Alcohol ‘protects men’s hearts’
Regularly drinking alcohol dramatically cuts the risk of coronary heart disease in men, a major study suggests.
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Immune tribe ‘indicates CJD hope’
Darwinian natural selection could help halt human “mad cow disease”, experts say after finding a tribe impervious to a related fatal brain disorder.
Sebelius: U.S. mammogram policy unchanged
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says federal policy on who should get breast cancer screening has not changed.
CBO: Senate health plan to cost $849 billion
The Congressional Budget Office estimates a health care plan by Senate Democrats would cover 94 percent of Americans and reduce the number of uninsured by 31 million.
Shuttle delivers the goods to space station
The space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of six arrived at the International Space Station Wednesday to drop off some massive spare parts for the orbiting laboratory.
Following Baguette Incident, Large Hadron Collider Set for Restart This Week
CERN scientists hope to finally get some particle smashing done, after more than a year of delays and repairs
A bird dropping a baguette temporarily shut down the billion Large Hadron Collider earlier this month. But scientists have a good feeling about the restart, which is slated for Friday, the The Guardian reports. The world’s […]
The Dubai Airshow As Seen From Orbit
Our friend the GeoEye-1 satellite, which tirelessly photographs the world at half-meter resolution from its constant orbit, swung by the Dubai Airport the other day and took this snap of the Dubai Airshow, in progress this week. Thanks, GeoEye-1!
The Dubai Airshow is the largest aerospace event in the Middle East and the fastest-growing airshow […]
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
A still camera changes moviemaking
This year, a digital camera snapped the official presidential portrait for the first time. Also this year, the same camera shot commercials, indie films and even parts of network TV shows. That camera was the Canon EOS 5D Mark II, the first digital SLR that shoots full high-definition video.
The Mark […]
Great Gifts For Electronics Geeks For Less Than $20
Fill your favorite nerd’s stocking with Make’s holiday gift guide
Make magazine has just put up its and under holiday gift guide, chock full of starter electronics kits like a barebones Arduino and tools for your favorite tinkerer. Or if you’re the only one who solders in your circle, pick up a few kits now […]
New Website Tracks $21 Billion in Stimulus Dollars for Science
In 2009, science got a hefty shot in the arm from the federal government’s stimulus spending. Now U.S. citizens can see exactly how their taxpayer dollars go toward funding video games that test autism responses, or discovering lakes hidden beneath the Antarctic ice sheet.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) devoted billion […]
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