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Plasma-in-a-bag for sterilizing devices
The practice of sterilizing medical tools and devices helped revolutionize health care in the 19th century because it dramatically reduced infections associated with surgery. Through the years, numerous ways of...
Study pits man versus machine in piecing together 425-million-year-old jigsaw
Reconstructing ancient fossils from hundreds of thousands of jumbled up pieces can prove challenging. A new study tested the reliability of expert identification versus computer analysis in reconstructing fossils. The...
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Cellphones linked to unsafe walking / Surprising diversity in deep seas / Algae threatens Klamath fish / 'Covert' coping may hurt the heart / ECMO machine helps some flu patients...
Albertans 'too complacent' about H1N1
Health officials are concerned Albertans are getting complacent about the H1N1 virus, as only about a quarter of the population has rolled up their sleeves for the flu shot.
What a grind: Bruxism at night likely a sign of stress by day
You can practically track Steve Barkley's stress by the level of activity in his temporomandibular joint, or TMJ, the hinge joint that connects the lower jaw to the temporal bone...
A forensic study of human death through the life of insects
A Cleveland entomologist is studying insects collected from the bodies found in Anthony Sowell's duplex. 'I follow where the bugs lead me. Their lives tell a story about death.' ...
Brazilian president says 'gringos' must pay to protect Amazon
Speaking ahead of Amazon summit, Lula calls on industrialised countries to provide financial help to halt deforestationBrazil's president said today that "gringos" should pay Amazon nations to prevent deforestation, insisting rich western countries...
Face to faith: Galileo's lunar work drew on another Christian iconoclast who had lived 1,000 years earlier, says Mark Vernon
Face to faith: Galileo's lunar work drew on another Christian iconoclast who had lived 1,000 years earlierGalileo's earliest surviving drawing of the moon can be dated to 30 November 1609, almost exactly 400...
Steven Poole's non-fiction roundup | Book reviews
Steven Poole on Why Animal Suffering Matters | Darwin's Dogs | SnailWhy Animal Suffering Matters, by Andrew Linzey (Oxford, £16.99)Those sceptical folk who doubt that anything of practical importance could issue from a...
A nation divided by the weather
The Atlantic's storm track has slipped south, and the rain is more persistent than everThe life of the writer RB Cunninghame Graham is now much more interesting than anything he wrote –...