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- Hundreds of Rogue Black Holes May Lurk in Our Galaxy Hundreds of massive black holes left over from the early universe may wander the Milky Way, according to new calculations.
- 10 Deadly Diseases That Hopped Across Species A host of infectious and deadly diseases have hopped from animals to humans, and the other way.
- Hypersonic: Aiming for Mach 10 on Autopilot Engineers have designed control system software to fly such hypersonic jets without a pilot.
- Catastrophic Climate Future: Are We That Stupid? Are we?
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Science News
Science news:
Black Hole in the Milky Way
Matter and energy are vanishing without trace at the center of the galaxy – the best evidence yet that a black hole is lurking there.
Vanishing matter points to black hole in Milky Way
Lip Reading Computers
A system that can tell what language someone is speaking from the shapes and movements of their mouth could lead to lip-reading computers for deaf people.
Cool!
Does antimatter fall up?
Gravity works the same way on all matter – but what about antimatter?If it behaves differently, it could overturn our understanding of physics.
Antimatter mysteries 3: Does antimatter fall up?
No to coal
From BBC-Science:
 |  | Keeping global temperatures within "safe" limits means leaving most of the world's fossil fuel reserves unburned, scientists conclude. |
Woman threatens to shoot neighbor over walnuts
A Georgia woman threatened to shoot her neighbor in the kneecaps because she thought he was leaving walnuts in her yard.
Retirees get $250 checks
Millions of retirees will receive their share of the economic stimulus package soon.50 million retirees get $250 checks
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Pandemic alert for swine flu raised to phase 5
The World Health Organization raises its pandemic alert to the second highest level after reviewing the latest scientific data on the swine flu outbreak.Phase 5
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College rejection letters that hurt
Some are mean, some are gracious, and some are just plain confusing.Obama reflects on first 100 days
President Obama takes questions about the economy, swine flu, and waterboarding at a prime-time news conference that caps his 100th day in office.First 100 days
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Men try to steal pickup truck that doesn't run
From the "You know this was in Arkansas" Department:
Even though the truck wouldn't run, it was still a crime to try to steal it. A Jefferson County sheriff's deputy thought it looked a little odd when three men were pushing a pickup truck near the county jail on Sunday, with a fourth man in the cab to steer.
Driver followed music to stolen truck
A Virginia man walked toward the distinctive music emanating from his stolen ice cream van and found it a few blocks from where it was taken, police said.
Boy clung to mom's body to survive boat capsize
Six members of a family holidaying in Malaysia drowned when their small boat capsized in rough seas, leaving a lone survivor who clung to his mother's dead body to stay afloat.
Postman bitten by snake
A British letter carrier got an unpleasant surprise when a venomous snake lurking in a post box bit him on the hand.
Radio Shack Employee Arrested for Punching Customer
A worker at Radio Shack was arrested for punching a customer.
Officers arrested 52-year-old James Knol of Eau Claire on Sunday night for disorderly conduct and battery.
Entry-level jobs that pay $50K
These seven lucrative jobs don't require advanced degrees to command a sizable salary on day one.Jobs that pay $50K
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Car thieves beware ...
... there's a Leopard in trunk!
A Russian man whose car was stolen on Tuesday in Saint Petersburg said the thieves were in for a surprise.
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