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10% of Babies Are Premature,
Taxing World's Health System

Oct 4, 2009 5:29 PM CDT

10% of Babies Are Premature, Taxing World's Health System

Of 13 million preemies, 1 million die before surviving 1 month

(Newser) - Nearly 10% of babies born each year worldwide arrive prematurely, and the stress of caring for them "is exacting a huge toll emotionally, physically and financially on families, medical systems and economies," the March of Dimes said today. Some 13 million babies are preemies, and more than 1...

Comet Crash Created
Diamonds, Death

Jan 2, 2009 6:13 AM CST

Comet Crash Created Diamonds, Death

'Nanodiamond' discovery points to species-destroying collision 13,000 years ago

(Newser) - Newly discovered microscopic diamonds suggest that a comet crashed into North America 13,000 years ago, triggering devastating floods and fires that killed 35 species and wiped out human communities, reports the Los Angeles Times. Layers of "nanodiamonds," found in a number of regions in the country, were...

Canada Pledges $3.3B Aid for Automakers

Dec 20, 2008 2:12 PM CST

Canada Pledges $3.3B Aid for Automakers

Feds, Ontario grant emergency loans for its subsidiaries

(Newser) - A day after President Bush offered a bailout to American automakers, Canada announced plans to follow suit. The federal and Ontario governments will grant GM and Chrysler’s Canadian subsidiaries $3.3 billion ($4 billion in Canadian dollars), the Globe and Mail reports. “We cannot afford either in the...

Falling Spy Satellite May Hit North America

Jan 30, 2008 11:38 AM CST

Falling Spy Satellite May Hit North America

Military won't know exact landing spots until 30 minutes to impact

(Newser) - A defunct and out-of-control spy satellite is falling to Earth, and could scatter debris somewhere in North America in late February or early March, the AP reports. The Air Force says the satellite called US 193, whose central computer failed shortly after its launch in 2006, is big enough that...

At 500, 1st 'America' Map Baffles

Dec 4, 2007 5:25 PM CST

At 500, 1st 'America' Map Baffles

German monk closely mapped South America, unknown Pacific

(Newser) - The Library of Congress this week unveils the first map to use the name "America"—and the 500-year-old mysteries that go with it. The 1507 map by a German monk includes a surprisingly precise rendering of South America, Reuters reports, and seemingly predicts the contours of the continent's...