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Newsround
Newsround is a news aggregation service, which gathers together a wide range of subject-based newsfeeds from across the Internet and presents them in a single searchable interface.Search across any or all of the available newsfeeds. Leave the keyword search box empty to view all items from selected feeds.
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| Farms to take heat out of warming |
| Selecting certain varieties of some common crops could help curb the rise in global temperatures, research suggests. |
| Added: 2009-01-15 21:10:42 from BBC News | Science & Environment | UK Edition |
| New light on Mars methane mystery |
| Scientists detect seasonal releases of methane gas on Mars and say either geological activity or life could be the cause. |
| Added: 2009-01-15 21:10:42 from BBC News | Science & Environment | UK Edition |
| The third way |
| Concessions and costs of Heathrow's third runway |
| Added: 2009-01-15 21:10:34 from BBC News | Science & Environment | UK Edition |
| Meningitis Vaccine Seems to Work Like a Charm |
| Study finds it has led to a considerable reduction in infection rates . Source: HealthDay |
| Added: 2009-01-15 16:29:45 from MedlinePlus Health News |
| Hispanics Respond Poorly to Standard Hepatitis C Therapy |
| They and blacks still share outcome disparities in treatment of liver disease, study says. Source: HealthDay |
| Added: 2009-01-15 16:29:45 from MedlinePlus Health News |
| IVF Treatments Often Work for Women Under 35 |
| But success rate is much lower for those over 40 who want a baby, study says . Source: HealthDay |
| Added: 2009-01-15 16:29:45 from MedlinePlus Health News |
| FDA Finds No Link so Far Between Asthma Drugs And Suicide Risk |
| Singulair, top-selling drug for teens, plus Accolate and Zyflo show no behavioral changes in trials submitted by manufacturers, agency says; safety review to continue. Source: HealthDay |
| Added: 2009-01-15 16:29:44 from MedlinePlus Health News |
| Researchers Zero in on Gastrointestinal Cancers |
| Much effort focuses on genetics and who would benefit from treatments. Source: HealthDay |
| Added: 2009-01-15 16:29:44 from MedlinePlus Health News |
| Bed Bugs, Nearly Eradicated, Make a Comeback |
| Study finds blood-sucking critters' resistance to insecticides increasing in urban areas. Source: HealthDay |
| Added: 2009-01-15 16:29:44 from MedlinePlus Health News |
| Surgeon's Checklist Saves Lives |
| List is being adopted in the U.S. and around the world, researchers say. Source: HealthDay |
| Added: 2009-01-15 16:29:44 from MedlinePlus Health News |
| Newer Antipsychotics Pose Cardiac Risk |
| Patients advised to avoid the drugs in some cases. Source: HealthDay |
| Added: 2009-01-15 16:29:44 from MedlinePlus Health News |
| Go-ahead for new Heathrow runway |
| A third runway should be built at London's Heathrow airport, ministers say - but opponents vow to fight the plans. |
| Added: 2009-01-15 16:09:46 from BBC News | Science & Environment | UK Edition |
| Final training begins for a polar trek with a scientific remit |
| Final training taking place for two Devon polar explorers who will plot the future of the Arctic ice cap. |
| Added: 2009-01-15 16:09:42 from BBC News | Science & Environment | UK Edition |
| A powerful force |
| Can the human scent really snare a partner? |
| Added: 2009-01-15 16:09:40 from BBC News | Science & Environment | UK Edition |
| Pesticide irony |
| How banning some pesticides may lead to more GM foods |
| Added: 2009-01-15 16:09:40 from BBC News | Science & Environment | UK Edition |
| Early Childhood Diet May Influence Future Health |
| Surprising new research published in the Journal of Physiology, indicates a direct connection between an adult's propensity to put on weight and our early childhood diet. |
| Added: 2009-01-15 16:02:36 from ScienceDaily: Latest Science News |
| Orbiting Carbon Observatory Will Help Track Sources Of Rising Carbon Dioxide |
