Finland and Japan in strategic nanotech cooperation
Spinverse: Finland's national nanotech initiative FinNano is rapidly advancing on the international scene. Its record-sized delegation was highly visible at nano tech 2008, the world‘s largest nanotechnology exhibition in Tokyo. nanoforum.org
Fate of your pate: DNA test tells odds of baldness
Instead of nervously staring at the long line of bald domes in their family tree, young men who are worried about losing their hair can now take a DNA test that will determine their odds of going bald before 40. rssfeeds.usatoday.com
Nets Threaten Rare New Zealand Dolphins
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- The deaths of 22 dolphins in trawler nets prompted fresh calls Wednesday for the New Zealand government to ban two types of fishing nets from the habitats of two critically endangered species of dolphin.... hosted.ap.org
Study ties bedroom TV to unhealthy habits in teens
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Teenagers with a bedroom television tend to have poorer diet and exercise habits and lower grades in school than those without one, U.S. researchers said on Monday. feeds.reuters.com
New Zealand's largest glacier melting at fast pace
The largest glacier in New Zealand is melting at its fastest pace in recent history, a scientist said Thursday. The Tasman Glacier on South Island was 29 kilometers (18 miles) long in 1990, with virtually no lake at its front edge, M ... english.people.com.cn