Free anti-malware apps for Android smartphones are almost totally ineffective in detecting threats, according to…
Month: November 2011
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New sources found for accumulated dust on Chinese Loess Plateau
Fine silt on the Chinese Loess Plateau may actually have come from due west, not…
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Even the cleanest wastewater contributes to more ‘super bacteria’
A new study reveals that the release of treated municipal wastewater — even wastewater treated…
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Evidence of ancient lake in California’s Eel River emerges
A catastrophic landslide 22,500 years ago dammed the upper reaches of northern California’s Eel River,…
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Voyager 2 completes switch to backup thruster set
NASA’s Voyager 2 has successfully switched to the backup set of thrusters that controls the…
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Amazon, Microsoft catch on, BlackBerry falls-survey (Reuters)
Reuters – Amazon.com’s Kindle Fire tablet and Microsoft’s efforts to get back into the mobile…
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How smart managers make dumb decisions and why shareholders encourage them
There are plenty of examples of corporate managers lying about their companies’ earnings and ultimately…
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Routine head hits in school sports may cause brain injury
The brain scans of high school football and hockey players showed subtle injury — even…
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Enzyme boosts metabolism, prevents weight gain in mice
Male and female mice engineered to express the inflammatory enzyme IKKbeta in their fat tissue…
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Air pollution a culprit in worsening drought and flooding
Increases in air pollution and other particulate matter in the atmosphere can strongly affect cloud…