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Animal Suicide OBarry of Oscar Winner Cove Says Yes (19 March 10:40) |
| A new study in the British journal Endeavour examines history's recorded accounts of animals killing themselves |
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UN Bluefin Tuna Trade Ban Fails Win for Japan Lobby (19 March 04:35) |
| Momentum had been building for a ban on catching the bluefin tuna, whose numbers have dropped dramatically thanks to the popularity of sushi. But members of CITES voted against a prohibition... |
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Type 2 Diabetes Study Drugs Dont Cut Heart Disease Risk (16 March 10:45) |
| New data suggest that aggressive drug treatments to reduce known heart-disease risk factors don't actually help Type 2 diabetes patients. Why? And what now? |
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Diabetes Trial Drug Treatment May Not Cut Heart Disease (16 March 02:50) |
| New data suggest that aggressive drug treatments to reduce known heart-disease risk factors don't actually help diabetes patients. Why? And what now? |
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Japan Whale Wars Slaughter Continues Despite Protest (16 March 01:45) |
| Few Japanese ever sit down to a plate of whale sashimi anymore, but they still resist the idea that the international community could force Japan to stop whaling |
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Study Indian Spices Powders Linked with Lead Poisoning (15 March 10:05) |
| A study by Boston researchers finds that excess lead may be ingested through commonly used Indian spices and ceremonial powders |
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Lead Poisoning Indian Spices Increase Risk in Children (15 March 01:05) |
| A study by Boston researchers finds that excess lead may be ingested through commonly used Indian spices and ceremonial powders |
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Study Indian Spices May Raise Lead Poisoning Risk (15 March 11:30) |
| A study by Boston researchers finds that excess lead may be ingested through commonly used Indian spices and ceremonial powders |
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Endangered Species Why Japan Keeps Fighting the Whale Wars (14 March 04:35) |
| Few Japanese ever sit down to a plate of whale sashimi anymore, but they still resist viscerally the idea that the international community could force Japan to stop whaling. |
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Report The Case for Global Warming Stronger Than Ever (13 March 12:25) |
| Back in 2006, even before the latest IPCC report was complete, researchers in the U.K. were already planning to launch an update -- which was published on March 5. |
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Amnesty International Report on US Maternal Health (13 March 12:10) |
| In a new report on pregnancy andchildbirth care in the U.S., Amnesty details the maternal health care crisisin this country as part of a systemic violation of women's rights |
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Amnesty International In the US Too Many Women Dying While Having Babies (12 March 05:15) |
| In a new report on pregnancy andchildbirth care in the U.S., Amnesty details the maternal health care crisisin this country as part of a systemic violation of women's rights |
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AmnestyInternational In the US Too Many Women Dying While Having Babies (12 March 01:00) |
| In a new report on pregnancy andchildbirth care in the U.S., Amnesty details the maternal health care crisisin this country as part of a systemic violation of women's rights |
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Call to Lift Ivory Sales Ban Threatens African Elephants (12 March 11:20) |
| African elephants have slowly rebounded since the end of the Ivory Wars in 1989, but two nations are now petitioning to drop the animals' conservation status |
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PepsiCo Tests Fertilizer to Cut Tropicana CO2 Emissions (12 March 11:20) |
| PepsiCo, which owns the juice brand Tropicana, is experimenting with greener farming methods in order to reduce the carbon footprint of a morning glass of OJ |
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Breast Pumping on Rise As Moms Choose Not to Breast-Feed (12 March 01:30) |
| Some mothers refuse to breast-feed -- and not because they can't produce milk or prefer formula. They simply prefer to pump milk and exclusively bottle-feed their babies |
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How to Never Look Fat Again No-Diet Tricks to Be Thin (12 March 01:30) |
| In her new book, How to Never Look Fat Again: Over 1,000 Ways to Dress Thinner -- Without Dieting!, author Charla Krupp has solutions for everything from the muffin top to the Buddha belly |
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Mothers Who Opt for Breast Milk but Not Breast-Feeding (11 March 11:40) |
| Some mothers refuse to breast-feed -- and not because they can't produce milk or prefer formula. They simply prefer to pump milk and exclusively bottle-feed their babies |
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QA with Charla Krupp How to Never Look Fat Again Dressing Thinner (11 March 11:40) |
| In her new book, Charla Krupp has solutions for everything from muffin top to Buddha belly -- without dieting |
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QA How To Never Look Fat Again Dressing Thinner (11 March 01:35) |
| In her new book, Charla Krupp has solutions for everything from muffin top to Buddha belly -- without dieting |
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Study Older Men Want Sex More Than Older Women Do (10 March 05:05) |
| Data suggest that men want sex more, have more sex and enjoy it more than women. That holds true even into their 70s |
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Hella- Internet Campaign Lobbies for New Science Term (10 March 02:30) |
| A physics student at the University of California thinks hella deserves immortalization in the annals of mathematics |
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Even in Old Age Men Want Sex More Than Women (10 March 10:30) |
| Data suggest that men want sex more, have more sex and enjoy it more than women. That holds true even into their 70s. |
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Study Women Who Drink Less Likely to Gain Weight (10 March 12:15) |
| New findings suggest that women who drink moderately are less likely to gain weight over time than those who don't |
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Women Who Drink Alcohol Less Likely to Be Overweight (09 March 09:00) |
| New findings suggest that women who drink moderately are less likely to gain weight over time than those who don't |
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Climate Change Who Pays for Emissions in Global Trade (09 March 02:30) |
