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Relativity survives gruelling pulsar test - at least 99.95 percent accurate
Jodrell Bank Observatory, UK, has used three years of observations of the "double pulsar", a unique pair of natural stellar clocks which they discovered in 2003, to prove that Einstein's theory of general relativity - the theory of gravity that displaced Newton's - is correct to within a staggering 0.05%.
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Scientists use chemical scents to create ant wars
He and colleagues are developing and testing varieties of synthetic scents—made up of chemicals known as cuticular hydrocarbons—that make friendly ants smell hostile.
The mistaken identity turns the ants against each other in what amounts to a deadly turf war, Tsutsui says.
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Spinach blamed for e.coli outbreak
Twenty-nine people have been hospitalized, 14 of them with kidney failure.
Washing contaminated spinach won't get rid of the tenacious bug, though thorough cooking can kill it.
The FDA warned people nationwide not to eat any prepackaged spinach
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