Scientists have formally described four new species of king crab, all from the deep sea.
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Mass cannibalism clues uncovered
Archaeologists uncover signs of mass cannibalism at a 7,000-year-old human burial site in Germany.
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China pays web surfers to find porn: report (AFP)
AFP – Chinese authorities have offered rewards of up to 10,000 yuan (1,465 dollars) to…
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Scientists, lawyers mull effects of home robots (AP)
AP – Eric Horvitz illustrates the potential dilemmas of living with robots by telling the…
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US deploys balloons… to test accuracy of online spread of info
US defence experts launch 10 red balloons across the country to assess the accuracy with…
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Europeans shy away from Google Android phones (Reuters)
Reuters – Operators pushed market share of cellphones running Google’s software a little higher in…
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Hyperactivity associated with shorter nights for young boys
Hyperactive boys don’t get enough sleep, which can worsen their condition according to new research….
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Novel carbon-trading scheme could stop large-scale extinctions
Spatial distribution of biodiversity should be taken into account when calculating carbon credits in order…
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Soy peptide lunasin has anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory properties
Two new studies report that lunasin, a soy peptide often discarded in the waste streams…
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Marine life collected to inventory DNA sequence of all Pacific island’s living species
Researchers are collecting marine invertebrates on the French Polynesian island of Moorea as part of…