SCIENCE

Unusual solar storm could disrupt Earth communications

NASA reports of extraordinary solar flare, warns of communication disturbance
The sun unleashed an unusual solar flare on early Tuesday, a small radiation storm and a spectacular coronal mass ejection (CME) from a sunspot complex on the solar surface. The flare peaked at 1:41 a.m. ET, according to NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO).
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Salmonella Cases Increasing Steadily in United States

Despite consumer education campaigns to reduce the food poisoning cases caused by salmonella, infections have steadily increased for the last few years according to federal FoodNet report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Eating dirt can be good for stomach: research

Parents who have watched their young children eating mud while playing in the garden can now relax. A research suggests that eating mud or clay could actually be good for the stomach.

Antimatter Atoms Trapped for 1,000 seconds

Scientists at CERN, the European lab for particle physics, announced on Sunday that they captured antihydrogen atoms for 16 minutes before annihilation, which is the all-time record.
Amy Pascal (L), Co-Chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment, poses with Michael Lynton (R), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sony Pictures Entertainment

In Sony's Digital Journey, Hackers Come Along for the Ride

However the latest challenge for the co-chairs of Sony Pictures Entertainment has nothing to do with their traditional expertise in fostering an environment to create the next hit movie, television show or running the global company's traditional distribution networks.
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New deadly E.coli strain is a rare mutation: WHO

Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) said that a highly infectious new strain of E.coli bacteria, which is causing a deadly outbreak of food poisoning in Germany and other countries, is a never-before-seen mutation.

Copper Proven Effective to Battle against E. coli

A recent deadly E.coli outbreak in Europe has already killed 18 people, 17 of them in Germany. The 17th German victim, an 81-year-old woman passed away in the early hours of Thursday morning from the enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) bacterium, a kidney specialist at the clinic in the northern city of Hamburg said.
USDA Unveils New Food Icon

New Food Icon 'My Plate', Replaces Old Food Pyramid [VIDEO]

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) introduced a new symbol for healthy eating today and stopped using the food pyramid it first introduced in 1992. The 20-year-old food pyramid was the basis for nutritional guideline throughout the United States.
Medical marijuana plants are pictured as they dry in the Los Angeles area June 1, 2010.

Wal-Mart of Weed: Marijuana market to flourish in US as legal control weakens

It is good times ahead for medical marijuana business in the US. Authorities are loosening the legal noose around marijuana growing in Arizona, Detroit, and Los Angeles which will see super stores selling weed for relieving illnesses. As it turns out the ‘Wal-Mart of Weed’ or ‘Home DePot’ opened in Arizona on Wednesday in a 21,000-square-foot store. The store promoted by weGrow will sell around 2,000 products, including soil, grow lights and irrigation trays, designed for easy growing of mariju...
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Bacteria, future power source for charging mobile phones?

Every living object generates some kind of electricity. Humans produce electrical energy which is used to keep the blood flow to the heart in a normal state. Now scientists are exploring how certain types of bacteria can give off electricity.
The space shuttle Endeavour lands safely at Kennedy Space Center in this infrared camera image from NASA TV

Space Shuttle Endeavour Touches Down For Final Time

After a 19-year career and 299 days spent in space, the youngest NASA shuttle Endeavour touched down for the last time at approximately 2:36 am Eastern. It landed at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Why Church would rather let you die than use a condom

The Catholic Church might be one of the largest providers of HIV/AIDS care facilities in the world. But researchers, scientists and believers who have been waiting for Catholic Church's approval of condom use are left disappointed. At the conference held over the weekend Vatican announced that its long-standing opposition against condom use to prevent HIV/AIDS will not be altered.
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NZ Jetpack Flies a Mile High [VIDEO]

A real-life jetpack passed a key milestone this month by flying nearly a mile-high and soaring back to earth safely with an emergency parachute.
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Massive lead poisoning scare resurfaces in China

China has detained scores of people and temporarily shut down hundreds of factories in a massive crackdown on industrial activities causing widespread lead poisoning, Channelnewsasia reported on Tuesday. Lead poisoning has been a chronic concern in China, as unprecedented economic boom brought in its wake heightened industrial activity.

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