• Brain Scans Get at Roots of Prejudice
The human brain may have a built-in mechanism for keeping racially or politically distinct groups apart, a new Harvard study suggests.
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• Invention: Human Cannonballs
The old circus trick of firing a person from a cannon is being considered by the US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) as a way to get special forces.
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• Town Shudders From Cancer Study
Children who swam or waded in the water near a now-closed dye manufacturing plant run an increased risk of cancer.
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• Singapore Company Develops Airport Runway Surveillance System
Stratech Systems, a Singapore- based company, has been developing an airport runway surveillance system with financial aid from the government, Channel NewsAsia report said Thursday.
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• Comatose Patients Falsely Depicted in Movies
Comas have frequently played major roles in movies but are seldom depicted accurately.
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• Robots Can Be Used to Manipulate Animal Behavior
Researchers have succeeded in controlling cockroaches with tiny mobile robots, which hints at a future where people can interact and communicate with many different kinds of animals.
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• The Story Behind the 'Alien Autopsy' Hoax
Britain's Manchester Evening News (April 6, 2006) termed it a hoax that "fooled the world."
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• The President's New Helicopter
The White House has tasked Lockheed Martin with a dramatic, $6.1-billion makeover of Marine One, the presidential helicopter, starting this summer.
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• Poll: 4 in 10 Play Electronic Games
According to a new AP-AOL Games poll, 40 percent of American adults play games on a computer or a console.
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• The Perils of Cheerleading
On 5 March, while cheerleading for Southern Illinois University's basketball team, the 18-year-old fell from the top of a human pyramid.
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• US Plans Anti-satellite Lasers
A controversial effort by the US Pentagon to develop ground-based anti-satellite lasers has been highlighted by Congressional hearings held this week.
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• Autonomous Vehicles to Drive for $2M Prize
The Pentagon is sponsoring another challenge for self-driving vehicles that can weave through congested city traffic without causing an accident.
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• Pakistan Test Fires New Ballistic Missile
Pakistan has successfully test fired a new long-range ballistic missile, the military said on Saturday.
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• Engineers Work on Quake-Proof Buildings
Sometime in the not-so-distant future, newly constructed buildings will be able to withstand earthquakes of the magnitude that destroyed San Francisco one century ago, scientists say.
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• Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day
Make your mind sweat with Nintendo's unique handheld offering. Our full review.
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• New Technology Could Help Clean Manure
A new technology being promoted by Green Mountain Power and the University of Vermont might clean up manure before it's spread on farm fields, reducing the chances for air and water pollution.
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• Some (Worms) Like It Hot
A species of worm that thrives on undersea hot-water vents prefers the hottest water possible.
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• How To Avoid Becoming a Fossil
A University of Chicago scientist and colleagues say they've found the best way to avoid becoming a fossil is to be small and live in deep, tropical water.
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• Yale Study Determines How Odors Are Sensed
Yale University scientists, using fruit flies, have created the first multi-dimensional map of the range of odorants sensed and brain areas stimulated.
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• Why the Ground is Brown
From space, Earth looks blue and green. But put your nose to the ground, and you'll probably see just brown.
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