| Scientists still do not know precisely where all the carbon dioxide in our atmosphere comes from and where it goes. Now, they soon expect to get some answers to these and other compelling carbon questions, thanks to the Orbiting Carbon Observatory, a new Earth-orbiting NASA satellite set to launch in early 2009. |
| Added: 2009-01-15 16:02:35 from ScienceDaily: Latest Science News |
| Invisible Surgery: Appendix Removed Through Patient's Vagina |
| Breaking new ground in what many surgeons consider the next frontier in minimally invasive surgery, surgeons have successfully performed an appendectomy with no abdominal incision. The appendix was removed through a small incision in the patient's vagina. |
| Added: 2009-01-15 16:02:35 from ScienceDaily: Latest Science News |
| Medieval Walls In Spain Contain Bits Of Bone |
| In a macabre discovery fit for Indiana Jones, archaeologists in Spain unearthed a 14th century brick oven with a unique role -- to bake bones. Scientists report that the animal bones were burnt in the oven and mixed with other materials to produce a protective coating to strengthen the grand medieval walls of what is today Granada, Spain. Scientists now describe how they found these materials thanks to a powerful new testing method. |
| Added: 2009-01-15 16:02:35 from ScienceDaily: Latest Science News |
| Expect More Speeding Tickets in Weak Economy |
| When local revenue falls, traffic citations go up. Researchers have found statistical evidence that local governments use traffic citations to make up for revenue shortfalls. So as the economy tanks, motorists may be more likely to see red and blue in the rearview. |
| Added: 2009-01-15 16:02:35 from ScienceDaily: Latest Science News |
| Physicists Resolve Confounding Paradox Of Quantum Theory |
| University of Toronto quantum physicists Jeff Lundeen and Aephraim Steinberg have shown that Hardy's paradox, a proposal that has confounded physicists for over a decade, can be confirmed and ultimately resolved, a task which had seemingly been impossible to perform. |
| Added: 2009-01-15 16:02:35 from ScienceDaily: Latest Science News |
| Why Bladder Cancer Is Deadlier For Some |
| Bladder cancer is much more likely to be deadly for women and African-Americans, but the reasons long believed to explain the phenomenon account for only part of the differences for such patients compared to their white and male counterparts, according to new results. |
| Added: 2009-01-15 16:02:35 from ScienceDaily: Latest Science News |
| Thomas Harriot: A Telescopic Astronomer Before Galileo |
| This year the world celebrates the International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009), marking the 400th anniversary of the first drawings of celestial objects through a telescope. This first has long been attributed to Galileo Galilei, the Italian who went on to play a leading role in the 17th century scientific revolution. But astronomers and historians in the UK are keen to promote a lesser-known figure, English polymath Thomas Harriot, who made the first drawing of the Moon through a telescope several months earlier, in July 1609. |
| Added: 2009-01-15 16:02:35 from ScienceDaily: Latest Science News |
| Midlife Coffee And Tea Drinking May Protect Against Late-life Dementia |
| Midlife coffee drinking can decrease the risk of dementia/Alzheimer's disease later in life. The study found that coffee drinkers at midlife had lower risk for dementia and AD later in life compared to those drinking no or only little coffee. The lowest risk (65% decreased) was found among moderate coffee drinkers (drinking 3-5 cups of coffee/day). |
| Added: 2009-01-15 16:02:35 from ScienceDaily: Latest Science News |
| Primate Culture Is Just A Stone's Throw Away From Human Evolution, Study Finds |
| For 30 years, scientists have been studying stone-handling behavior in several troops of Japanese macaques to catch a unique glimpse of primate culture. By watching these monkeys acquire and maintain behavioral traditions from generation to generation, the scientists have gained insight into the cultural evolution of humans. |
| Added: 2009-01-15 16:02:35 from ScienceDaily: Latest Science News |
