, but proud, confident women don't capture the eye of the opposite sex so easily, says study.
June 9, 2011
Virtual weight-loss program beats real world
A study has found that while both types of weight loss programs produced similar physical results, the virtual weight-loss program yielded more healthy behaviors.
June 7, 2011
Hunger and climate change on collision course
Study shows how global warming might affect hundreds of millions of people already in danger of famine. Read more on hunger and climate change.
June 3, 2011
Do cell phones cause brain cancer?
Mary McBride explains some of the basics about how cell phones interact with the body, and about how much cell phone use could be too much.
June 1, 2011
WHO lists cell phones as possibly carcinogenic with coffee, car exhaust, working nights
The International Agency for Research on Cancer has placed cellphones on a list of possibly carcinogenic items, also including coffee, car exhaust and night shift work.
June 1, 2011
We want more science, said the American public
Poll shows that 66 percent of Maryland residents want more news coverage of science, and they want it directly from the scientists.
May 31, 2011
Stephen Carpenter and the 2011 Stockholm Water Prize
American scientist Stephen Carpenter won the 2011 Stockholm Water Prize for improving the state of the world's water resources. His focus - freshwater lakes.
May 30, 2011
Does breastfeeding produce better behavior?
A study of more than 10,000 mother–child pairs found that breastfeeding children for 4 months or more resulted in better parent-reported behavior at age 5 years.
May 29, 2011
Schizophrenia from a computer that acts like a human with schizophrenia
Scientists tweaked a computer to trigger schizophrenia behavior. The computer spat out nonsensical stories and declared it had committed a terrorist bombing.
May 28, 2011
