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2011-12-01 18:36
The uneven ratio of men and women in top jobs at American companies may not necessarily mean discrimination prevails in the workplace. It could mean that men are just more confident than women,...
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2011-11-09 09:14
A U.S. study found that Americans have an average of two close friends each, while those who reported zero close friends did not report an increase in the number as scientists had expected. With...
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2011-11-07 21:59
In a commentary published on Nov. 2 in the journal Nature, Dr. Laurent Mottron, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Montreal, said contemporary scientists should start thinking of autism...
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2011-11-07 17:13
Since MV Rena crashed into Astrolabe Reef on the early morning of Oct. 5 off Tauranga in New Zealand, authorities have organized continuing efforts to clean up the resulting oil spill and pump out...
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2011-11-04 10:56
Labor is considering proposals to distinguish parts of the world's largest marine protected area with differing levels of environmental protection, reports said.
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2011-11-04 10:56
There is no over consumption of legal marijuana among adolescents in Rhode Island, a new study shows. Study researcher Dr. Esther Choo of Brown University said in a statement that she did not find...
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2011-11-04 10:54
After years of data gathering and mineral-mapping from over 350 locations on the planet Mars, scientists have not proven that life currently exists on the planet. It does not mean, however, that no...
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2011-11-03 10:15
An online petition sponsored by SupportOurSharks.com is currently gathering signatures to protest the decision of Western Australian government to allow the hunting of a shark that killed its the...
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2011-11-02 18:57
Researchers linked 2,200 deaths from impotence drugs in the last decade.
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2011-11-02 14:29
The MV Rena remains intact despite water swelling in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty, where it is still wedged on Astrolabe Reef as bad weather persisted in the area, bringing swells of up to 5...
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2011-10-31 12:08
Southeast Queensland experienced severe thunderstorms over the weekend, but no major damages were reported. Meanwhile, thunderstorms predicted for Sydney over the weekend did not materialize.
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2011-10-28 15:09
Three whales, believed to be Gray’s beaked whales, have become stuck on a beach near Tauranga in New Zealand, close to the ill-fated MV Rena, which has been wedged in for over three weeks now on...
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2011-10-25 22:27
Rats exposed to antidepressants just before and after birth manifest behaviors that mimic the symptoms of autism, according to a new study that was partially funded by the National Institute of...
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2011-10-25 10:03
A third person has recently been killed by a shark off Australia's west coast, raising fears among swimmers, especially in Cottlesloe and Dunsborough beaches. The three fatal attacks happened...
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2011-10-24 10:01
A killer shark took the life of a Houston man who went diving off a popular Perth coast on Saturday. George "Thomas" Wainwright, 32, was the third fatal shark attack off Australia's...
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2011-10-20 19:32
Wisdom does comes with old age, a study has recently found out. Canadian researchers studied 24 young people aged 18 to 35 and a group of ten older people aged 55 to 75, all of whom are still...
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2011-10-19 15:48
Facebook may not be keeping the activity of some of your brain regions private, but can it increase the size of your brain? A recent study has discovered that the number of Facebook friends you...
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2011-10-19 14:23
Oil and containers that have fallen off the ill-fated cargo ship Rena have begun washing up more than 130 kilometres away on scenic East Cape beaches.
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2011-10-19 12:16
A 3.3 magnitude earthquake struck Adelaide CBD, waking up residents at 2:22am Wednesday. The shallow quake was felt across the city for about five seconds, with the epicentre believed to be in the...
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2011-10-18 16:30
A woman who is under pressure is more likely to get pregnant with a girl, according to a new study by researchers from Oxford University and the U.S.
