July 2009 (Archive)

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McDonald's recalls Shrek glasses due to potential cadmium risk — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just announced…
Hogchoker - the new Internet star — A small flatfish living along the coast of North America is the…
Cancer deaths are projected to double by 2030 — Cancer deaths are projected to double in the next two decades.…

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Wasps clock faces like humans — Face recognition in golden paper wasps may be an adaptation to…
Entangled diamonds vibrate together — Objects big enough for the eye to see have been placed in a weirdly…
How animals predict earthquakes — Animals may sense chemical changes in groundwater that occur…
New Icelandic volcano eruption could have global impact — Hundreds of metres under one of Iceland's largest glaciers there…

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Archived news stories published on 25 July 2009 [chronologically, reverse order]
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NASA's Kepler mission discovers two planets transiting same star
NASA's Kepler mission discovers two planets transiting same star — NASA's Kepler Mission has discovered the first confirmed planetary system with more than one planet transiting the same star.…
3-D movies via Internet and satellite
3-D movies via Internet and satellite — Blockbusters like Avatar, UP or Toy Story 3 will bring the 3-D into home living rooms, televisions and computers. There are…
International study shows some asteroids live in own little worlds
International study shows some asteroids live in own little worlds — While the common perception of asteroids is that they are giant rocks lumbering about in orbit, a new study shows they actually…
Tiny, new, pea-sized frog is Old World's smallest
Tiny, new, pea-sized frog is Old World's smallest — The smallest frog in the Old World (Asia, Africa and Europe) and one of the world's tiniest was discovered inside and around…

Pinpointing cause of colic: UT Houston researchers identify organism

— 00:21 GMT | Health

Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Centre at Houston say one organism discovered during their study may unlock the key to what causes colic, inconsolable crying in an otherwise healthy baby…

Pandemic could overwhelm critical care beds in England, especially children's units

— 00:16 GMT | Health

Experts in intensive care and anaesthesia have predicted that the current swine flu pandemic could overwhelm critical care beds and ventilators in England, with hospitals on the South East Coast, and in the South West, East of England and East Midlands, being worst hit…

UTMB study identifies women at risk of gaining excessive weight with injectable birth control

— 00:11 GMT | Health

Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have identified women who are likely to gain weight while using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, more commonly known as Depo-Provera or the birth control shot. These findings dispel the myth that all women who use DMPA will gain weight and will help physicians to counsel patients appropriately…

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