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Overused bad words can lose sting (17 May 07:33) |
| A sociolinguist maintains that the more one uses a bad word, the less dirty it is. |
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Robotic suit that boosts strength (17 May 03:31) |
| An "exoskeleton" of aluminum and electronics multiplies strength and endurance by 20 times.
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'Obesity contributes to warming' (17 May 03:31) |
| According to a research, obese and overweight people require more fuel to transport them and the food they eat, and the problem will worsen as the population literally swells in size. |
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Body clock 'cog' could end jet lag (17 May 03:31) |
| It is believed that the body clock governs the circadian rhythms of the body and connects the cycles of metabolism and behaviour to the cycle of day and night. |
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Mario, Pac-Man are the real heroes (17 May 03:31) |
| A survey has found that videogame characters Mario and Pac-Man are the real heroes for many US consumers. |
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Smiling unwillingly is bad for health (16 May 07:24) |
| According to German researchers, forcing staff to be happy and polite all the time is likely to make them sick. |
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Soon, 3 D 'super road maps' of planets (16 May 07:24) |
| These 3 D "super road maps" of other planets and moons would provide robots, astronauts and engineers details about atmospheric composition, biohazards, wind speed and temperature. |
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Premature ejaculation defined (16 May 11:08) |
| It's official now - ejaculation in less than 60 seconds from start of intercourse is "premature". |
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Less height? Blame your older brother (15 May 07:12) |
| A new study says having an older brothers means shorter siblings and a chance of less reproductive success. |
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Music eases blood pressure (15 May 07:12) |
| If your blood pressure is high, do not fret. Just breathe slowly, turn on some quiet, slow rhythmic music and watch your blood pressure tumble drastically. |
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Weight loss may resolve sex problems (15 May 07:12) |
| Weight loss may help resolve erectile dysfunction in obese men, according to a new research. |
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Smallest copter to fly in da Vinci's city (15 May 03:14) |
| According to Japanese developer Gennai Yanagisawa, the 75-kg helicopter will make a demonstration flight in the city of Vinci, near Florence, on May 25. |
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Youngest supernova is 140-yr-old (15 May 09:46) |
| Earlier, the youngest supernova in the Milky Way was thought to have occurred around 1680.
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Smallest copter to fly at city of Vinci (15 May 07:45) |
| According to Japanese developer Gennai Yanagisawa, the 75-kg helicopter will make a demonstration flight in the city of Vinci, near Florence, on May 25. |
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NASA probe closing in on Mars (15 May 07:45) |
| After a nearly glitch-free ride, Phoenix is scheduled to settle near Mars' north pole at 7.36 pm EDT, but no one will know whether it succeeded until about 15 minutes later. |
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Now, a solar bra to charge your phone (15 May 07:45) |
| Japanese lingerie maker Triumph International has unveiled its environmentally friendly "Solar Power Bra" in Tokyo which features a solar panel worn around the stomach. |
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Drought forces out Spain's underwater church (15 May 07:45) |
| This year, receding waters have exposed the 11th-century church completely, attracting crowds of tourists who stand gazing around it on the dusty bed of the reservoir. |
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World's most obese man winning fight against fat (15 May 07:45) |
| Uribe, who weighed as much as a small truck at more than half a tonne, is dieting while confined to a reinforced bed that he has not left for the past six years because he is so heavy. |
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In Oz, one can snoop on the spouse via mobile phone (15 May 07:45) |
| Similar mobile phone tracking services have been launched recently in the US and Europe, sparking concerns that parents, partners and employers could misuse the technology. |
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Silicon chip alternative developed (15 May 03:38) |
| Weixiao Huang has made a breakthrough by developing a new transistor that uses a compound material known as gallium nitride (GaN). |
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Mobiles more important than wallets (15 May 03:38) |
| A survey has found that while more than 38% of the 2,367 people polled chose their mobile phones, less than 30% chose their wallets first. |
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Wikipedia now a teaching tool (14 May 11:35) |
| Wikipedia, the upstart internet encyclopaedia that most universities forbid students to use, has suddenly become a teaching tool for professors.
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We'll find life in space: Astronauts (14 May 11:35) |
| The human race will find life elsewhere in the universe as it pushes ahead with space exploration, astronauts back from the latest US space mission. |
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Growing giant veggies in zero gravity (14 May 11:35) |
| According to a report it is thought that the near zero gravity conditions in space result in super-sized fruit and vegetables with a higher vitamin content. |
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First step towards designer babies? (14 May 03:32) |
| News that scientists have for the first time genetically altered a human embryo is drawing fire from some watchdog groups that say it’s a step toward creating "designer babies". |
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Breastfeeding halves arthritis risk (13 May 05:22) |
| Breastfeeding has unplanned benefits like protecting nursing mothers from rheumatoid arthritis, according to a new study.
