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CHICAGO (Reuters) - When it comes to changing health behaviors, it takes more than a far-flung network of friends on Facebook egging you on. It takes a jostling herd, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. Social scientists have assumed that changing behavior would ...
Adler Planeterium hoping the shuttle will 'land' in Chicago when it retiresChicago's Adler Planetarium is hoping to land an honest-to-goodness space traveler. The planetarium is among several institutions around the country hoping to be allowed to pay nearly $29 million for one ...
World's largest atom smasher in Geneva cautiously restarts in runup to new science experimentsOperators of the world's largest atom smasher restarted their massive machine Sunday in a run up to experiments probing secrets of the universe, a spokeswoman said. The European Organization ...
World's largest atom smasher in Geneva shuts to prepare for higher energy, discovery next yearThe world's largest atom smasher, which exceeded expectations after its comeback from heavy damage, will be ready to begin a groundbreaking research program in February, the operator said ...
CERN: Big Bang machine sets record, sending proton beams over 1 trillion electron voltsScientists say the world's largest atom smasher has broken the record for proton acceleration, sending beams of the particles at 1.18 trillion electron volts. A statement by the European ...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The aroma of Grandmother's fresh-baked cookies etch themselves into the brain's emotional memory, but so does a whiff of rotten fish, Israeli scientists said in a finding that might help in treating trauma patients. They said bad smells make ...
And how I became part of the Chicago Resource ExpoThe semi-annual Chicago Resource Expo is a special venue for me and I am forever indebted to its founder and host, Rich Radez. This is a boutique show for investors in junior resource ...
A woman's bra which in an emergency can double as a pair of gas masks has won one of the awards handed out at the prestigious Harvard University for the year's most eccentric research. The Ig Nobels, a tongue-in-cheek homage to their ...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - An extra gene may explain why dachshunds, corgis and basset hounds have short, stubby legs, U.S. researchers said on Thursday in a finding that may also lend new clues about human dwarfism. They said while most dogs have only ...
A NEW VISION FOR U.S. SCHOOLS In a major speech on education on Mar. 10, the President called for linking teacher pay to performance, rolling out more charter schools to increase parents' choices, and closing schools that don't make the grade. A ...
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