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Za'atar: A Spice Mix With Biblical Roots And Brain Food Reputation

June 11, 2013 - 12:36pm

This alluring spice mix has an incredible aroma and deep roots in the Middle East. For centuries, people have been eating za'atar not just for its savory taste but also for its reputed health benefits. Modern research confirms it's packed with antioxidants.

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The Most Dangerous Traffic Circle In The World?

June 11, 2013 - 11:22am

Moving north: two vans. Moving east: three taxis, a peddle cab and one lady walking. Moving west: six motorcyles, another taxi, a truck and a van. Moving south: a bicyclist, two cabs and a truck. All of them meet and there are no rules. Who lives? Who dies?

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The Gamma Delphinids Are Coming: 'Elusive' Meteor Shower Tonight

June 10, 2013 - 8:32pm

They travel at about 127,500 miles per hour, and NASA calls them "elusive" and "scarcely known." Tonight could bring the best views of the gamma Delphinid meteor shower since 1930.

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Triple Threat: Middle East Respiratory Virus And 2 Bird Flus

June 10, 2013 - 4:31pm

Is the world on the verge of a pandemic? There are three reasons to think so. Two flu viruses are active, and a virus that bears a resemblance to SARS has cropped up in the Middle East. Each has devastating potential, but many early warnings of past pandemics have failed to materialize.

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Triple Threat: Middle East Respiratory Virus And 2 Bird Flus

June 10, 2013 - 4:31pm

Is the world on the verge of a pandemic? There are three reasons to think so. Two flu viruses are active, and a virus that bears a resemblance to SARS has cropped up in the Middle East. Each has devastating potential, but many early warnings of past pandemics have failed to materialize.

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Watts For Lunch? (Or Why Humans Are Like Light Bulbs)

June 10, 2013 - 1:06pm

Take a bunch of broccoli, or make it a Slurpee, burger, pizza and fries, swallow, and ask yourself, "How much energy did I just consume?" Enough to light a flashlight? Run an electric toothbrush? If I were a lunch-eating light bulb, how long would I glow? Here's the answer.

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City Life Disrupts Daily Rhythm Of Birds

June 10, 2013 - 4:30am

City life can be harsh on people. For example, it pushes people to work longer and sleep less. A new study suggests that city life can have a somewhat similar effect on birds too. It shows urban blackbirds wake up earlier and go to bed later than their forest dwelling cousins.

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City Life Disrupts Daily Rhythm Of Birds

June 10, 2013 - 4:30am

City life can be harsh on people. For example, it pushes people to work longer and sleep less. A new study suggests that city life can have a somewhat similar effect on birds too. It shows urban blackbirds wake up earlier and go to bed later than their forest dwelling cousins.

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With Epilepsy Treatment, The Goal Is To Keep Kids Seizure-Free

June 10, 2013 - 2:55am

For children with epilepsy, doctors now try to prevent seizures altogether. It's a big switch in thinking from the days when seizures weren't considered such a bad thing. That changed due to research showing that seizures can affect learning and memory.

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With Epilepsy Treatment, The Goal Is To Keep Kids Seizure-Free

June 10, 2013 - 2:55am

For children with epilepsy, doctors now try to prevent seizures altogether. It's a big switch in thinking from the days when seizures weren't considered such a bad thing. That changed due to research showing that seizures can affect learning and memory.

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Aquarium Sculptors Create Coral For Conservation Awareness

June 8, 2013 - 5:57pm

Colorful, fake coral gives aquarium visitors an eco-friendly glimpse inside a reef. At the National Aquarium in Baltimore, a new reef exhibit presents an artistic challenge to the coral fabrication team.

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'Not Fighting For Just Sarah': Rating Transplant Priorities

June 8, 2013 - 5:12pm

Sarah Murnaghan's family took up a legal fight to push the 10-year-old higher on the adult organ waitlist. In addition to trying to secure new lungs, mother Janet Murnaghan says the system needs to change.

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For London Zoo Patrons, It's A Case Of Once Bitten, Twice Shy

June 8, 2013 - 3:59pm

Squirrel monkeys in a "walk-through" enclosure bit more than a dozen visitors over a year-long period, according to a report.

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Plug Pulled On California Nuclear Plant, For Good

June 7, 2013 - 4:54pm

Southern California Edison announced Friday morning that it will not restart the troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant. The facility has been offline for a year and a half after a leak in a steam tube created safety concerns.

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Report: Accidents Likely In Environmentally Fragile Seas

June 7, 2013 - 4:41pm

The WWF study says that the delicate South China Sea, Mediterranean and North Sea are also among the most prone to shipwrecks.

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Report: Accidents Likely In Environmentally Fragile Seas

June 7, 2013 - 4:41pm

The WWF study says that the delicate South China Sea, Mediterranean and North Sea are also among the most prone to shipwrecks.

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Report: Accidents Likely In Environmentally Fragile Seas

June 7, 2013 - 4:41pm

The WWF study says that the delicate South China Sea, Mediterranean and North Sea are also among the most prone to shipwrecks.

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California Nuclear Plant Slated For Permanent Shut Down

June 7, 2013 - 1:03pm

The plant's twin reactors went offline last year because of a small radiation leak, and the operator has been unable to get approval to restart them.

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Tracing The Origins Of French Winemaking

June 7, 2013 - 1:00pm

Many people associate France today with the production of great wines. But winemaking isn't native to the French. Patrick McGovern, an archaeologist of fermented beverages, has dated the beginning of viniculture in France to around 500 B.C. and contact with the Etruscans.

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How To Survive A Mass Extinction

June 7, 2013 - 1:00pm

In her new book Scatter, Adapt, and Remember: How Humans Will Survive a Mass Extinction writer Annalee Newitz looks back at Earth's previous mass extinctions to see what lessons might be learned, and how earthlings might prepare themselves to survive a future planet-wide catastrophe.

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