HAVANA, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Cuba could soon authorize the planting of 124 acres of genetically-modified corn for the first time to help reduce its dependence on costly food imports, Cuban scientists said on Tuesday. ... > full story
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — The space tourism race heated up on Tuesday when a second company began offering tickets for suborbital rides at less than half the price of competitor Virgin Galactic's. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Researchers using closed-circuit televisions to create an illusion have made volunteers virtually swap bodies, even making women believe they were in a man's body and vice-versa. ... > full story
NORTH ATTLEBORO, Massachusetts, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. researchers say they have discovered what appears to be the oldest imprint of a prehistoric insect, made while the dragonfly-like creature was still alive. ... > full story
SYDNEY, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — It seems a bad back might be the only thing that can stop the relentless spread of Australia's poisonous cane toads, which are killing native animals as they hop across the nation, researchers say. ... > full story
LONDON, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Babies born by Caesarean section are more likely to develop asthma than children delivered naturally, Swiss researchers said on Tuesday. ... > full story
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Canada's killer whale population on the Pacific Coast remains at risk of extinction as its main food source continues to decline, a government panel said on Monday. ... > full story
GENEVA, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — The body's initial response to contracting HIV could provide the answers scientists need to develop a vaccine for the AIDS-causing virus, a Nobel-winning expert said on Monday. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — The brains of autistic children react to sounds a fraction of a second slower than those of normal children, which may help explain the communication problems associated with autism, researchers said on Monday. ... > full story
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James Doctor's Diary Dec. 1, 2008 (Daily Telegraph, UK) — Not surprisingly, perhaps, the British Humanist Association's current campaign slogan to be promoted on London buses, "There's probably no God" ...
One small price for man: City banker's 'bargain' space trip Dec. 1, 2008 (ThisIsLondon.co.uk) — A banker is set to become the world's first "affordable" space tourist.. . Per Wimmer will tomorrow be announced as the first customer of private ...
Mother describes joy at birth of conjoined twins Nov. 30, 2008 (Daily Telegraph, UK) — Faith and Hope Williams were born at 9.40am last Wednesday. Their mother, Laura, was just 18 years of age.. . She had initially been advised to ...
'I liked the underage smoking' Nov. 29, 2008 (News 24, South Africa) — Gwyneth Paltrow says the best thing about growing up in New York was the "underage smoking". . The Iron Man actress - who now lives in London with ...
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