Study Shows Some Evidence Of Human Precognitive Powers
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Planned Portuguese Eco-City Is Controlled By A Central Computer Brain
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Munich Deploys Custom Bacteria at Oktoberfest to Devour Ubiquitous Stink of Stale Beer
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Researchers Translate Thoughts into Speech, Potentially Allowing
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Electrically Stimulating the Brain Can Boost Visual Memory 110 Percent
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Video: Robotic Wheelchair Can Be Set to Automatically Follow A Human
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World population to hit 7 billion next year
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New Anti-HIV Gel For Women Cuts AIDS Virus Transmission Chances in Half, Study Says
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New Brain-Protecting Compound Works in Rats; Could Make Alzheimer's a Distant Memory
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New Genetic Model Accurately Predicts Who's Likely to Live to 100
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22.02.11
In particular, "participants correctly identified the future position of erotic pictures"
It's long been regarded as pseudo-science or simple lore, but precognition - that is, the ability to not just predict but to actually perceive the future - is getting a fair
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A new eco-city planned in Portugal takes a cue from biology, using a centralized computer "brain" to control functions like water use, waste processing and energy consumption. It's the biggest attempt at
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Bavarian beer purveyors concerned about a smelly Oktoberfest are hoping bacteria can make the experience more enjoyable. They plan to pour a solution of live bacteria on the
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In an effort to unlock the speech capacity in patients who cannot speak because of so-called "locked-in syndrome," University of Utah researchers have successfully demonstrated that they can translate
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Literally donning an electrode-studded thinking cap can improve your memory by 110 percent,
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Japanese researchers, never at a loss for concepts mashing up domestic and medical care with the best in robotics, has developed a robotic wheelchair that automatically
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The Population Reference Bureau has projected that in 2011, the planet Earth will be home to more than seven billion living humans. At current growth rates, we'll top 9 billion in 2050. By that year, the population of Africa is expected to double, and that
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In a potential breakthrough in the prevention of AIDS, researchers are reporting today that a vaginal gel containing an existing AIDS drug can cut in half a woman's chances of getting HIV from an infected partner.
The women involved in the study used it only
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Researchers at Texas Southwestern Medical Center have discovered a compound that could potentially render Alzheimer's a thing of the past. After testing 1,000 different molecules on the memory hubs of rats suffering from memory loss, scientists there have come up
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In 1997, Jeanne Louise Calment of France died at the age of 122, making her the oldest documented human to have ever lived. People who live to be 100 years or older are rare, and only about 1 in 600,000 people in industrialized nations live that long. But is there something
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Also: The Sky is Blue, Water is Wet?
An overseas study into the differences between the
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Bavarian beer purveyors concerned about a smelly Oktoberfest are hoping bacteria can make the experience more enjoyable. They plan to pour a solution of live bacteria on the
Read more...
A new eco-city planned in Portugal takes a cue from biology, using a centralized computer "brain" to control functions like water use, waste processing and energy consumption. It's the biggest attempt at
Read more...
In a potential breakthrough in the prevention of AIDS, researchers are reporting today that a vaginal gel containing an existing AIDS drug can cut in half a woman's chances of getting HIV from an infected partner.
The women involved in the study used it only
Read more...
In an effort to unlock the speech capacity in patients who cannot speak because of so-called "locked-in syndrome," University of Utah researchers have successfully demonstrated that they can translate
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Literally donning an electrode-studded thinking cap can improve your memory by 110 percent,
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It's an issue that has long tormented frequent text and email writers: How do I know if someone is being sarcastic? And, more importantly, will that person realise I was being sarcastic, or will they actually think I liked their cover version of Adam Ant complete with bongos and cowbell?
Sarcasm
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Researchers at Texas Southwestern Medical Center have discovered a compound that could potentially render Alzheimer's a thing of the past. After testing 1,000 different molecules on the memory hubs of rats suffering from memory loss, scientists there have come up
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According to both common sense and the US Academy of Pediatrics, there are two truths about hot dogs which neither science nor industry can afford to ignore: kids love hot dogs, and hot dogs are the perfect size and shape for a child to choke
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Bored guests at a certain Crowne Plaza hotel can now skip the pricey mini-bar and hop on an exercise bike, generate some electricity, and earn some meal vouchers. The hotel in Copenhagen started the free meal idea as a way to boost guests' fitness and shrink their carbon footprint, according
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