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Blood test could help identify depression

Wednesday, 22 February 2012 12:12

Like many other psychological conditions, depression is poorly understood both by the general populace and, to an extent, the medical community.
   

Researchers find signs of recent tectonic activity on the moon

Tuesday, 21 February 2012 09:04

Human understanding has progressed a long way from seeing the moon as a deity traveling through the sky or a big wheel of cheese.
   

Music lovers may prefer vinyl to CD, but is such a preference warranted?

Friday, 17 February 2012 12:22

A debate has long raged within the music industry over whether old-fashioned records produce a higher quality sound. According to experts, it may depend on preference.
   

Swiss space agency looks to address debris concerns

Friday, 17 February 2012 09:36

With humans sending an ever-increasing number of satellites and other craft into orbit around the plant, the amount of junk that comes along with it has grown as well.
   

Scientists use nanotechnology to create plastics

Thursday, 16 February 2012 12:25

Scientists said recently they had successfully used nanotechnology to develop a way to turn plant matter into the building blocks of plastics.
   

New Bay Bride designed to withstand strong earthquakes, engineers say

Wednesday, 15 February 2012 12:21

When completed, the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will be one of the world's most technologically advanced structures, according to engineers.
   

Study sheds light on riskiest planned offshore wind farm projects

Tuesday, 14 February 2012 12:30

Scientists recently published the results of a study that aimed to quantify the dangers associated with constructing wind farms off the coast of the U.S.
   

Physicists unlock the mathematical secrets of the ponytail

Monday, 13 February 2012 14:47

While the ponytail may be a ubiquitous hairstyle favored by those on the run, its simple elegance belies its complex mathematical shape, scientists said recently.
   

NRC approves first nuclear license since 1978

Friday, 10 February 2012 10:24

Federal officials lent their approval this week to the first new nuclear power facility in the U.S. in more than three decades, potentially paving the way for other plants.
   

Scientists: Asteroids likely the cause of daily X-ray flares from galaxy's supermassive black hole

Thursday, 09 February 2012 14:28

Scientists said recently that the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy seems to have an enormous appetite - and may be continually devouring massive asteroids.
   

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