Answering That Age-old Lament: Where Does All This Dust Come From?

ScienceDaily (2009-10-29) -- Where does dust come from? Scientists are reporting a surprising answer to that question, which has puzzled and perplexed generations of men and women confronted with layers of dust on furniture and floors. Most of indoor dust comes from outdoors.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091028114023.htm

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Global Warming Cycles Threaten Endangered Primate Species

ScienceDaily (2009-10-29) -- One of the first-ever analyses of the effects of global warming on endangered primates has examined how El Niño warming has affected the abundance of four highly threatened New World monkeys. All four monkey species showed drops in abundance relating to large-scale climate fluctuations. The study suggests that the consequences of intensified climate fluctuations could be devastating for several primate species.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091028090530.htm

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Study Shows Linkage Between Teen Girls' Weight And Sexual Behavior

ScienceDaily (2009-10-29) -- A new study sheds new light on the relationship between race, body weight and sexual behavior among adolescent girls. The results suggest that a girl's ethnicity and her actual weight or perception of her weight may play a role in her participation in risky sexual behaviors.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091029111915.htm

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Soil Moisture And Ocean Salinity Satellite Ready For Launch

ScienceDaily (2009-10-29) -- A new European Earth observation satellite will be launched in the early hours of Monday November 2 from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia. The European Space Agency Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity satellite will measure moisture levels in the Earth's soils and the saltiness of the world's oceans from space for the very first time.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091029111907.htm

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Scientists Discover Gene That 'Cancer-proofs' Naked Mole Rat's Cells

ScienceDaily (2009-10-27) -- Despite a 30-year lifespan that gives ample time for cells to grow cancerous, a small rodent species called a naked mole rat has never been found with tumors of any kind -- and now biologists think they know why.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091026152812.htm

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Smoking Gun: Just One Cigarette Has Harmful Effect On Arteries Of Young Healthy Adults

ScienceDaily (2009-10-27) -- Even one cigarette has serious adverse effects on young adults, according to new research.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091027085300.htm

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Married With Children The Key To Happiness?

ScienceDaily (2009-10-27) -- Having children improves married peoples' life satisfaction and the more they have, the happier they are. For unmarried individuals, raising children has little or no positive effect on their happiness.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091027101420.htm

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