| Vital Signs: Prevention: Surgery Sharply Reduces Risk of 2 Cancers For women who carry a genetic mutation that puts them in danger of developing ovarian and breast cancer, prophylactic mastectomy and oophorectomy offer protection. feeds.nytimes.com |
Outlays Blocked for Charging Stations Legislation would be needed to permit the Capitol's steward to spend its budgeted money on car charging stations for employees and lawmakers. feeds.nytimes.com |
Journey into China's 'climate cave' Chinese scientists have been analysing new data gathered from a cave in the Taihang mountains, which appears to show that man-made global warming could be having a significant effect on its weather. bbc.co.uk |
Joyous Swiss celebrate longest tunnel breakthrough By FRANK JORDANS 2010-10-15T13:40:12ZSEDRUN, Switzerland (AP) -- Swiss engineers smashed through the last stretch of rock Friday to create the world's longest tunnel, sparking a national groundswell of elation over a costly, technically difficult project that has been 60 years in the making.... hosted.ap.org |
Groups fight over fox-hunting law Pro and anti-hunting groups debate the law, after the UK's first double conviction under the controversial hunting act. bbc.co.uk |