Sounds During Sleep May Help You Remember()  

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November 19, 2009 Certain sounds played while people napped helped them remember information associated with those sounds once they woke up, say researchers at Northwestern University.

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Reef Conservation Strategy Backfires()  

A day's catch on the Pacific island of Kiribati.

November 18, 2009 Conservationists worried about overfishing on the Pacific island of Kiribati persuaded fishermen to pick coconuts instead. The strategy backfired: Coconut oil production increased, but so did fishing. It turns out, fishermen who earned more money in coconut agriculture had more leisure time — which they spent fishing.

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Camera That Saved Hubble Now On Display()  

The Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2, now on display at the Smithsonian.

November 18, 2009 Two instruments from the Hubble Space Telescope, including the camera that corrected an early flaw in the telescope, are now on exhibit at the Smithsonian. The camera, about the size of a baby grand piano, is responsible for some of Hubble's most astounding photos.

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Ancient Egyptians Suffered From Hardened Arteries()  

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November 17, 2009 X-ray scans of the arteries of Egyptian mummies show that hardening of the arteries wasn't uncommon among the upper classes in ancient times.

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The WonderScope Challenge()  

An image from the 1950s science film 'Living with the Atom'

November 16, 2009 NPR wants to see science through your eyes. Whether it's video, photography, animation or a finger-puppet show, we're challenging you to bring sciency stuff to life. We give you a topic, and you show us what you've got. Deadline for entries is Dec. 17, 2009.

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Top Executives Launch Electric Car Coalition()  

November 16, 2009 A group of executives from more than a dozen auto, transportation and energy companies launched a new coalition Monday to urge the federal government to make a major investment in electric transportation. Their goal is to bring 100 million electric cars to the road by 2030.

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