A Medical Fountain Of Youth?

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THE HOBBIT Trailer HD - YouTube

damn, i can't wait. first book of Mr. Tolkein's that I read when I was about 12.

Mystery predators may have contributed to fiscal collapse in 2007: research

Their new study shows that banks themselves were under attack by other players on Wall Street.

BBC News - Archaeologists make virtual map of Neolithic Stonehenge

I didn't see a link to the kmz file for Google Earth, but I'll post a link to it when I find it.

Global warming 'not slowing down,' say researchers

They revealed the true global warming trend by bringing together and analysing the five leading global temperature data sets, covering the period from 1979 to 2010, and factoring out three of the main factors that account for short-term fluctuations in global temperature: El Ni&n …

Rossi's E-Cat gets first customers, but questions remain

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Why near-death events are tricks of mind

Psychologists who reviewed a range of phenomena such as out-of-body experiences, visions of tunnels of light or encounters with dead relatives, say they are tricks of the mind rather than a glimpse of the afterlife.

First global portrait of greenhouse gases emerges from pole-to-pole flights

A three-year series of research flights from the Arctic to the Antarctic has successfully produced an unprecedented portrait of greenhouse gases and particles in the atmosphere, scientists announced.

Greenland glacier melting faster than expected

Researchers chart long-shrouded glacial reaches of Antarctica: Huge rivers of ice are found flowing seaward from continent's deep interior

A vast network of previously unmapped glaciers on the move from thousands of miles inland to the Antarctic coast has been charted for the first time by UC Irvine scientists. The findings will be critical to tracking future sea rise from climate change.

Republicans asking the President to do their job

The scheme of Mitch McConnell to have the President request a debt ceiling increase is like me asking my co-worker to do my job. These guys have no backbone. they are all politics and this is a sham.

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High technology, not low taxes, may drive US states' economic growth

High-tech training may trump tax breaks for creating more jobs and improving a state's economy, according to a team of economists. "We found that lower state taxes were not statistically associated with a state's economic performance," said Stephan Goetz, professor of agricultura …

Astronomers Detect Earliest Black Holes | Space.com

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Carbon release to atmosphere 10 times faster than in the past, geologists find

The rate of release of carbon into the atmosphere today is nearly 10 times as fast as during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), 55.9 million years ago, the best analog we have for current global warming, according to an international team of geologists.

Fox Headline FAIL: 'Obama' Bin Laden Dead? (PICTURE)

Glaciers melting faster than originally thought: study

A team of scientists from Aberystwyth University, the University of Exeter and Stockholm University, led by Welsh scientist and Professor Neil Glasser, have released at study published in Nature Geoscience showing that the glaciers of Patagonia in South America are melting at a m …

Russian Boreal Forests Undergoing Vegetation Change, Study Shows

Russia's boreal forest -- the largest continuous expanse of forest in the world, found in the country's cold northern regions -- is undergoing an accelerating large-scale shift in vegetation types as a result of globally and regionally warming climate.

Religion on the verge of extinction in many countries: math study

A study recently released by a team from Northwestern University and the University of Arizona shows that religion and religious affiliations may be on the verge of extinction in the nine countries studied.

New process cleanly extracts oil from tar sands and fouled beaches

A new, more environmentally friendly method of separating oil from tar sands has been developed by a team of researchers at Penn State.

Eating Apples Extends Lifespan of Test Animals by 10 Percent

Scientists are reporting the first evidence that consumption of a healthful antioxidant substance in apples extends the average lifespan of test animals, and does so by 10 percent.

Chalkboard: Do students benefit from teachers unions?

In the heated debate surrounding Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to eliminate nearly all parts of collective bargaining for teachers and other public employees, there hasn't been much discussion about what impact these changes could have on students.

Republicans seek to quash 'net neutrality' rules

The House of Representatives passed an amendment that would prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from using funds to implement the rules, which bar owners of high-speed lines and airwaves from favoring their own services over those of competitors.

Arabian Gulf: the Cradle of Civilisation?

Is the Arabian Gulf the Cradle of Civilisation? Yes, postulates Dr Jeffrey Rose, archaeologist and researcher at the University of Birmingham, UK, in a recently published paper. Rose's paper summarises the theories that are now gaining ground and causing considerable exciteme …

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