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Why it's time to throw out conventional toothpaste products

01/03/2013 07:09
(Natural News) Here's just a sample of the toxic ingredients found in conventional toothpaste products: • Sodium fluoride - Toxic by-product of aluminum and fertilizer chemical plants. • Triclosan - An actual pesticide chemical, used in toothpaste to prevent spoilage. • Sodium lauryl sulfate - A...

A Day In The Life Of America's Sexiest Bee Scientist

01/03/2013 07:05
Max Rosenberg | Feb. 27, 2013, 9:49 PM A buzzing bee is not always something to swat at. Even though 30-year-old Noah Wilson-Rich was afraid of every creepy-crawly passing by when he was younger, he is now a scientist who studies bees and bee diseases. [Read more] ...

Early human burials varied widely but most were simple

01/03/2013 07:02
by Staff Writers Denver CO (SPX) Feb 28, 2013   A new study from the University of Colorado Denver shows that the earliest human burial practices in Eurasia varied widely, with some graves lavish and ornate while the vast majority were fairly plain."We don't know why some of these burials were...

Could The Higgs Mass Determine The End Of The Universe?

01/03/2013 06:57
February 28, 2013   You may have heard in the recent media that the world was going to end. Uh, again. Worse still, the devastation wasn’t limited to Earth; the whole universe might end. Bad news, right? And you thought 2012 was the year to mark on your calendar. [Read more] ...

Estonia plugs electric cars as power prices soar

01/03/2013 06:49
by Staff Writers Tallinn (AFP) Feb 21, 2013   It brought the world Skype, Europe its first capital with free public transport, and now Estonia is touting the globe's first fast-charging network for electric vehicles. But its launch this week was overshadowed by public outrage over skyrocketing...

Solar energy to get boost from cutting-edge forecasts

01/03/2013 06:47
by Staff Writers Boulder CO (SPX) Feb 28, 2013 Applying its atmospheric expertise to solar energy, the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is spearheading a three-year, nationwide project to create unprecedented, 36-hour forecasts of incoming energy from the Sun for solar energy power...

When water speaks

01/03/2013 06:45
by Staff Writers Bochum, Germany (SPX) Feb 28, 201 Why certain catalyst materials work more efficiently when they are surrounded by water instead of a gas phase is unclear. RUB chemists have now gleamed some initial answers from computer simulations. [Read more] ...

Human cognition depends upon slow-firing neurons

01/03/2013 06:42
by Staff Writers New Haven CT (SPX) Feb 28, 2013 Good mental health and clear thinking depend upon our ability to store and manipulate thoughts on a sort of "mental sketch pad." In a new study, Yale School of Medicine researchers describe the molecular basis of this ability - the hallmark of human...

Blueprint for an artificial brain

01/03/2013 06:41
by Staff Writers Bielefeld, Germany (SPX) Feb 28, 2013 Scientists have long been dreaming about building a computer that would work like a brain. This is because a brain is far more energy-saving than a computer, it can learn by itself, and it doesn't need any programming. Privatdozent [senior...

Diamond sheds light on basic building blocks of life

01/03/2013 06:39
by Staff Writers London, UK (SPX) Feb 28, 2013 The UK's national synchrotron facility, Diamond Light Source, is now the first and only place in Europe where pathogens requiring Containment Level 3 - including serious viruses such as those responsible for AIDS, Hepatitis and some types of flu - can...
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