| The carbon equation isn't as straightforward as we might think. Scientists find that rich nations are essentially outsourcing some of their carbon emissions to developing nations through glo... |
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Study Women Who Drink Tend to Be Thinner (09 March 03:45) |
| New findings suggest that women who drink moderately are less likely to gain weight over time than those who don't. |
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Green Groups to Cameron Be Our King of the Environment! (07 March 07:15) |
| Days before the Academy Awards, a coalition of green groups is lobbying the director of Avatar to use his platform to send the world an environmental message |
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Rogue Waves and a Mediterranean Cruise-Ship Disaster (05 March 11:40) |
| For centuries, mariners have told tales about sudden stories-high waves that emerged out of the open ocean without warning, strong enough to topple even large ships. Fact or fiction? |
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Cruise Ship Disaster How Do Rogue Waves Work (05 March 04:15) |
| For centuries, mariners have told tales about sudden stories-high waves that emerged out of the open ocean without warning, strong enough to topple even large ships. Fact or fiction? |
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Obesity How Intestinal Bacteria May Cause Weight Gain (05 March 02:30) |
| A growing body of research suggests that your ever expanding gut is not only the result of weight gain, but could potentially be a cause |
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The Cruise Ship Disaster How Do Rogue Waves Happen (05 March 05:05) |
| For centuries, mariners have told tales about sudden stories-high waves that emerged out of the open ocean without warning, strong enough to topple even large ships. Fact or fiction? |
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More Warming Worries Methane from the Arctic Permafrost (05 March 02:55) |
| Scientists discover that methane is leaking from the continental shelf. It's bad for climate change -- but the question is, How bad? |
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US Backs Ban on Bluefin Tuna Trade Japan Faces Threat (04 March 10:20) |
| The Atlantic bluefin tuna is considered a delicacy worldwide and is a staple in sushi restaurants. But we are literally eating the bluefin tuna to death. A proposed ban on international trad... |
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A Move to Save the Bluefin Tuna (04 March 07:35) |
| The Atlantic bluefin tuna is considered a delicacy from Osaka to Omaha. It's a staple in every sushi restaurant on the planet. But we are literally eating the bluefin tuna to death |
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Why Eating Tuna Is Deadly -- to Tuna (04 March 02:10) |
| The Atlantic bluefin tuna is considered a delicacy from Osaka to Omaha. It's a staple in every sushi restaurant on the planet. But we are literally eating the bluefin tuna to death |
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NASA Chile Earthquake Shifts Earths Axis Shortens Day (04 March 04:55) |
| According to a NASA scientist's computer modeling, the earthquake in Chile should have shifted the Earth's mass and figure axis, shortening the planet's day |
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Study Darkness Encourages Dishonest Behavior Cheating (04 March 01:20) |
| Darkness encourages dishonest behavior, psychologists in a new study say, and it's not just because they are less likely to get caught at night |
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Study Foodborne Illness Costs US $152 Billion a Year (03 March 11:00) |
| A new study calculates the true cost of foodborne illness, suggesting that it's a more serious and expensive public-health threat in the U.S. than previously estimated |
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Putting a Price Tag on Food Unsafety (03 March 02:55) |
| A new study calculates the true cost of foodborne illness, suggesting it is a more serious and expensive public health threat in the U.S. than previously estimated |
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Study Titanic Lusitania Disaster Survival Differences (03 March 04:50) |
| A new analysis of how passengers of the Titanic and Lusitania reacted as each ship sank reveals much about when our will to survive supersedes our manners -- and when it doesn't |
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Titanic vs Lusitania How People Behave in a Disaster (03 March 02:05) |
| A new analysis of how passengers reacted as each ship sank reveals much about when our will to survive supersedes our manners -- and when it doesn't |
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Study Baby Einstein DVDs Dont Help Tots Learn Words (03 March 02:00) |
| To see whether educational DVDs really encourage young children to learn new words, a new study put Baby Wordsworth of the Baby Einstein series to the test |
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Study Parents Weigh Hastening Death for Cancer Children (03 March 02:00) |
| A small but intriguing study suggests that many parents may wish to hasten death for terminally ill children in order to relieve their pain |
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How Chiles Earthquake Shortened Earths Day (02 March 11:45) |
| According to a NASA scientist's computer modeling, the earthquake in Chile should have shifted the Earth's mass and figure axis, shortening the planet's day |
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Study Parents Weigh Hastening End for Dying Children (02 March 11:45) |
| A small but intriguing study suggests that many parents may wish to hasten death for terminally ill children in order to relieve their pain |
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Parents Better than TV at Teaching Babies to Speak (02 March 01:35) |
| To see whether educational DVDs really encourage children to learn new words, a new study puts Baby Wordsworth to the test |
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Food Inc Director Robert Kenner (02 March 01:20) |
| In his Oscar-nominated film, Robert Kenner takes on the entire food industry to demonstrate how a handful of corporations often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the Ame... |
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Babies Who Watch Baby Wordsworth Not Exactly Wordy (02 March 01:20) |
| To see whether educational DVDs really encourage children to learn new words, a new study puts Baby Wordsworth to the test |
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Study Parents Consider Hastening End for Dying Children (02 March 01:20) |
| A small but intriguing study suggests that many parents may wish to hasten death for terminally ill children in order to relieve their pain |
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