Humans might be hard-wired to 'love thy neighbor'
(HealthDay) -- The amount of physical space between people may influence how they react to each other in certain situations, new research suggests.
(HealthDay) -- The amount of physical space between people may influence how they react to each other in certain situations, new research suggests.
Social Sciences
Jul 30, 2012
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Dozens of wild peacocks have died suddenly in Pakistan, prompting experts to fear an outbreak of the highly contagious Newcastle disease.
Ecology
Jul 30, 2012
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Rows of chip bags in a vending machine, endless bottles of shampoo on pharmacy shelves, long lines of books arranged in the bestsellers section at the bookstore. From supermarket shelves to barroom beer selection, long lines ...
Social Sciences
Jul 30, 2012
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Apple shares shot higher Monday after unconfirmed reports that the tech giant was preparing to launch a new version of its hot-selling iPhone in September.
Business
Jul 30, 2012
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Tropical Storm Damrey appears to be a compact tropical storm on NASA satellite imagery as it heads west. It is expected to pass north of Iwo To, Japan and later south of Kyushu, one of Japan's large islands.
Earth Sciences
Jul 30, 2012
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Typhoon Saola looks like a monster tropical cyclone in infrared imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite today, July 30. Although Saola's center is over 300 nautical miles (368 miles/592 km) south-southeast of Taiwan, it stretches ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 30, 2012
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Spanish telecom giant Telefonica said Monday it has completed its sale of a 4.56 percent stake in China Unicom for 1.14 billion euros ($1.4 billion).
Business
Jul 30, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- Students at Northeastern University in Boston have designed and built a reconnaissance WiFi-extending robot that can enter hazardous, rugged territory. They built the robot as part of their senior project for ...
A new law seeking to protect minors from internet sites with harmful content comes into force in Russia on Monday amid criticism that it is a veiled move to increase censorship in the country.
Internet
Jul 30, 2012
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Hong Kong on Monday hailed the success of a birth control programme for the city's wild monkeys, saying the primates' numbers have dropped 15 percent over four years.
Plants & Animals
Jul 30, 2012
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