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Top 10 tech toys for 2009

19 hours ago from Physorg

This year, I've grouped my list of Top 10 tech toys into price ranges. Keep in mind that the prices listed are the suggested retail, and you may be able...

Battling climate change offers health benefits

3 hours ago from CBC: Health

Cutting emissions that cause global warming would not only make the planet healthier, it also would make people healthier too, new research suggests.

Greater Use of Anti-Infection Vaccine Is Urged in Flu Fight

20 hours ago from NY Times Health

Bacterial infections, for which there is an underused treatment, can be a common and sometimes deadly swine flu complication.

Experts think toxic algae harming endangered fish

20 hours ago from Physorg

(AP) -- Scientists say they think toxins from a blue-green algae plaguing lakes and rivers around the West are harming an endangered fish in the Klamath Basin, adding another...

Invasive carp feared bound for Great Lakes

17 hours ago from UPI

LONDON, Ontario, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Canadian environmental officials are concerned invasive Asian carp could be poised to reach the Great Lakes because control measures don't seem to be...

The cost of adapting to climate change

9 hours ago from The Guardian - Science

Farmers in developing countries are already feeling the effects of climate change. What is needed to help them cope is an almost unprecedented shift of resources from north to south,...

Monster worm and sea star frenzy

Deep under the Antarctic ice, a rare colourful burst of starfish and monster worms is filmed by BBC camera crew.

ESA supports the European launch of Oceans

9 hours ago from European Space Agency

Oceans cover nearly three-quarters of Earth's surface, yet they remain the least explored territories of our planet. Oceans, a new film produced by filmmaker Jacques Perrin, captures the mysterious and...

Device spells doom for superbugs

Researchers have demonstrated a device that can kill off superbugs such as MRSA in just seconds - and could help with body odour.

China reports 8 cases of swine flu mutation

1 day ago from Physorg

(AP) -- China has detected eight cases of swine flu mutation, a health official said Wednesday, amid longstanding concerns among scientists that the virus could change into a more...