Creating mutant plants using nuclear radiation could boost crop yields and help tackle food crisis, according a top United Nations expert.
Larger human brain led to larger penis
The human penis is comparatively larger than that of the other great apes because of our comparatively larger brains, gynecologist Edwin A. Bowman explains in the journal Archives of Sexual Behavior.
Universal health coverage could save $1.5 trillion in 10 years
Guaranteed health insurance for all combined with several federal policy options to achieve health care system savings could result in $1.5 trillion in reduced spending over 10 years in the United States, a new study shows.
Monkeys do math as well as college students
Monkeys have the ability to perform mental arithmetic, and they equal the performance of college students given the same test, researchers at Duke University have demonstrated.
3D TV made possible by artificial wormholes
Artificial wormholes’ can make construction of a three-dimensional TV screen possible, according to a group of international physicists.
Marijuana compound stops breast cancer
A non-psychoactive, naturally naturally occurring compound in the cannabis plant called cannabidiol inhibits the activity of breast cancer cells “in vitro” and in animals, according to a California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute (CPMCRI) study announced today.
US churches sell crucifixes made by Chinese sweatshops
Churches in the United States including St. Patrick's Cathedral and Trinity Church in New York City sell crucifixes made under horrific Sweatshop conditions in China, where workers, including young girls as young as 15, are forced to work 19 hour shifts seven days a week, a report by the National Labor Committee reveals.
Computers 'to read our minds'
Computers would soon be able to to respond to users’ thoughts of frustration caused by too much work or boredom caused by too little work, thanks to new techniques being developed by Tufts University researchers.
Blackwater chairman asked to testify before Oversight Committee
The House Oversight Committee today requested the chairman of the controversial private military contractor Blackwater USA to testify before the Committee regarding the mission and performance of Blackwater and its affiliated companies in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Testimony timed to tie Iraq to 9/11 - Victims families
Timing of Iraq war commander Gen. David Petraeus' testimony the Congress is a cheap attempt by President George W. Bush and his administration to draw a non-existent link between Iraq and 9/11, families of the victims of the Sep 11, 2001 terror attacks claimed today.
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