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05/17/2024 08:02:23 am

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Beer

Checking the Calories in Beer? It's Now Possible with Restaurant Menus

FDA requires restaurants with 20 or more outlets to outline the calories in alcoholic drinks along with other food on menus.

Arctic Sea Ice

Arctic Heating-up Faster Than Expected

Autumn and early winter are warmer all over the Arctic region compared to the same period from the last 20 years of the 20th century.

Mysterious rock with diamonds

Mysterious Rock Discovered in Russia Has 30,000 Diamonds

Diamonds are a girl’s best friend, but this mysterious diamond is the matron of honor.

Mummy of a child

Ancient Cemetery with One Million Mummies Unearthed by Archaeologists

The ancient cemetery is for commoners.

Smart round

DARPA Close to Perfecting 'Smart Bullets' that Change Direction in Mid-flight

These bullets are .50 caliber rounds.

Hurricane Sandy aftermath

Major U.S. Cities Prone to Power Outage; Climate Change to Blame

The data they gathered identified 27 cities that could be prone to blackouts because of future hurricanes.

Pollution

Silica-Based Carbon-trapping 'Sponges' Reduce Greenhouse Gases

The finished product captures carbon dioxide even in the presence of moisture.

Northern White Rhino

Only 5 Northern White Rhinos Left Alive due to Chinese Greed for Rhino Horns

There are only five northern white rhinoceros left .

Phyllobius roboretanus weevils

Olympus' BioScapes Competition Reveals Hidden Images of Life

It showcases breathtaking images of life seen through a microscope.

new sea snail

Newly Discovered Deep Sea Snail Named after Joe Strummer of The Clash

A. strummeri is now an official part of a group of creatures named after musical icons.

Credit cards

Quantum Mechanics will soon Protect Personal Data

Uncrackable quantum authentication uses the unique quantum properties of light.

Bottlenose dolphin

Eighth Baby Bottlenose Dolphin Born in Chicago's Brookfield Zoo

A baby Bottlenose Dolphin is the newest family member at the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago.

Mercury up close

Join NASA's Contest to Name the Craters of Mercury

The contest will run from December 15 to January 15, 2015.

Horses

Humans Started Domesticating Horses 5,500 Years Ago, Study Says

Restocking, appears to account for at least 15 percent of the domestic horse genome.

Large Hadron Collider

CERN's Powerful Large Hadron Collider to Operate Again in March 2015

LHC will son be back in business opening new discoveries in physics.

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