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Prenuptial Cohabiting Can Spoil Marriage

LiveScience.com -- Couples who shack up before tying the knot are more likely to get divorced than their counterparts who don't move in together until marriage, a new study suggests. Upwards of 70 percent of U.S. couples are cohabiting these days before marrying, the researchers estimate. The study, published in the February issue of the Journal of Family Psychology, indicates that such move-ins might not be wise. A...     07-23     采编 VincentZhang
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Top 10 Greatest Mysteries in Science

LiveScience.com -- This project began two years ago when we asked several several scientists from various fields what they thought were the greatest mysteries. From their input, we wrote about 14 big enigmas. None have been solved since. So last month, we asked you to rank the list. What follows, backed by more than 8,000 of your votes as of May 7, 2009, are 10 of the greatest mysteries facing science today. No. 1 w...     05-08     采编 saraa
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Volcano Plumes Spin Like Tornadoes

LiveScience.com -- By LiveScience Staffposted: 25 March 2009 02:03 pm ET The June 12, 1991 eruption column from Mount Pinatubo taken from the east side of Clark Air Base. Credit: USGSFull Size1 of 2The June 12, 1991 eruption column from Mount Pinatubo taken from the east side of Clark Air Base. Credit: USGS Two mechanisms for generating rotation in a volcanic plume have been shown. As the plume shoots up at an astou...     03-26     采编 saraa
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You Pay, Computer Prays For You

LiveScience.com -- By Bill Christensen, Technovelgy.composted: 25 March 2009 07:48 pm ETInformation Age Prayer is a site that charges you a monthly fee to say prayers for you. A typical charge is $4.95 per month to say three prayers specified by you each day. "We use state of the art text to speech synthesizers to voice each prayer at a volume and speed equivalent to typical person praying," the company states. "Eac...     03-26     采编 saraa
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Robot Madness: Walk Like Humans Do

LiveScience.com -- By Jeremy Hsu, Staff Writerposted: 25 March 2009 11:25 am ET Developed at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, the HRP-4C female robot is able walk and follow some basic commands. The robotic woman is about the same size as an average Japanese young woman, with a height of 62 inches and weighing just 95 pounds. Credit: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Scie...     03-26     采编 saraa
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