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Viagra helps in heart performance (13 May 05:22) |
| Canadian study involving mice shows that anti-impotence pills might protect the hearts of people with a common form of muscular dystrophy, researchers said. |
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Do birds see better than humans? (13 May 05:22) |
| Scientists have hitherto assumed that birds see what we see. But apparently they do not - human sight might not be as good as that of birds.
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Beware of 'miracle healers' on web (13 May 05:22) |
| Many Germans no longer take the standard piece of advice on medicines: "Ask your doctor or pharmacist about risks and side effects."
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Brains of multilingual kids age slowly (13 May 03:46) |
| A fascinating study has suggested that children who speak more than one language may protect the brain against the effects of aging.
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Shoppers will design own gadgets (13 May 03:46) |
| Soon, shoppers would not be running around from one shop to another in search of gadgets of their choice, for the experts believe that they would soon grow their own gadgets.
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Left-parting CEOs more successful? (13 May 03:46) |
| In recent years, a pseudoscience has emerged around the theory that left-partedness signals leadership potential. |
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Bidis killing 6 lakh every year: Report (13 May 01:41) |
| According to the country's first bidi monograph, for every cigarette, eight bidis are sold in India. And what's worse, nearly 2.3% children, aged 13-15 years, have taken to it. |
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Data from Hubble cheaper than texting (13 May 01:41) |
| A British space scientist has worked out that sending texts via mobile phones works out to be far more expensive than downloading data from the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Crime can be an irresistible urge (13 May 01:41) |
| Criminals often can't say no. That's the conclusion of an in-depth study that seeks the link between self-control and crime.
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Asthmatic? Time to skip office! (12 May 05:30) |
| Ever heard of “occupational asthma”? That's asthma caused by exposure to allergens present in the average office - and a new study says it's on the rise.
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Why little fish diet to stay alive (12 May 05:30) |
| Like humans, little fish also diet - not to look more presentable, but out of dire necessity. |
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Human ageing gene found in flies (12 May 03:27) |
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have discovered human ageing gene in fruit flies that would give a fast and
effective way to investigate important aspects of human ageing.
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Bio-fuel from algae extracted (12 May 03:27) |
| A team of scientists at the Fisheries College and Research Institute (FCRI) at Tuticorin has successfully extracted bio-fuel from marine micro algae.
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Low Vit D causes chronic ailments (12 May 03:27) |
| Recent studies ahve claimed that vitamin D deficiency is leading to chronic health problems such as cancer and heart ailment. |
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Cars may talk you out of road rage (12 May 05:08) |
| Stanford professor Clifford Nass and his colleagues are figuring how to make vehicles collect information on where you drive, how fast you go, your preferences and to calm you down on a harr... |
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'Videogames don't create killers' (12 May 01:47) |
| Playing videogames does not turn children into deranged, blood-thirsty super-killers, according to a new book by a pair of Harvard researchers. |
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Prague zoo on mission to save gharial (12 May 01:47) |
| The Prague zoo has launched a test programme to save the Indian crocodile-like gharial from the brink of extinction with a million-dollar pavilion for the animals to bask, and hopefully repr... |
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Soon, cars may talk you out of road rage (12 May 01:47) |
| Stanford professor Clifford Nass and his colleagues are figuring how to make vehicles collect information on where you drive, how fast you go, your preferences and to calm you down on a harr... |
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Wrecked Columbia disk yields data (12 May 01:47) |
| During Columbia's fateful mission, the drive had been used to store data from a scientific experiment on the properties of liquid xenon. |
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Stay-at-home mom: $117K a year (11 May 05:18) |
| If a stay-at-home mom could be compensated in dollars rather than personal satisfaction and unconditional love, she'd rake in a nifty sum of nearly $117,000 a year. |
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'Beautiful people are healthier' (11 May 05:18) |
| Research conducted across cultures and species has found that symmetrical faces may indicate good genes, health and long life. |
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Palm vein tech for unique ID profiling (11 May 03:15) |
| Talk about winning hands down over your competitors. That's what a new biometric technology is doing. |
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For sea lovers, a grave in the deep (11 May 03:15) |
| The Neptune Memorial Reef, which opened last fall, is seen by its creators as a perfect final resting spot for those who loved the sea. |
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Heart attack risk can be heard (11 May 03:15) |
| Heart attack risk can be heard by listening for a certain noise in the artery supplying blood to the brain, US researchers have said. |
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