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Scientists hope their work may help cut the death toll in children from two of malaria’s most lethal forms.

Posted on December 7th, 2008 under Health and Medicine. Comments: None

The workings of our body clock appear to be directly connected to our risk of diabetes, researchers claim.

Posted on December 7th, 2008 under Health and Medicine. Comments: None

St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, has long attracted students to natural sciences and math with the quality of programs and excellent faculty. The campus was never shabby either, but now St. Olaf has outdone itself with a new science and math building complex expected to achieve LEED Platinum certification. Regents Hall will be the […]

Posted on December 7th, 2008 under Design and Architecture. Comments: None

Photo credit to Tim Patterson
What a ride it has been folks… The price of gas in the U.S. was teetering on the mark just a short few months ago, and here some states stand today with .90… .70… .60… dare we say soon to be .50. We are making history right now with gas […]

Posted on December 7th, 2008 under Cars and Transportation. Comments: None

Image Credit: Saad Khalaf / Los Angeles Times
Commuter Rail Returns to Baghdad
As a result of the significantly improved security situation in Iraq, the Ministration of Transportation has been able to provide a commuter rail service in Baghdad for the last month. According to the LA Times, “the Ministry of Transportation wanted to relieve Iraqis […]

Posted on December 7th, 2008 under Cars and Transportation. Comments: None

On Sunday, a few days before collecting his 10 million kronor (US.4 million) Nobel Memorial Prize in economics (on international trade patterns), Professor Paul Krugman told reporters he felt the American auto industry will likely disappear.
“It will do so because of the geographical forces that me and my colleagues have discussed, it is no […]

Posted on December 7th, 2008 under Cars and Transportation. Comments: None

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It’s hard sometimes to make heads or tail of all these gloomy predictions — what with the projected year always changing (just scan through our previous posts on the subject to see what I mean) — but, for what it’s worth, some scientists are now pegging it at 2015. That, according to David […]

Posted on December 7th, 2008 under Science and Technology. Comments: None

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Researchers at the University of Arkansas are working to develop a new way of storing thermal energy in concrete. They were given an award from the U.S. Department of Energy in the sum of 0, 000 dollars as part of the federal government‘s program to create inexpensive solar energy storage. …

Posted on December 7th, 2008 under Science and Technology. Comments: None

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As in other Mediterranean countries, olive oil is a staple ingredient in the Turkish diet. The country is one of the world’s top five producers of olives and dishes cooked in olive oil (zeytinyağlı) often have their own section on the menu. So, especially in a popular tourist area with many restaurants, a […]

Posted on December 7th, 2008 under Science and Technology. Comments: None