Google leads in search, trails elsewhere
May 23, 2006 |
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While recently released numbers show Google continuing to dominate the search-engine market, statistics from industry researchers Hitwise suggest other Google products and services have a way to go to catch ...
Is danger of identity theft overblown?
May 23, 2006 |
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The announcement yesterday about the loss of personal electronic data on up to 26.5 million veterans is the latest in a string of similar reports about information security breaches at major institutions in the last two year ...
HP, Dell win Israeli government tender
May 23, 2006 |
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The Israeli government has reached a supply agreement with the Israeli Dell and HP computer distributors, the business magazine TheMarker reported Tuesday.
Great Lakes invasive species studied
May 23, 2006 |
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The longstanding problem of various invasive species entering the Great Lakes via the St. Lawrence Seaway is now gaining attention from scientists.
When it comes to privacy, gender matters
May 23, 2006 |
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A study aimed at assessing perspectives about privacy in a public place - particularly when surveillance is not related to security - suggests women are more concerned than men, both as watcher and the watched.
New Clues to Limb Formation (and Loss) in Some Sea Mammals
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May 23, 2006 |
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Researchers from the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine have revealed the genetic basis behind one of the best-documented examples of evolutionary change in the fossil record: how whales lost ...
ESA announces new Earth Explorer missions
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 23, 2006 |
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The European Space Agency announced Tuesday the shortlist of new Earth Explorer mission proposals within its Living Planet Program.
Florida turtle eggs may have been buried
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May 23, 2006 |
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Construction crews may have accidentally buried a protected sea-turtle nest at Florida's New Smyrna Beach because biologists might not have marked it.
Genetic tug of war determines gender
Biology /
May 23, 2006 |
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U.S. scientists says whether a mammalian egg develops into a male or female is determined by a struggle between genes encoding signaling proteins.
Satellites track Caspian Sea sturgeon
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May 23, 2006 |
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Scientists working on the Ural River in Kazakhstan are using satellite technology to trace sturgeons into the Caspian Sea.
Researchers Release Draft Final Report on New Orleans Levees
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 23, 2006 |
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Following an eight-month study of the New Orleans levee system and its performance during Hurricane Katrina, a 30-person team of researchers led by Raymond Seed and Robert Bea of the University of California, Berkeley, released ...
Survey: U.S. retailers slow to adopt RFID
May 23, 2006 |
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American retailers are adopting RFID technology to keep track of inventory at only a modest pace, a new survey revealed.
In Brief: .eu fast becoming popular domain name
May 23, 2006 |
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Internet domain names ending with .eu are becoming one of the most popular in the world, according to the European Registry of Internet Domain Names.
In Brief: F-Secure wins India Exatt security deal
May 23, 2006 |
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Finland's F-Secure will work with India's Exatt Technologies to develop data security services for broadband.
.mobi registration kicks off
May 23, 2006 |
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Members of mobile-industry associations began applying for their .mobi domain names, kicking off registration Monday that runs until May 29.
