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Facebook Pals Are Not Real Friends: Study
By Peter R | Jan 26, 2016 10:46 AM ESTThe study by Oxford anthropologist Robin Dunbar found that social networks do not guarantee lasting friendships.
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Zika's Transmission Through Sex An Alarming Possiblity
By Peter R | Jan 26, 2016 10:20 AM ESTAn NYT report describes two documented cases that provide evidence of the virus surviving in semen.
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Colon Cancer's Victims Are Not Old Anymore
By Peter R | Jan 26, 2016 10:19 AM ESTA new study should that one in seven diagnosed are younger than 50 years. A second study found fecal testing an effective tool for colon cancer detection.
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If Not For Camouflage, Why Do Zebras Have Stripes?
By Peter R | Jan 25, 2016 03:39 PM ESTA new study has ruled out a longstanding hypothesis that stripes provide camouflage to the animal.
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iPhone 7 Rumors: Apple's Next 4-Inch Phone Is Upgraded iPhone 5S
By Peter R | Jan 25, 2016 02:16 PM ESTNew reports claim Apple will launch a 4-inch iPhone by April. The phone could be called iPhone 5SE.
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Watch The Brain Join Internet In The Petabyte League
By Peter R | Jan 23, 2016 04:37 PM ESTResearchers at Salk Institute discovered that the variations in synaptic connections are smaller than earlier thought, allowing for more information storage.
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Rare Birth Defect Is Causing Babies To Be Born With Intestines OUTSIDE: CDC
By Peter R | Jan 22, 2016 01:36 PM ESTThe stomachs and liver can also protrude outside in some cases, CDC warns.
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Test Can Tell If You Need Antibiotics For Cold
By Peter R | Jan 22, 2016 01:22 PM ESTThe test based on gene profiles can help restrict antibiotic resistance.
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Is There A Ninth Planet Lurking Around The Sun?
By Peter R | Jan 21, 2016 04:21 PM ESTTwo astrophysicists from Caltech have argued that a ninth planet is indeed out there.
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Largest Prime Discovered to Be 22 Million Digits Long
By Peter R | Jan 20, 2016 03:36 PM ESTA computer labored for a month to discover the Mersenne prime which is one less than an exponential of 2.
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Microsoft Giving Away $1 Billion Worth of Cloud Services
By Peter R | Jan 20, 2016 03:36 PM ESTThe company announced it would make the donation over the next three years for public good.
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iPhone 7 Rumors: Apple Working On DSLR Like Camera For Next Phone?
By Peter R | Jan 20, 2016 10:06 AM ESTA patent filed by the company details dual camera setup that allows optical zoom.
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American Homes Are Teeming With Bugs, Mostly Harmless
By Peter R | Jan 20, 2016 10:06 AM ESTA new study found as many as a 600 species in 50 NC homes.
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Most Powerful Supernova Recorded Yet Shone 570 Billion Times Brighter Than Sun
By Peter R | Jan 18, 2016 03:49 PM ESTRemnants of the stellar explosion was first spotted last year.
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Alzheimer’s Disease Could Be Detect Through Urine
By Peter R | Jan 18, 2016 02:45 PM ESTAn experiment has shown odor changes in urine could be used to detect the disease even before the formation of amyloid plaques are noticed in the brain.
