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Climate bill could slash U.S. fuel output: study

Aug 24, 2009
U.S. oil refiners could cut output by as much as 25 percent and the nation's reliance on imported refined products could double in the next two decades if the House version of a climate bill becomes law, the American Petroleum Institute said on Monday.

Dark Knight Shift: Why Batman Could Exist--But Not for Long

Nov 30, 1999
Batman is the most down-to-earth of all the superheroes. He has no special powers from being born on a distant world or bitten by a radioactive spider.

The Sun Will Eventually Engulf Earth--Maybe

Nov 30, 1999
The future looks bright—maybe too bright. The sun is slowly expanding and brightening, and over the next few billion years it will eventually desiccate Earth, leaving it hot, brown and uninhabitable.

Tough Choices: How Making Decisions Tires Your Brain

Nov 30, 1999
The human mind is a remarkable device. Nevertheless, it is not without limits. Recently, a growing body of research has focused on a particular mental limitation, which has to do with our ability...

Ask the Experts: What's the Point of Volcano Monitoring?

Nov 30, 1999
In the Republican response to last night's presidential address to a joint session of Congress, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal chided the lawmakers for earmarking "$140 million for something called volcano monitoring."

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Human ancestors walked comfortably upright 3.6 million years ago, new footprint study says

Mar 20, 2010
A comparison of ancient and contemporary footprints reveals that our ancestors were strolling much like we do some 3.6 million years ago, a time when they were still quite comfortable spending time in trees, according to a study which will be published...

LHC surpasses its own record as the world's most powerful particle accelerator

Mar 19, 2010
The Large Hadron Collider , the so-called big bang machine outside Geneva, has eclipsed its own world record as the highest-energy particle accelerator in history. The collider, commonly known as the LHC, accelerated its twin proton beams to 3.5...

Nuclear Commission fines VA over botched prostate cancer radiation therapies

Mar 19, 2010
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is being fined for botching 97 of 116 procedures to treat prostate cancer among men seeking care at the agency's medical center in Philadelphia. Although the punishment, which adds up to a mere $227,500,...


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