A team of researchers is using the Aquarius underwater laboratory off the coast of Florida…
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Producer responsibility solution to electronic waste in developing countries
How can legislation be used to avoid hazardous waste being dumped where it could poison…
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Gamma-ray bursts shed light on the nature of dark energy
Dark energy is the basic constituent of the today’s Universe, one that is responsible for…
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International innovation needed for efficient nitrogen management
The use of nitrogen in chemical fertilizers has had enormous benefits: feeding the ever-increasing world…
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Antibacterial effect of phenolic compounds from peat moss and the polysaccharide chitosan
The polysaccharide (sugar substance) chitosan has a documented antibacterial effect. New research shows that this…
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Nintendo 3DS has extra controller-button device (AP)
AP – Nintendo’s add-on button device for its 3DS video game machine is facing criticism…
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PE firm Silver Lake looking to buy Yahoo: reports (Reuters)
Reuters – Private equity firm Silver Lake is considering a bid for Internet firm Yahoo…
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Analysis: China seeks to tether the microblog tiger (Reuters)
Reuters – Mao Zedong famously said a single spark could start a revolutionary prairie fire….
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Grandparents with webcam become new online stars (AP)
AP – It slowly began to dawn on Esther and Bruce Huffman that perhaps they…
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Mother tongue comes from your prehistoric father
Language change among our prehistoric ancestors came about via the arrival of immigrant men —…