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Solar Flare
Jan 15, 2013 10:59 AM EST

Solar Flare Threat to Increase in 2013; AR1654 Sunspot Grows

A massive sunspot known as AR1654 recently unleashed a M1-class flare into space, only one classification under the most severe X-class.

Multivitamin
Jan 15, 2013 10:12 AM EST

Do Multivitamins Interfere with Cancer Treatments?

James Watson, the Nobel Prize winning scientist who helped discover the double helix structure of DNA, claims that multivitamins could interfere with traditional cancer treatments.

Chimp
Jan 15, 2013 09:29 AM EST

Chimps Have a Sense of Fair Play; New Study Reveals

New findings from researchers at Emory University suggest that these primates have a sense of fairness, an attribute that was once thought to be uniquely human.

Starcluster
Jan 14, 2013 11:23 PM EST

Most Beautiful Cradle of Newborn Stars [Hubble Photo]

This cradle of newborn stars, a star cluster known as NGC 602, is located not far from our Milky Way galaxy, near the outskirts of one of the several small satellite galaxies circling our own galaxy. The Small Magellanic Cloud is some 200 thousand light-years away.

New Study Reveals Effect of Smoking Cannabis on Creativity
Jan 14, 2013 05:03 PM EST

Does Pot Really Lower IQ? New Study Suggests Otherwise

A new study suggests that last summer's findings about marijuana use may be incorrect.

Long Term Exposure to Particulate Matter Associated With Increased Risk of Heart Attack
Jan 14, 2013 04:14 PM EST

Beijing Smog Prompts Transparency in Chinese Government

Beijing smog reaches an all time high, prompting the government to speak out.

Ipad
Jan 14, 2013 03:13 PM EST

World's First Lumpy Tablet Appears at CES 2013 (Video)

Tactus recently announced its new lumpy keyboard at CES 2013.

Over-Confident People Deceive Others Better, Study Finds
Jan 14, 2013 03:13 PM EST

30% of US Teen Girls in Study met up with Online Strangers

Thirty percent of the teenage girls in a study had a real-life meeting with people they first met online, showing a prevalence of risky online behavior. The result was found in the context of a wider study by the same researchers on high-risk Internet behaviors, and was published in the journal Pedi...

NASA's Response to Dexter,7, Who Expressed His Wish to Go To Mars Has Become an Internet Sensation
Jan 14, 2013 02:18 PM EST

NASA Space Station to Test $17 Million Inflatable Room (Photo)

NASA has awarded a $17.8 million contract to Bigelow Aerospace to deliver an inflatable extension for the space station.

Fast Food
Jan 14, 2013 01:31 PM EST

Allergies, asthma in kids linked to junk food: extensive study

An extensive study that included data from some 500,000 children, in 51 countries, resulted in a strong statistical link between eating more fast food and a 39 percent higher prevalence of asthma in teenagers. Children of the ages 6 and 7 who were in the highest fast food intake category of three or...

Python
Jan 14, 2013 01:12 PM EST

Python Challenge 2013: Zombie Pythons Infest Florida Everglades

Nearly 800 people armed with guns and knives set out on Saturday to hunt down one of the most dangerous predators in the Florida Everglades: the Burmese python.

Prescription Painkiller Overdose Deaths Increases by 400 Percent Among Women Since 1999: CDC
Jan 14, 2013 12:28 PM EST

Cholesterol Drug Tredaptive Recalled Worldwide

Merck & Co Inc has recalled its new cholesterol drug after finding that its side effects far outweighed its benefits.

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