Human or Hobbit: it is all in the wrist
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Were there little people on Flores? A fresh analysis of the fossilised skeleton that sparked the Hobbit controversy, has provided more evidence to support the claim that Homo floresiensis is a new species of hominid, the Guardian reports, and not a diseased human with a shrunken and malformed brain.â¦
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See in pictures how scientists deciphered the inner workings of mankind's earliest analog computer, a device devised by ancient Mediterranean clockmakers to plot the movements of heavenly bodies. In Gear Factor. By Rob Beschizza.
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand  -- A supercomputer used to generate the special effects for the "Lord of the Rings" movie trilogy is turning to commerce, offering its power to commercial customers worldwide, backers said Thursday.    Ranked 80th among the world's top 500 powerful computers, it can perform 2.8 trillion calculations per second, said Eric Pilon, a spokesman for the New Zealand Supercomputing Center...
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[World News]: London, Dec 17 : Wearing bracelets is the new way to relieve the pain in lower limb osteoarthritis , reveals a new study published in the British Medical Journal.
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Do Apple's Macintosh users lean more to the artsy and hip end of the personality spectrum than PC users. A new study seems to confirm that.
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Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson reaches an agreement to produce two  films based on The Hobbit.
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For Mark Botwin, itâs always been a vision thing. As an undergraduate psychology major, he was fascinated by the study of visual perception in children. As a young optometry school graduate, his instincts lured him away from traditional practice. But throughout his career, the Mac has been his computer of choice: âitâs a lifelong commitment.â
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A novel set of input devices aim to reduce repetitive stress injuries by going vertical.
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The wrist is a better access spot than the groin for performing angioplasty in very elderly patients with heart disease, new research shows.
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The evolution of a physique for long-distance running is what made humans look the way we do now. The crucial role of running in human evolution, overlooked in previous research, is being proposed in an article
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'Soldiers love the robotic look' A Scottish prosthetics company engaged in publicising its new bionic hand claims to have achieved significant advances in its field - and says servicemen injured in combat "love the more robotic look" of its technology.â¦
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I'm not so good with buttons, especially those that control video games. When I play, it's a full-body experience with a lot of arm movement as I try to move my little guy on the screen. The physical activity does nothing to influence the game, but it's good exercise and provides plenty of amusement to my brothers, significant others and anyone else watching.
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Forget the clicker: A new technology in Japan could let you control electronic devices without lifting a finger simply by reading brain activity.
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If you're wondering what it takes to be a man these days, check out Johnny Depp's wrist.
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UK and Swiss scientists find a way to trigger an out-of-body experience in healthy volunteers.
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Active people have cells that look younger on a molecular level than those of couch potatoes.
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NEW YORK  - The wrist is a better access  spot than the groin for performing angioplasty in very elderly  patients with heart disease, new research shows.