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These mace-shaped particles use quantum physics to control current
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Handheld devices could soon have pressure-sensitive touch-screens and keys, thanks to a UK firm’s material that exploits a quantum physics trick. Read the rest of this entry »
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Age alone is not a contraceptive, experts warn
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Experts fear older women are ditching contraception in the mistaken belief that they cannot get pregnant past a certain age. Read the rest of this entry »
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The amygdala is associated with fear
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Californian scientists think they may have discovered the part of the brain which makes people fear losing money. Read the rest of this entry »
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Nicotine residues from tobacco smoke hang around for weeks or months
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Lingering residue from tobacco smoke which clings to upholstery, clothing and the skin releases cancer-causing agents, work in PNAS journal shows. Read the rest of this entry »
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Michael Jackson’s former doctor has denied a charge of involuntary manslaughter over the singer’s death, at a court in Los Angeles.
Dr Conrad Murray is expected to be bailed after pleading not guilty to "unlawfully, and without malice, killing Michael Joseph Jackson".
A judge must decide whether to proceed to trial. A conviction could bring a jail term of up to four years.
Jackson died at his home last June at the age of 50.
His death was ruled as homicide, mainly caused by the anaesthetic Propofol.
A cocktail of drugs - including sedatives Midazolam and Diazepam, the painkiller Lidocaine and the stimulant Ephedrine - were also detected in his body, a coroner confirmed.
Prosecutors filed one count of involuntary manslaughter.
Members of Michael Jackson’s family, including father, Joe, several brothers and sister LaToya, were in court where Dr Murray arrived shortly before 1300 local time (2100 GMT).
When asked by a reporter what he thought about Dr Murray being charged with involuntary manslaughter, Michael Jackson’s brother, Jermaine, said simply: "It’s not enough".
Joe Jackson said only "looking for justice".
Legal fight
Dr Murray had been hired to be Jackson’s personal physician last spring as the singer prepared for his comeback concerts in London.
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The couple met on the set of the film Mr and Mrs Smith
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Hollywood couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are suing the News Of The World newspaper after it published allegations about their relationship. Read the rest of this entry »
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Martin took part in the Hope for Haiti Now concert in London last month
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A celebrity eBay auction has raised more than £120,000 in two weeks for the earthquake victims in Haiti. Read the rest of this entry »
About Science-Nature -
There seems little doubt that Saturn’s moon Enceladus hides a large body of liquid water beneath its icy skin.
The Cassini probe, which periodically sweeps past the little moon, has returned yet more data to back up the idea of a sub-surface sea.
This time, it is the detection of negatively charged water molecules in the atmosphere of Enceladus.
On Earth, such ions are often seen where liquid water is in motion, such as waterfalls or crashing ocean waves.
There are no "rollers" on the moon but it does have a very active region near its south pole where water vapour and ice particles shoot through cracks in the surface and rise high into the Enceladian sky.
"We see water molecules that have additional electrons added," explained Andrew Coates from University College London’s Mullard Space Science Laboratory.
"There are two ways they could be added - from the ambient plasma environment, or it could be to do with friction as these water clusters come out of the jets, like rubbing a balloon and sticking it on the ceiling," he told BBC News.
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Four "eco-towns" due to be built in England are to receive a funding boost of £60m to be spread over the next two years, the government has announced. Read the rest of this entry »
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D’Acampo killed the rat on the show late last year
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ITV has been fined 3,000 Australian dollars (£1,672) after contestants on its show, I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, killed and ate a rat. Read the rest of this entry »
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