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November 7, 2008 Friday
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Museums digitalise collections

NEW YORK - THE keepers of history aren't all about looking back in time.

Curators of museums large and small are embracing the Internet as a way to move older works from storage to cyberspace - a sort of permanent store room unaffected by moisture and pests, and one that anyone can enter.

 
A rock can soak up CO2

NEW YORK - A ROCK found mostly in Oman can be harnessed to soak up the main greenhouse gas carbon dioxide at a rate that could help slow global warming, scientists say.

Crackdown on hooker ads

HARTFORD (Connecticut) - THE website Craigslist says it will crack down on ads for prostitution. It is doing so as part of an agreement with attorneys general in 40 states.

Green areas cut health gap

LONDON - PARKS, playing fields and forests greatly narrow health gaps between the rich and poor, and governments should do more to promote and invest in green areas, researchers said on Friday.

 
Early diagnosis for autism?
Obama's change.gov goes live
 

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