5/30/13 - Climate slowdown means extreme rates of warming 'not as likely'; Report: More PE, activity programs needed in schools

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BBC
May 23, 2013
"Climate slowdown means extreme rates of warming 'not as likely'"

"Since 1998, there has been an unexplained "standstill" in the heating of the Earth's atmosphere."

USA Today
May 23, 2013

"Report: More PE, activity programs needed in schools"

"Students should be doing at least 60 minutes of vigorous or moderate-intensity physical activity at school, with more than half of the activity occurring during regular educational hours and the remaining amount before and after school, says a report released Thursday by the Institute of Medicine."

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3/8/13 - Mississippi Baby Born With HIV 'Functionally Cured,' Doctors Say; Deep Philosophical Divide Underlies the Impasse

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ABC News
March 4, 2013
"Mississippi Baby Born With HIV 'Functionally Cured,' Doctors Say"

"A Mississippi baby born with HIV more than two years ago appears to be the first documented case of a child's being cured of the virus, according to doctors and scientists."

The New York Times

March 1, 2013
"Deep Philosophical Divide Underlies the Impasse"

"At bottom, it is the oldest philosophic battle of the American party system — pitting Democrats’ desire to use government to cushion market outcomes and equalize opportunity against Republicans’ desire to limit government and maximize individual liberty."

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3/7/13 - Supreme Court rules out secret surveillance lawsuits; Ancient teeth bacteria show modern diet is rotting our teeth

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Los Angeles Times
February 26, 2013
"Supreme Court rules out secret surveillance lawsuits"

"No one can sue the government over secret surveillance because, since it's secret, no one can prove his or her calls were intercepted, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, throwing out a constitutional challenge to the government's monitoring of international calls and emails."

Science Recorder

February 18, 2013
"Ancient teeth bacteria show modern diet is rotting our teeth"

"Researchers from the University of Adelaide have found that DNA preserved in calcified bacteria on the teeth of ancient human skeletons reveal how our modern diet is rotting our teeth."

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3/1/13 - Babies can hear syllables in the womb, says research; Sotomayor chides prosecutor for ‘racially charged’ question

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BBC
February 25, 2013
"Babies can hear syllables in the womb, says research"

"Scientists say babies decipher speech as early as three months before birth.  The evidence comes from detailed brain scans of 12 infants born prematurely."

USA Today

February 25, 2013
"Sotomayor chides prosecutor for ‘racially charged’ question"

"A homeless Kansas City man will soon have well over $100,000 after returning an engagement ring to a woman who accidentally dropped it in his cup earlier this month."

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2/13/13 - Experts find remains of England's King Richard III; British man hits smelly jackpot with $180,000 ambergris find

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Associated Press
February 4, 2013
"Experts find remains of England's King Richard III"

"On Monday, scientists announced they had rescued the remains of Richard III from anonymity - and the monarch's fans hope a revival of his reputation will soon follow."

Yahoo News
February 3, 2013

"British man hits smelly jackpot with $180,000 ambergris find"

"Ken Wilman was walking along a Lancashire beach recently when his dog became interested in a large, smelly rock sitting on the sand. Not realizing what the curious pooch had found, Wilman left it there. But he quickly returned after an internet search revealed what the rock actually was — ambergris."

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1/22/13 - Behind Manti Te’o hoax about girlfriend lies a deep desire to believe; Why do animals like to play?

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Washington Post
January 17, 2013
"Behind Manti Te’o hoax about girlfriend lies a deep desire to believe"

"The Internet can be a blunt and brutal place. It’s built on unruly mobs moving across the virtual terrain, digesting stories and leaving behind carcasses. But it is also one of the last vestiges of wide-eyed, unfettered belief. The former describes how it is that the strange and elusive case of Manti Te’o is being efficiently dissected on the Web. The latter describes how it is that people online could love girlfriends who do not exist."


BBC
January 9, 2013
"Why do animals like to play?"

"It is easy to see that play may sometimes have a purpose that is perhaps masked by the lack of any adaptive or evolutionary function. Given that young animals borrow actions from aggressive, hunting, foraging, or sexual behaviours, play may serve as a form of practice. Play might help animals become more psychologically flexible.


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