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Hot drinks promote warm feelings
BBC.com,
October 24, 2008
Make it hot chocolate, and you've a friend for life!!

Human species 'may split in two'
BBC.com, Oct 17, 1008


This Is Not a Test: Sitting on an aircraft-carrier deck in 1962 didn't prepare John McCain for the presidency
By Fred Kaplan
Slate.com,
Oct. 23, 2008


From a Strip of Scotch Tape, X-Rays
By KENNETH CHANG
NYTimes.com, October 23, 2008


Eating Quickly And Until Full Triples Risk Of Being Overweight
ScienceDaily.com,
Oct. 22, 2008


Underground Lab Probes How Matter Licked Antimatter
By Alexis Madrigal
Wired.com, October 24, 2008
Very Star Trekky


Ancient Bone Tool Sheds Light On Prehistoric Midwest
ScienceDaily.com,
Oct. 22, 2008
Highlights the work of one of our Summer NSF-REU speakers


Woman Arrested After Killing Virtual Ex-Husband
By David Kravets
Wired.com, October 23, 2008
A woman scorned...


"Loving" Bonobos Seen Killing, Eating Other Primates
by Matt Kaplan
National Geographic News.com,
October 13, 2008
Mike's favorite "monkey"


Obama's big lead in the polls is real
By Paul Maslin
Salon.com, Oct 23, 2008
Woo hoo!!


Contact Lenses Are Home To Pathogenic Amoebae
ScienceDaily.com,
Oct. 22, 2008
Ick


Oldest cases of human TB found beneath the sea
by Ewen Callaway
NewScientist.com, October 15, 2008


'Devils' trails' are world's oldest human footprints
by Catherine Brahic
NewScientist.com,
October 13, 2008
But...where are the dinosaur footprints??


Midlife suicides are on the rise
By Bruce Bower
ScienceNews.com, October 21, 2008
Oh-oh...