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Pigeons shown to have number sense

OTAGO, New Zealand, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Pigeons can match primates in their numerical abilities, such as putting numbers in order, New Zealand researchers say.  read more »

Reactor meltdown feared / Quake disabled Fukushima N-plants' cooling systems

The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said Saturday afternoon that a nuclear meltdown was suspected at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant's No.  read more »

Solstice Lunar Eclipse

Dec. 17, 2010: Everyone knows that "the moon on the breast of new-fallen snow gives the luster of mid-day to objects below."

That is, except during a lunar eclipse.  read more »

Nuclear bomb material found for sale on Georgia black market

Exclusive: Georgia trial reveals how sting netted highly enriched uranium that had been smuggled via train inside lead-lined cigarette box.  read more »

Charles Darwin's ecological experiment on Ascension isle

A lonely island in the middle of the South Atlantic conceals Charles Darwin's best-kept secret.

Two hundred years ago, Ascension Island was a barren volcanic edifice.  read more »

Teen Sues Mom for Hacking Facebook Account

An Arkansas boy is suing his mom because she allegedly hacked into his Facebook account and posted slanderous remarks.  read more »

Junk food addiction may be clue to obesity: study

Bingeing on high-calorie foods may be as addictive as cocaine or nicotine, and could cause compulsive eating and obesity, according to a study published on Sunday.  read more »

Enormous Icebergs Could Affect Ocean Currents

A mammoth iceberg that struck a glacier off Antarctica, dislodged a newer chunk of ice that could affect ocean currents and also lower the levels of oxygen in the world’s oceans, according to Austra  read more »

Malawi windmill boy with big fans

The extraordinary true story of a Malawian teenager who transformed his village by building electric windmills out of junk is the subject of a new book, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.  read more »

NKorea says rocket launch not a problem

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - North Korea insisted Thursday that plans to send a satellite into space posed no threat as it came under intense pressure to call off what Washington and its allies say would be a  read more »

Researchers await federal stem cell funds

For eight years, scientists have taken extreme measures to continue researching how embryonic stem cells could treat illness and injury.  read more »

5 Myths of Fertility Treatments

Just as the invention of contraceptives freed sex from the concerns of baby-making, new reproductive technologies have freed baby-making from sex.  read more »

Iran proposes joint nuclear plants with Gulf states

Iran on Sunday proposed developing nuclear power plants jointly with neighbouring Arab states in the Gulf, amid international pressure on Tehran to halt its sensitive atomic work.  read more »

Offshore Wind Power Could Alter Ocean Currents

Nov. 12, 2008 -- Generating wind power at sea may disturb ocean currents and marine ecosystems, according to a new study.  read more »

Dawn of a thirsty century

The amount of water in the world is limited. The human race, and the other species which share the planet, cannot expect an infinite supply.  read more »

Unexplored Arctic Region To Be Mapped

A scientific expedition this fall will map the unexplored Arctic seafloor where the U.S.  read more »

Offshore oil drilling in the US: what's at stake?

Last week, Senator Barack Obama said he was open to considering a "careful, well thought-out [offshore] drilling strategy that was carefully circumscribed to avoid significant environmental damage".  read more »

Planning to E-Vote? Read This First

With less than three months before the presidential election, the hotly contested state, Ohio, along with others, continue to have problems with E-voting technology.  read more »

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