Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Tuesday, 3 May 2011


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Treating a Bad Headache Takes a Lot More Than Just Aspirin

All about the different kinds of headaches, from the mildly unpleasant to the extremely painful | SCIENCE IN THE NEWS
Woman with a headache

Much of Africa Not Investing Enough in Agricultural Research

A study says 13 sub-Saharan countries reduced their spending between 2001 and 2008 | AGRICULTURE REPORT
A breeder checks on the health status of conserved maize germplasm in Ibadan, Nigeria.

Mobile Devices' Location Tracking Raises Privacy Concerns

US lawmakers ask for more information from Apple, Google and other developers about their systems | TECHNOLOGY REPORT
The Apple iPod touch

John Kenneth Galbraith, 1908-2006: He Influenced Economic Thought for Many Years

Galbraith wrote about social responsibility, asking what a "good society" should do for the poor | PEOPLE IN AMERICA
Harvard University professor and economist John Kenneth Galbraith served as an adviser to almost every Democratic U.S. President since Roosevelt.

Royal Wedding Draws a Worldwide Crowd

Internet streaming records are set as William and Kate -- now the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge -- marry | IN THE NEWS
Britain's Prince William kisses his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Royal Wedding in London Friday, April, 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Words and Their Stories: Water Expressions

Diving into a Sea of Terms | WORDS AND THEIR STORIES

Community Gardens Grow Green Space in New York City

Music from Allison Krauss and a question about the Patowmac Canal near Washington | AMERICAN MOSAIC
Green Acres Community Garden in Brooklyn, New York

Bernanke Meets the Press in a First for US Central Bank

Fed chairman begins regularly scheduled news conferences on policy decisions and the economy | ECONOMICS REPORT
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke

American History: Roosevelt's Foreign Policy in the 1930s

Mexico was the most important test of Franklin Roosevelt's new policies | MAKING OF A NATION
President Franklin Roosevelt aboard the U.S.S. Indianapolis in Trinidad, 1936

A Social Network Aims to Speed Up Progress in Science

ResearchGate is like a Facebook for scientists who want to share information | EDUCATION REPORT
Woman using website

Travelers May Spread Drug-Resistance Gene From South Asia

Scientists estimate that 100 million Indian travelers could be carrying bacteria containing the gene | HEALTH REPORT
Scientists estimate that about 100 million Indians with the NDM-1 bacteria are traveling around the world

Wiley Post: The First Pilot to Fly Around the World Alone

Post became the most famous pilot in America in 1933 but died in a plane crash two years later | EXPLORATIONS
Wiley Post
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