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• Health impact, interplay of diet soft drinks and overall diet unravelled
• With you in the room, bacteria counts spike -- by about 37 million bacteria per hour
• Meditation improves emotional behaviors in teachers
• Circle hooks lower catch rate for offshore anglers, impacting recreational fishing
• Online dating scammers looking for money, not love
• Playing at home energy savings

Health impact, interplay of diet soft drinks and overall diet unravelled Posted: 28 Mar 2012 02:22 PM PDT Are diet sodas good or bad for you? The jury is still out, but a new study sheds light on the impact that zero-calorie beverages may have on health, especially in the context of a person's overall dietary habits.

With you in the room, bacteria counts spike -- by about 37 million bacteria per hour Posted: 28 Mar 2012 02:22 PM PDT A person's mere presence in a room can add 37 million bacteria to the air every hour -- material largely left behind by previous occupants and stirred up from the floor -- according to new research.

Meditation improves emotional behaviors in teachers Posted: 28 Mar 2012 11:28 AM PDT Schoolteachers who underwent a short but intensive program of meditation were less depressed, anxious or stressed -- and more compassionate and aware of others' feelings. The novel project blended ancient meditation practices with the most current scientific methods for regulating emotions.

Circle hooks lower catch rate for offshore anglers, impacting recreational fishing Posted: 28 Mar 2012 08:33 AM PDT Anglers are required to use circle hooks in some fishing tournaments because they are less likely to cause lethal injuries in billfish, such as marlin. However, new research shows that broadening circle hook requirements could adversely impact charter and recreational fishing, since they make it more difficult to catch non-billfish.

Online dating scammers looking for money, not love Posted: 28 Mar 2012 07:41 AM PDT Online romance scams, a new form of cybercrime, is under-reported and increasing, and has victimized an estimated 230,000 people in England, costing them nearly $60 billion a year, according to a new article.

Playing at home energy savings Posted: 28 Mar 2012 06:08 AM PDT An approach to cutting domestic energy consumption based on playing a game - Energy Battle - can lead to household savings of up to 45% on electricity consumption and lead to better energy-saving habits, says a new study.

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