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- After combat, citizen soldiers turning to alcohol
SummaryCHICAGO (AP) -- National Guard and Reserve combat troops in Iraq and Afghanistan are more likely to develop drinking problems than active-duty soldiers, a new military study suggests. The authors speculate that inadequate preparation for the stress of combat and reduced access to support services at home may be to blame....
Hide summary - VA patients in Pa. fear prostate treatment error
SummaryPHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A Philadelphia veterans hospital says it may have given insufficient radiation treatment to more than 100 prostate-cancer patients....
Hide summary - AP IMPACT: Bush to relax protected species rules
SummaryWASHINGTON (AP) -- Parts of the Endangered Species Act may soon be extinct. The Bush administration wants federal agencies to decide for themselves whether highways, dams, mines and other construction projects might harm endangered animals and plants....
Hide summary - Half of overweight adults may be heart-healthy
SummaryCHICAGO (AP) -- You can look great in a swimsuit and still be a heart attack waiting to happen. And you can also be overweight and otherwise healthy. A new study suggests that a surprising number of overweight people - about half - have normal blood pressure and cholesterol levels, while an equally startling number of trim people suffer from some of the ills associated with obesity....
Hide summary - Balancing brain time-out in concussion recovery
SummaryWASHINGTON (AP) -- Your brain needs more of a time-out than just missing the next game to recover from a concussion. New research suggests student athletes who are too active - not just on the field, but at home and school - may hinder their recovery....
Hide summary - Calif. lawmakers weigh chemical ban in baby items
SummarySACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Responding to growing consumer anxiety, California lawmakers are considering enacting what could be the first statewide restrictions on a chemical found in plastic baby bottles and infant formula cans....
Hide summary - Global AIDS prevention gives short shrift to gays
SummaryMEXICO CITY (AP) -- Jorge Saavedra's moment of truth came in the middle of an impassioned speech to 5,000 people about the paltry amount of money being spent to stop the spread of AIDS among gay men....
Hide summary - Rabies from bats suspected in Venezuela deaths
SummaryCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- At least 38 Warao Indians have died in remote villages in Venezuela, and medical experts suspect an outbreak of rabies spread by bites from vampire bats. Laboratory investigations have yet to confirm the cause, but the symptoms point to rabies, according to two researchers from the University of California at Berkeley and other medical experts....
Hide summary - Gift cards key to new AIDS prevention strategy
SummaryATLANTA (AP) -- Could the AIDS virus be stopped with gift cards? Desperate for a way to stop the escalating spread of HIV among young gay men, public health officials are looking to novel strategies, such as enlisting local gay opinion leaders to urge their peers to practice safe sex....
Hide summary - FDA: Some cholesterol and heart drugs don't mix
SummaryWASHINGTON (AP) -- Patients taking some common medications for high cholesterol and irregular heart beats can suffer severe muscle damage because of a problem in the way the drugs interact, the government warned on Friday....
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BBC News - Science & EnvironmentThe latest stories from the Science & Environment section of the BBC News web site.
- UK climate fix balloon grounded
SummaryA pioneering UK project to test technology for a climate "technical fix" has been postponed and perhaps cancelled due to problems with patents and regulations.
Hide summary - Robotic arm controlled by thought
SummaryTwo patients paralysed from the neck down are able to control a robotic arm using their thoughts.
Hide summary - Subways share universal structure
SummaryA study of the world's largest subway networks shows they share a number of mathematical features, irrespective of their age or location.
Hide summary - Action urged on city climate risk
SummaryUrban areas need additional capacity to adapt to the range of threats posed by climate change, such as flooding and rising temperatures, studies show.
Hide summary - Cameron hears Green Deal concerns
SummaryDowning Street is about to review the government's flagship Green Deal energy-saving programme after warnings that it is liable to fail.
Hide summary - Cutting pollution 'helps hearts'
SummaryCutting air pollution has an instant impact on heart health, experts believe, after reviewing studies of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Hide summary - Elgin gas leak 'has been stopped'
SummaryThe gas leak from the Elgin platform in the North Sea has been stopped, oil firm Total says.
Hide summary - Google patents Project Glass design
SummarySearch giant Google patents the design of its augmented reality glasses, known as Project Glass.
Hide summary - Chemicals 'damage male fertility'
SummaryA study by Scottish researchers suggests chemicals routinely found in the environment could be damaging male fertility.
Hide summary - Seabed test mimics carbon release
SummaryScientists begin a month-long experiment in Scottish waters to study the impact of a possible leak from an undersea carbon dioxide storage site.
Hide summary - Fawns use predator 'escape plan'
SummarySurvival of the fittest among baby deer
Hide summary - Viruses used to power tiny device
SummaryA US team of researchers develops a way to generate electricity using viruses.
