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A Web-based experiment in which an idea was planted found greater penetration and more rapid spread of the idea in a dense network of participants with overlaps compared with in a loose network. Cynthia Graber reports
Technology - Psychology - Experiment - YouTube - Social Sciences
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Thursday at 12:08 PM
Acacia trees harboring ants escaped elephant appetites, apparently because elephants don't like ants up their trunks. Karen Hopkin reports
Acacia - Tree - Ant - Biology - Flora and Fauna
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Wednesday at 12:58 PM
Drug-resistant mutant bacteria produce compounds called indoles that can protect large numbers of nonresistant colony mates. New treatment strategies should follow. Steve Mirsky reports
Bacteria - Drug resistance - Health - United States - Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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Tuesday at 11:10 AM
The remains of what may be the earliest known group feast have been identified in northern Israel. Cynthia Graber reports
Israel - Middle East - United States - Warfare and Conflict - Israel-Palestine
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Mon August 30, 2010 at 10:36 AM
Artificial lighting, despite huge efficiency improvements, has cost a constant percentage of GDP for three centuries. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Gross domestic product - Light - Business - Electrical - Materials and Supplies
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Fri August 27, 2010 at 11:15 AM
Recent hearing tests on teens show an increase in hearing loss over the last generation, possibly as a result of increased earbud use
Hearing impairment - United States - Health - Hearing - Journal of the American Medical Association
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Thu August 26, 2010 at 1:25 PM
A study concludes that including actual statin drugs with high-fat restaurant meals is a justifiable public health effort. Karen Hopkin reports.
Health - Public Health and Safety - Public health - Restaurant - Education
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Wed August 25, 2010 at 12:05 AM
Mice were trained to identify feces from bird-flu-infected ducks by smell. Cynthia Graber reports
Feces - Bird - Infectious disease - Health - Influenza
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Tue August 24, 2010 at 12:05 AM
Drinking 16 ounces of water before meals helped a group of dieters lose more weight than other dieters who didn't consume water first.
Water - Drinking water - Weight loss - Water Resources - Health
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Mon August 23, 2010 at 12:05 AM
Solar panels that can shake off their dust off via a self-generated electric pulse keep soaking in maximal rays. Cynthia Graber reports.
Energy - Solar - Renewable - Business - Electric