Japan’s annual whaling season falls short of its target catch due to disruptions by activists,…
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Microsoft, Discovery in online advertising deal (Reuters)
Reuters – Microsoft Corp has sold more than 90 percent of its advertising inventory across…
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Sun’s Open-source Boss Slams App Engine’s Java Support (PC World)
PC World – Google committed a major transgression by only including support for a subset…
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Public Trust Doctrine Could Aid Management Of U.S. Ocean Waters
Since Congress lifted a moratorium on offshore drilling last year, federal lawmakers have grappled with…
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Frogs Reveal Clues About The Effects Of Alcohol During Development
Alcohol can cause severe birth defects characteristic of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder or fetal alcohol…
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Link Between Widely Used Osteoporosis Drugs And Heart Problems Probed
New research evaluated the link between a common class of drugs used to prevent bone…
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Pig Of The Future Might Be Free Of Diseases That Can Infect People
Pigs are known carriers of the bacterium Yersinia enterocolitica, and they can infect both other…
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Bioterrorism: Fast And Sensitive Way To Detect Ricin
Scientists have developed a simple, accurate, and highly sensitive test to detect and quantify ricin,…
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Prehistoric Bears Ate Everything And Anything, Just Like Modern Cousins
By comparing the craniodental morphology of modern bear species to that of two extinct species,…
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As App Store Nears 1B Mark, Pirates Also Benefit
The iPhone App Store, as much of a game changer as the iPhone itself, is…