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Two-year-old 'Matilda' becomes youngest ever girl in Mensa |
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Sunday, 24 June 2007 17:00 |
 " Her parents knew Georgia Brown was bright. After all, she could count to ten, recognized her colors and was even starting to dabble with French.
But it was only when their bubbly little two-year-old took an IQ test that her towering intellect was confirmed.
Georgia has become the youngest female member of Mensa after scoring a genius-rated IQ of 152. "
.... Read the rest of this article from "DailyMail.co.uk" at: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/new..,
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Scientists Take Step Closer to Growing Plastic on Trees. |
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Monday, 18 June 2007 17:00 |
 " The recent edition of the journal Science contains a report that scientists working at the DOE/Pacific Northwest National laboratory have directly converted sugars ubiquitous in nature to an alternative source for those products that make oil so valuable.
We have taken a step closer towards a goal that has long eluded chemists everywhere; how to replace crude oil as the root source for plastic, fuels and scores of other industrial and household chemicals by using an inexpensive, nonpolluting renewable plant matter. "
.... Read the rest of this article from "Digital Journal.com" at: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/196309/Scientist...
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Japanese teetotaller world's oldest man at 111 |
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Monday, 18 June 2007 17:00 |
 " "I don't drink alcohol -- that is the biggest reason for my good health," Tomoji Tanabe told reporters on Monday. He also told media he does not smoke and likes a glass of milk a day.
An 111-year-old Japanese just named the world's oldest man said he owed his longevity to steering clear of alcohol.
"I don't drink alcohol -- that is the biggest reason for my good health,"
.... Read the rest of this article from "Eitb24" at: http://www.eitb24.com/new/en/B24_53836/life/GUINNES...
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Oxygen Tweak Could Lower Cost of Organic Produce |
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Wednesday, 13 June 2007 17:00 |
 " Hanker for more organic produce but feeling pinched in the wallet by the oft-higher prices? Well, help may finally be on the way: Lisa Richards reports in the current issue of Chemistry & Industry that scientists from the Volcani Center in Israel have discovered a cheap and effective trick to keep organic produce stored longer using oxygen. "
.... Read the rest of this article from "TreeHugger.com" at: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/06/oxygen...
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Plants can tell who's who |
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Wednesday, 13 June 2007 17:00 |
 " It's not just animals that can tell siblings from strangers.
Telling apart relatives from strangers is crucial in many animal species, helping them to share precious resources or avoid inbreeding. Now it seems that plants can perform the same trick.
Plants have already been shown to compete with others — of their own kind or of another species — when sharing space. For example, they sometimes choose to invest more energy in sprouting roots when they have nearby competition for water and nutrients. Kerri Smith "
.... Read the rest of this article from "Nature.com" at: www.nature.com/news/2007/070611/full/070611-4.html
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Tuesday, 12 June 2007 17:00 |
 " A $3 gadget that promises to quench a user's thirst for a year without spare parts, electricity or maintenance.
By Jennie Yabroff
Newsweek
June 18, 2007 issue - With his rimless eyeglasses and natty suit, 35-year-old Mikkel Vestergaard Frandsen looks like the kind of CEO who enjoys a fine red. Less likely is the image of him slurping that Bordeaux through a bright blue straw the size of a fat kazoo. But slurp he has, and not just wine: he's also tasted soda, pond water, and water from a lake in Nairobi through the gizmo. "You have to suck pretty hard at first to get it moist, but after that it's easy," he says of the LifeStraw, the portable water filter manufactured by his Danish company. "
.... Read the rest of this article from "MSNBC.com" at: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19121634/site...
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Research deciphers "deja-vu" brain mechanics |
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Friday, 08 June 2007 17:00 |
MIT news
" Deborah Halber, News Office Correspondent June 7, 2007
Neuroscientists at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT report in the June 7 early online edition of Science that they have identified for the first time a neuronal mechanism that helps us rapidly distinguish similar, yet distinct, places. The discovery helps explain the sensation of déjà vu.
The work could lead to treatments for memory-related disorders, as well as for the confusion and disorientation that plague elderly individuals who have trouble distinguishing between separate but similar places and experiences. "
.... Read the rest of this article from "MIT News" at: http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/deja-vu-0607.html
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Things You Don't Know About Organics |
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Thursday, 24 May 2007 17:00 |
 " The organics industry has been dominating headlines, but there may be some facts that still surprise you, such as who is buying.
It's an organic world out there. After eating a meal of organic fruits, organic vegetables and organic pasta, you can wear organic jeans and roll around on organic carpet. With organic perfume, furniture and even pizza and beer, you might think there would be no surprises left for an entrepreneur hoping to make a statement in the organics industry. But you'd be wrong. Here's a sampling of facts about organics that may surprise you. "
.... Read the rest of this article from "Entrepreneur.com" at: http://www.entrepreneur.com/startingabusiness...
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What's Your Environmental Footprint? |
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Sunday, 13 May 2007 17:00 |
 " Going "Green" is red-hot these days, but are you really in the know? How big is the human footprint we stamp on the planet, with the little steps we take every day? - Heather Whipps "
Take the Environmental Footprint Quiz at "LiveScience.com" at: http://www.livescience.com/triviagreenerfuture/
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Scientist: Don't Trust Sunscreen |
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Saturday, 12 May 2007 17:00 |
 " The latest skin-cancer prevention advice is to stop trusting sunscreen as the front line of defense against harmful rays.
Instead, wear sun blocking clothing or stay out of the sun altogether, experts say.
Sunscreen has been shown to protect against UV skin damage as well as basal carcinomas and squamous cell carcinoma-two of the three most common skin cancers. However, it has not been conclusively shown to protect against melanoma , the most fatal kind ..."
.... Read the rest of this article from "LiveScience.com" at: www.livescience.com/health/070511_sun_less.html
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