Friday August 29th, 2008
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Moo North: Cows Sense Earth's Magnetism
from NPR
A new study suggests that cows sense the Earth's magnetic field and use it to line up their bodies so they face either north or south when grazing or resting.
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Arctic Ice Second-Lowest Ever; Polar Bears Affected
from Reuters
Arctic sea ice shrank to its second-lowest level ever, U.S. scientists said on Wednesday, with particular melting in the Chukchi Sea, where polar bears were recently seen swimming far off the Alaskan coast.
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Indian Herbal Medicines Queried
from BBC
A fifth of Indian herbal medicines sold on the internet contain potentially lethal substances, according to a new study in the United States.
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Mental Skills Fade Earlier Than Thought
from MSNBC
The rapid deterioration of our mental abilities as we age begins far earlier than scientists had suspected, Swedish researchers said on Wednesday.
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Could $100 Oil Turn Dumps Into Plastic Mines?
from Reuters
Sparked by surging oil, a dramatic rise in the value of old plastic is encouraging waste companies across the world to dig for buried riches in rotting rubbish dumps.
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Vitamin D Deficiency May Lurk in Babies
from NY Times
Until she was 11 months old, Aleanie Remy-Marquez could have starred in an advertisement for breast milk. She took to nursing easily, was breast-fed exclusively for six or seven months, and ate little else even after that. She was alert and precocious and developed at astonishing speed, her mother said, sitting at four months and walking by eight months...
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Dubai Carbon Neutral Pyramid Will House 1 Million
from inhabitat.com
The Mayans and Egyptians constructed incredible feats of architecture able to weather the test of time, but they had no idea their pyramids would inspire the shape of the latest carbon-neutral super-structure to hit Dubai.
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Will the Green Movement Kill the Meal Tray?
from CNN
Crammed on middle linebacker Derek Walker's plate are beef, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, spinach and a roll. In the other hand, he balances a salad and a bottle of hot sauce. He lumbers through the small, tabled-filled cafeteria and plunks down without spilling a drop.All without a tray.
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Kids Follow Parents' Lead On Fruits and Vegetables
from Reuters
Parents who want their preschoolers to eat their fruits and vegetables should probably practice what they preach, a new study suggests.
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Which Shoppers Are Happiest?
from WebMD
Your shopping style may be a window on your happiness -- and what you spend on may matter more than how much you shell out.
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