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Science, Bible agree: Giving is better
AP – The Bible counsels misers that it’s better to give than to receive. Science agrees. People who made gifts to others or to charities reported they were happier than folks who didn’t share, according to a report in Friday’s issue of the journal Science. (rss news)
Good marriage equals good blood pressure
AP – A happy marriage is good for your blood pressure, but a stressed one can be worse than being single, a preliminary study suggests. (rss news)
Prize offers $10 mln for fuel-efficient car
NEW YORK (Reuters) – More than 60 teams from nine countries have lined up to chase a $10 million prize for making a green supercar that smashes records for fuel efficiency, organizers of the competition said on Thursday, (rss news)
Earth, Mars, Moon Have Different Origin, Study Says
The inner planets may have formed from different materials than the rest of the solar system, suggests a new chemical analysis. (rss news)
Tiny buckyballs squeeze hydrogen like giant Jupiter
HOUSTON, March 20, 2008 — Hydrogen could be a clean, abundant energy source, but it’s difficult to store in bulk. In new research, materials scientists at Rice University have made the surprising discovery that tiny carbon capsules called buckyballs are so strong they can hold volumes of hydrogen nearly as dense as those at the center of Jupiter.
The research appears on the March 2008 cover of the American Chemical Society’s journal Nano Letters. (rss news)








