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Beijing pollution hits residents not athletes: WHO chief
Beijing's pollution could hinder athletes during the Olympics, but the long-term dangers to the population of the city are more serious, the head of the World Health Organisation in China...
SpaceX Traces Third Rocket Failure to Timing Error
A timing error doomed the third Falcon 1 rocket test for SpaceX.
FBI says evidence points uniquely to Bruce Ivins in anthrax case
The deceased government researcher was the only scientist who had regular access to the unique anthrax spores linked to deadly mailings in 2001, according to FBI documents released today. ...
Bulging Prison System Called Massive Intervention In American Family Life
The mammoth increase in the United States' prison population since the 1970s is having profound demographic consequences that disproportionately affect black males.
Violent films viewed by millions of children, study finds
Violent movies attract, on average, 12.5% of 10- to 14-year-olds in the country, a Dartmouth study says. ...
Homeownership In Disadvantaged Neighborhoods Linked To Increased Political Participation
Homeowners in disadvantaged neighborhoods are more likely to vote than renters and those who own homes in more privileged communities, according to research to be presented at the annual meeting...
Paradox Of Higher Education, Crime: Male College Students More Likely Than Less-educated Peers To Commit Property Crimes, Study Finds
Men who attend college are more likely to commit property crimes during their college years than their non-college-attending peers, according to research to be presented at the annual meeting of...
Family Type Has Less-than-expected Impact On Parental Involvement, Study Finds
Children in step-families and in other non-traditional families get just as much quality time with their parents as those in traditional families, with only a few exceptions, according to research...
Verizon, unions for 65,000 workers continue talks
(AP) -- Verizon Communications Inc. is back in talks with two unions about new labor contracts for 65,000 workers.
Anthrax Case Renews Questions on Bioterror
Some people say a boom in biodefense research has actually increased access to dangerous germs.
With automated tagging, Web links can surprise
(AP) -- It wasn't what anyone expected to see while perusing a news article. But there, in the final paragraph of an online story about the call girl involved...
Iraq calls for doctors who fled violence to return
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraq's Health Ministry has appealed to physicians who fled the country due to violence to return to their jobs because security has improved,...
Word Play with Mathematica
Here in Champaign-Urbana, where Roger Ebert was raised, I took notice when Disney announced the end of its long relationship with Ebert & Roeper. Disney also announced the replacement critics,...
David Albert Jones: What the Catholic church really thinks about medical research
David Albert Jones: There are plenty of people willing to describe the Catholic attitude to medical research, but they're usually wrong
300 dates in 24 hours? No sweat
Francesca Salcido went on 300 dates in 24 hours without breaking a sweat. Her encounters with aspiring beaus happened online at SpeedDate.com, a US start-up built on a belief that...
Island says starfish aren't toys for dogs to fetch
(AP) -- Tourism officials on the Caribbean island of Grenada say they are concerned about dog owners snatching starfish out of the sea and throwing them like flying discs...
Once common on skin, anthrax is deadly in lungs
(AP) -- Seven years ago, Americans learned to fear anthrax as a white powder in the mail that claimed lives, forced the post office to change the way it...
Biophysicist J. Murdock Ritchie dies
HAMDEN, Conn., Aug. 1 (UPI) -- J. Murdoch Ritchie, the biophysicist who asked U.S. intelligence officials to share the poison saxitoxin with scientists, has died in Connecticut. He...
If only healthcare weren't all about money
Then in a universal system, consumers wouldn't have to be the losers (or be broke either). ...
British children deaf to call of the wild
LONDON, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- A poll finds that many British school children are unable to identify common animals or plants, including bluebells, oaks and daddy-long-legs.
Outdoor Activity And Nearsightedness In Children
A growing number of the world's children are mildly to severely nearsighted (myopic), with rates especially high among urbanized East Asians. In addition to coping with poor distance vision, children...
Anthrax suspect suicide: Burden on the Feds
The news today that anthrax researcher Bruce E. Ivins had committed suicide gave me a sick feeling, and brought to mind the Tom Wolfe novel Bonfire of the Vanities. For...
Not quite a teen, not fully an adult
Fueled by hormone fluctuations, the teenage years can be a time of huge emotional upheaval. But, as an initiative by MIT's Young Adult Development Project finds, the roller coaster may...
Many 'failing' schools aren't failing when measured on impact rather than achievement
Up to three-quarters of U.S. schools deemed failing based on achievement test scores would receive passing grades if evaluated using a less biased measure, a new study suggests. read more
Ties to war-dead are a predictor of likely presidential disapproval
Those who know someone who died in the Iraq War or 9/11 terrorist attacks are less likely to approve of President Bush's performance in office than people who have no...
Long work hours widen the gender gap
Working overtime has a disproportionate impact on women in dual-earner households, exacerbating gender inequality and supporting the "separate sphere" phenomenon in which men are the breadwinners while women tend to...
China opens first very high-speed rail line
China's first very high-speed rail line went into operation Friday, linking Beijing to neighbouring Tianjin, where sporting events will be held during the Olympic Games.
Estradiol exposure may impair cognition
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., July 31 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've discovered chronic exposure to estradiol, the main estrogen in the body, diminishes some cognitive functions.
