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Animal Awareness Tip – Mantis Shrimp

Maideline Sanchez May 5, 2010

A mantis shrimp is neither a mantis nor a shrimp; however, their physical features resemble that of both species. They can reach a length of up to 38 centimeters and they may exhibit multiple colors from...

First Full Face Transplant May Lead to New Market for Surgeons

Angela Eklund May 5, 2010

The little red heart on your driver’s license now represents more than just vital organs like your heart or liver: it can represent your face. The first full face transplant in the world was completed...

Europe Blanketed in Volanic Ash

Michael Kelly April 28, 2010

On Apr. 14, Iceland’s volcano Eyjafjallajokull erupted, filling the clouds and sky with tons of ash. This volcano caused Europe’s aviation safety authorities to be faced with an unprecedented dilemma...

Israel Ends Ban on iPad

The Associated Press April 28, 2010

JERUSALEM – Israel on Sunday lifted a ban on Apple Inc.'s popular iPad tablet computer, ending restrictions that had been imposed over concerns the gadget's wireless signal could disrupt other devices. Communications...

Oil Leak from Sunken Rig Could Hurt Gulf Coast

The Associated Press April 28, 2010

NEW ORLEANS – Oil leaking from a sunken drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico oozed slowly toward the coast Monday, endangering hundreds of miles of marshes, barrier islands and white sand beaches in four...

Obama Outlines the Future of American Space Exploration

Kait Richmond April 21, 2010

President Obama visited the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Apr. 15 to explain his plans for the future of American space exploration. Despite criticism from heavyweights like Neil Armstrong, the president...

FDA Restrics Fat-Melting Injections

Melanie Rovinsky April 21, 2010

The Food and Drug Administration is placing restrictions on fat-reducing injections that are administered in spas across the United States. According to an FDA statement last week, the drugs have not yet...

Animal Awareness Tip – Hagfish

Maideline Sanchez April 14, 2010

The Hagfish or the “slime eel” is probably one of the oddest sea creatures that you will ever encounter due to the fact that they are the only living organism with a skull but without a vertebral column....

Chinese Coal Carrier Leaking Oil Near Great Barrier Reef

Matt DiGiovanni April 14, 2010

On Apr. 4 the Shen Neng 1, a Chinese coal carrier, ran aground near the Great Barrier Reef.  At the time of the incident, the ship had veered nearly fifteen kilometers off course.  This resulted in a...

Apple Sells Thousands of iPads

Natalie Brandt April 14, 2010

Few outside of Apple have seen an iPad in person, but that hasn't stopped a rush of preorders for the touch-screen tablet device. Sources have told The Wall Street Journal that Apple has sold 300,000...

Apple Sells More Than 300,000 iPads on First Day

The Associated Press April 7, 2010

SEATTLE – Apple Inc. said Monday that it delivered more than 300,000 iPads on its opening day, meeting expectations of some analysts while underscoring the challenges the company still faces marketing...

Big-time hacker from Miami sentenced in 3rd case

Joshua Van Hoesen March 28, 2010

From the Associated Press BOSTON – For the second time in as many days, a computer hacker accused of one of the largest-ever thefts of credit and debit card numbers stood before a federal judge and...

Katrina victims seek to sue greenhouse gas emitters

Joshua Van Hoesen March 4, 2010

From AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – Victims of Hurricane Katrina are seeking to sue carbon gas-emitting multinationals for helping fuel global warming and boosting the devastating 2005 storm, legal documents...

British politicians fall victim to Twitter scam

Joshua Van Hoesen February 26, 2010

From The Associated Press LONDON – British politicians were among those caught up Friday in the latest Twitter-based scam which hijacks users' accounts to send out sexually explicit messages to friends...

Virus has breached 75,000 computers: study

Joshua Van Hoesen February 18, 2010

(Reuters) – A new type of computer virus is known to have breached almost 75,000 computers in 2,500 organizations around the world, including user accounts of popular social network websites, according...

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