Hide summary - Escapee penguin 'found' in Tokyo
SummaryA young penguin which escaped from Tokyo's Sea Life Park has reportedly been spotted swimming in waters around the Japanese capital.
Hide summary - Milestone for wi-fi with 'T-rays'
SummaryResearchers smash a record for wireless data transmission in the terahertz band, an uncharted part of the electro-magnetic spectrum.
Hide summary - Paralysed man moves hand after op
SummaryA paralysed man has regained limited use of his hand after pioneering surgery to bypass damage to his spinal cord.
Hide summary - Amber preserves pollen carriers
SummaryWhat may be the earliest direct example of insect pollination of plants has been identified by scientists in 100-million-year-old amber blocks from Spain.
Hide summary - Shark attacks: A magnetic solution?
SummaryCan magnets stop sharks from attacking?
Hide summary - Scientists protest over funding
SummaryScientists deliver a coffin to Downing Street on Tuesday to protest about "the death of British science".
Hide summary - Light-powered bionic eye invented
SummaryA retinal implant - or bionic eye - which is powered by light has been invented by scientists at Stanford University in California.
Hide summary - Many 'unaware of own music talent'
SummaryResults from a BBC experiment into musicality suggest people without musical training often underestimate their ability
Hide summary - Airlines report emissions to EU
SummaryThe vast majority of airlines are conforming to EU rules on reporting carbon dioxide emissions, despite a number of protests and lawsuits.
Hide summary - Work on The Shaft to be sped up
SummaryPlans are to be accelerated to deal with one of the most controversial areas of the Dounreay nuclear site.
Hide summary - Hain turns to 'vital' barrage bid
SummaryThe MP who recently resigned from the shadow cabinet reveals he is to back a multi-billion-pound barrage across the Severn estuary that could generate 7% of UK electricity.
Hide summary - Nature protection 'must improve'
SummaryEnvironmentalists say leaders at June's Rio+20 summit must urgently step up nature protection, as a report confirms a 30% fall in wildlife since 1970.
Hide summary - Hen harriers 'being wiped out'
SummaryHen harriers are "perilously close" to being wiped out as a breeding bird in England, with just one pair nesting this year, a wildlife charity says.
Hide summary - Sea Shepherd head faces charges
SummaryThe founder of US-based anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd, Paul Watson, appears in court in Germany, where he faces extradition to Costa Rica.
Hide summary - Nature and culture loss 'linked'
SummaryA study by US researchers highlights a link between the loss of biologically rich areas and a decline in linguistic and cultural diversity.
Hide summary - Crows know familiar human voices
SummaryCrows recognise and respond to familiar human voices and the calls of other bird species, according to researchers.
Hide summary - Turtle dove rescue mission begins
SummaryConservationists launch what they call an urgent mission to save the turtle dove from extinction in the UK.
Hide summary - VIDEO: Soyuz rocket launch in Kazakhstan
SummaryA Soyuz rocket carrying two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut has launched successfully from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Hide summary - VIDEO: Hopes for West Country mining
SummaryContracts giving a mining company ownership of land in Cornwall which it says it needs for new buildings have been signed.
Hide summary - VIDEO: Wildlife Trusts celebrates centenary
SummaryThe movement which started the Wildlife Trusts is celebrating its centenary year.
Hide summary - VIDEO: Norway tests carbon capture technology
SummaryA hi-tech facility that could unlock the key to eliminating greenhouse gas emissions from power stations has just opened in Norway.
Hide summary - VIDEO: Are billions exposed to unsafe water?
SummaryThe UN has greatly downplayed the scale of the global drinking water crisis, research carried out by the BBC suggests.
Hide summary - AUDIO: Tweeting to a planet near you
- VIDEO: X-rays probe world's oldest 'computer'
SummaryScientists using X-ray imaging find out some of the secrets of the world's oldest 'computer' - the Antikythera Mechanism.
Hide summary - VIDEO: Flying into the heart of a storm
SummaryScientists have flown through the heart of a turbulent weather system in a bid to understand the causes of heavy rainfall.
Hide summary - Wildlife Trusts celebrate 100 years
SummaryThe UK Wildlife Trusts celebrate their centenary
Hide summary - Big Picture: The Centaur
SummaryThe best-yet view of the mysterious galaxy Centaurus A
Hide summary - Insect clues crack murder probes
SummaryThe maggot expert who is being called in by murder police
Hide summary - Sticking it where the Sun shines
SummaryThe Scottish scientists trying to put solar power stations in space
Hide summary - Profile: Sea Shepherd Cpt Watson
SummaryPaul Watson, recently arrested environmental campaigner
Hide summary - Tracing the source of the Thames
SummaryIs the Thames actually longer than the Severn?
Hide summary - Nature's big picture: Beetle tracking
SummaryThe beetles being tracked with tiny transmitters
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