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Unknowlingly consuming endangered tuna
Nov 19, 2009 |
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While most of us would never willingly consume a highly endangered species, doing so might be as easy as plucking sushi from a bento box. New genetic detective work from the Sackler Institute for Comparative ...
Chart junk? How pictures may help make graphs better
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Those oft-maligned, and highly embellished, graphs and charts in USA Today and other media outlets may actually help people understand data more effectively than traditional graphs, according to new research from North Carolina ...
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Canadian woman loses benefits over Facebook photo
Nov 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave for depression says she lost her benefits because her insurance agent found photos of her on Facebook in which she appeared to be having fun.
Hawaii planning to replenish sand at Waikiki Beach
Nov 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Hawaii officials are appealing to the state's tourism authority for funds to restore part of world-famous Waikiki Beach.
Friends go online at Foursquare to meet offline
Nov 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Laura Fitton's ascent has been staggering: In less than a year, she's become mayor of nine different places in several different states, all without giving any speeches or kissing any babies.
Hubble Image Showcases Star Birth in M83, the Southern Pinwheel
Nov 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The spectacular new camera installed on NASA's Hubble Space Telescope during Servicing Mission 4 in May has delivered the most detailed view of star birth in the graceful, curving arms of ...
Study: Internet use leads to more diverse networks
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Nov 04, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A new study confirms what your 130 Facebook friends and scores of Twitter followers may have already told you: The Internet and mobile phones are not linked to social isolation.
School sued for punishing teens over MySpace pix
Nov 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Two sophomore girls have sued their school district after they were punished for posting sexually suggestive photos on MySpace during their summer vacation.
Gadgets: Card reader helps you shop safer online
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 26, 2009 |
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NetSecure Technologies SmartSwipe credit card reader is a new device to help Internet shoppers or small business owners.
Children unaffected by smoking ban consequences
Nov 24, 2009 |
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The smoking ban in Wales has not displaced secondhand smoke from public places into the home. A study of 3500 children from 75 primary schools in Wales, published in the open access journal BMC Public Health, found that t ...
Detecting the Undetectable in Prostate Cancer Testing
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Nov 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of Northwestern University researchers, using an extremely sensitive nanotechnology-based tool known as the biobarcode system, has detected previously undetectable levels of prostate-specific antigen ...
Food banks go high-tech to feed the hungry
Nov 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Food banks across the country are undergoing a high-tech revolution, adopting sophisticated databases, bar coding, GPS tracking, automated warehouses and other technologies used in the food industry ...
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