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Churning Ocean Waters, One Jellyfish at a Time
The swimming of a single jellyfish generates barely a ripple in the world’s vast oceans. But what about a bloom of thousands of the creatures?
The Luxury Brand Effect: Should BMW Sell Ketchup?
Things can’t get much worse for many of the world’s top luxury brands.
Three detained U.S. hikers share love of travel, learning
One is a freelance journalist who intended to cover elections in Iraq’s Kurdistan region. Another also has been trying her hand at reporting, and the third is a friend who shared their love of travel. Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Joshua Fattal — three University of California-Berkeley graduates believed to have been arrested Friday after crossing from Iraq into Iran during a hike — are seasoned travelers with an appetite for interaction with other cultures, friends and associates said
Researchers say they found malaria’s origin: In chimps
Nathan Wolfe is a hunter, but he doesn’t carry a gun. His prey are invisible to the naked eye. Wolfe leads expeditions into the mysterious world of viruses and pathogens
Researchers identify new strain of HIV derived from gorillas
French researchers have identified a new human immunodeficiency virus, the first derived from gorillas, a report said Monday.
Swiss push for meeting with U.S. hikers detained in Iran
Swiss diplomats are trying to meet with three American hikers being held in Iran, the Swiss Embassy in Tehran said Monday. The embassy would not say whether Iranian authorities had responded to their request or if diplomats had met the Americans
What’s Behind Japan’s Love Affair with Robots?
If Japanese engineers had their way, we might soon be cheering on a robotic World Series. Every year or two, Japanese researchers roll out a new robotic invention — the latest to grab headlines earlier this month was a mechanized baseball duo of a batter and pitcher that can throw 90% of its pitches in the strike zone
Study: Redheads’ extra pain may cause fear of dentists
Despite two injections of anesthetic, Amy Anderson felt like her dentist was jamming rods into her tooth during a root canal.
Russia Moves to Boost its Role in Central Asia
On July 30, Russian president Dmitri Medvedev sat down for talks with the leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan, two countries that sit in the crosshairs of the U.S.-led war on terror. The meeting with Afghan president Hamid Karzai and his Pakistani counterpart, Asif Zardari, took place in Dushanbe, capital of Tajikistan.