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Better Meds: Scientists Identify Key Genetic Components for Morphine Synthesis

Morphine is potent, effective and in many cases the only pleasant aspect accompanying a visit to the surgeon. But the opium from which it is derived is the base ingredient for heroin and a politically problematic cash crop in places like Afghanistan.

Compressed Air Energy Storage: Renewable Energy

Wind-power turbines have played an important step in renewable energy but now the future of wind power may be underground. By using compressed-air energy storage plants, air is pumped into large underground formations where it can be used later to deliver a large amount of energy that it received.

In 2020, Take a High-Speed Train from Beijing to London

Chinese rail passengers already zip between cities on trains traveling three times faster than the average train in the States, and a 217-mph line linking Wuhan and Guangzhou will soon be the fastest train on Earth.

People leave unique trail of germs

People leave more than fingerprints when they touch stuff -- they also deposit a tell-tale trail of germs that could help investigators solve crimes, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.

The Sun Can't Save Us From Global Warming

The sun contributes almost all of the energy into our atmosphere through electromagnetic radiation, so when our nearest star reduces its output, one would think that our atmosphere would cool down (or, at least, wouldn't heat up).

Babies are born to dance to the beat

Babies are born to dance and find the rhythm and tempo of music more engaging than speech, research has shown.

Brain Scan Can Read Your Thoughts

New insights into brain activity could explain how memories are formed and how they change over time.

Having children is good for you: But stop at two... any more could be fatal!

A study of more than 1.5million men and women found that becoming a parent has a clear effect on the chances of developing conditions from cancer and heart disease to becoming an alcoholic or dying in a car crash.

A Disastrous Year: 2010 Death Toll Already Abnormally High

Just a few months into 2010, and Mother Nature has delivered a slew of costly and deadly natural disasters. From the catastrophic Haiti and Chilean earthquakes to the U.S. blizzard that descended on Washington, D.C., last month, which was mostly just inconvenient by comparison, 2010 is already above average in terms of natural-disaster casualties.

13 Crazy Earthquake Facts

1. Earth has been more seismologically active in the past 15 years or so, says Stephen S. Gao, a geophysicist at Missouri University of Science & Technology. Not all seismologist agree, however.

Playing Music on Your Clothing

ScienceDaily — In the future it may be considerably easier for orchestras to tour. Jeannine Han, who is in the second year of her master's program in textiles and fashion design at the Swedish School of Textiles in Borås, Sweden, working together with technician Dan Riley, has developed clothing that plays music when touched.

Samsung, Panasonic start selling 3-D TVs this week

Samsung and Panasonic will start selling 3-D TVs in U.S. stores this week, inaugurating what TV makers hope is the era of 3-D viewing in the living room.

Australian researchers say fat is 'sixth taste'

It's a theory set to confirm why humans are so fond of fatty foods such as chips and chocolate cake: in addition to the five tastes already identified lurks another detectable by the palate -- fat.

Cooperation Is Contagious

Colds are not the only things that spread. Scientists are finding obesity, workplace blame, smiling, loneliness and now cooperation are also contagious. In fact, cooperation and "paying it forward" by one person can infect dozens if not hundreds of people, a new study of social networks finds.

Where did I leave my iKey? The iPhone app that can unlock your front door

For its fans, the iPhone is the one gadget they simply cannot leave home without.