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Minister: Japan must quickly phase out nuke energy
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[The Seattle Times] - Japan's industry minister said the country must give up nuclear power plants as soon as possible because they pose too much risk in one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries. Yukio Edano said last year's meltdowns after a tsunami hit the
Naming the Nobels: Predicting the World's Most Prestigious Prizes in Science
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[Huffington Post] - In two weeks, the eyes of the world's research community will be fixed firmly on Stockholm for the announcement of the Nobel Prizes. In celebration, Thomson Reuters released its annual list of Citation Laureates, esteemed scientists whose contributions
10 Most Educated Countries
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[Newser] - (Newser) – About 4 in 10 Americans have a college degree, but the US must look north to see the "world's most educated country," according to number crunching from 24/7WallSt and the America Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
“Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus” by Bill Wasik ...
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[Washington Post] - For as long as people are known to have mingled with animals, they have contracted rabies. A potentially fatal disease easily transmitted from animals to humans, it has been an object of fear for much of human history. The disease is scrutinized in
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