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Iran launches home-built satellite rocket Iran said it had launched a rocket carrying a test-satellite into space on Sunday, in a move that could further exacerbate tensions with the West over its nuclear drive. Cockroach King reigns as pest-killers discuss climate change More than 100 of Southeast Asia's hardiest bugs measured up this week in Bangkok, where experts met to discuss new ways of controlling the pests, which they say are a major contributor to global warming. 'Don't Worry Be Happy': happiness is key to longer life Keep humming "Don't Worry Be Happy". The 1980s New Age-inspired hit got it right. New research shows being happy can add several years to life. Argentine senate declares obesity a disease (AP) -- Argentine senators have approved a bill declaring obesity and other eating disorders diseases covered by the nation's public and private health care programs. Fighting ash borer: To spray or not to spray? (PhysOrg.com) -- Perhaps the only good news in the Aug. 4 announcement that emerald ash borers have been found in southeastern Wisconsin is that the invasive pest took its time getting here. Balancing brain time-out in concussion recovery (AP) -- Your brain needs more of a time-out than just missing the next game to recover from a concussion. New research suggests student athletes who are too active - not just on the field, but at home and school - may hinder their recovery. More puzzling, female athletes may take longer to recover than males. A Flash of Insight: LCROSS Mission Update There are places on the Moon where the sun hasn't shined for millions of years. Dark polar craters too deep for sunlight to penetrate are luna incognita, the realm of the unknown, and in their inky depths, researchers believe, may lie a treasure of great value. NASA is about to light one up. Card-counting whiz eyes Facebook football fantasy (AP) -- By the time he graduated from MIT, Jeff Ma already had led a life many guys dream about. His card-counting prowess at blackjack tables during wild weekends in Las Vegas and Atlantic City won him and his college buddies millions of dollars, inspiring a best-selling book and the recent movie "21." 'Wurst' fears allayed as Swiss sausage saved Swiss carnivores will breathe a sigh of relief after producers told Swiss media Sunday that the country's national sausge -- the cervelat -- has been "saved." Computer Poker Program Knows When to Hold 'Em (PhysOrg.com) -- Texas Hold'em poker has exploded in popularity over the past few years. Its popularity has extended to academic researchers, who are intrigued by the challenges of probabilities and decision-making in the face of uncertainty that players confront when playing the game. Now, poker-playing artificial intelligence systems, developed by a researcher at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, have been released for free use by the public. ... |