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11 years ago+9 9 0In New Study, Video Games Not Tied to Violence in High-Risk Youth
In the new study, Drs. Christopher Ferguson and Cheryl Olson discovered violent video games such as ‘Mortal Kombat,’ ‘Halo’ and ‘Grand Theft Auto’ did not cause high-risk teens (those with symptoms of depression or attention deficit disorder) to beco ...
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11 years ago+12 12 0Voyager probe 'leaves Solar System'
The Voyager-1 spacecraft has become the first manmade object to leave the Solar System.
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11 years ago+7 7 0Middle-Aged Men, Too, Can Blame Estrogen for That Waistline
It is the scourge of many a middle-aged man: he starts getting a pot belly, using lighter weights at the gym and somehow just doesn’t have the sexual desire of his younger years.
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11 years ago+16 16 0How physics sunk the Titanic
The iceberg wasn't the only thing that took down the Titanic, explains Yale University materials scientist Anissa Ramirez. Instead, cold temperatures in the icy North Atlantic changed the behavior of the materials that made up the boat &mdas ...
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11 years ago+9 9 05 Reasons Legalized Marijuana Might Be Bad for Pot Smokers
It's a good time to be a marijuana smoker. Colorado and Washington have already enacted laws making weed legal for recreational use, and another 20 or so states allow it for medicinal use. With such a huge swath of the nation no longer harshing ...
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11 years ago+11 11 0Striking Syria is Completely Illegal
The fundamental rule of international law is that states cannot attack other states, even for humanitarian reasons
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11 years ago+6 7 1The Drawbacks of Cosmetic Surgery
Many experts believe that those who mainly benefit from cosmetic surgery are the medical professionals who charge large sums of money for performing it.
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11 years ago+5 5 0Apple Blasts Feds’ Proposed Remedy in E-Books Conspiracy Case
Apple is not happy with the U.S. Justice Department, according to a letter released Monday responding to the government’s proposed remedy in the closely watched e-books price-fixing conspiracy case.
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11 years ago+6 6 0Nissan to build self-driven cars
Nissan, the sixth-largest automaker in the United States, announced Tuesday it will sell a self-driven car by 2020.
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11 years ago+8 8 0New super-heavy element 115 is confirmed
Scientists say they've created a handful of atoms of the elusive element 115, which occupies a mysterious corner of the periodic table. The super-heavy element has yet to be officially named, but it is temporarily called ununpentium, roughly bas ...
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11 years ago+14 14 0Meteor that exploded over Russia may have skimmed the Sun
The meteor that injured over 1,500 people when it exploded and showered debris over Russia in February may have had a close shave with the Sun earlier, researchers said Tuesday.
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11 years ago+5 5 0Elon Musk will reveal gesture-based rocket design program inspired by Iron Man
SpaceX and Tesla Motors founder Elon Musk has often been compared to a real life version of Tony Stark, aka Iron Man. Director Jon Favreau has even openly said that Musk inspired his depiction of Stark in the first Iron Man film.
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11 years ago+9 10 1Microsoft CEO Ballmer to retire within 12 months
Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer unexpectedly announced his retirement on Friday, ending a controversial 13-year reign as the head of the world's largest software