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Twitter a global sensation: Hitwise
Apr 25, 2009 |
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With celebrities such as Ashton Kutcher and Oprah Winfrey helping fuel Twitter mania, the micro-blogging website is soaring to stardom around the world, according to Hitwise.
Does humor on the Internet mold political thinking?
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 11, 2009 |
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Jokes are not merely a source of popular enjoyment and creativity; they also provide insights into how societies work and what people think. Humor is so powerful it can help shape geopolitical views worldwide, according to ...
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A sprightly explanation for UFO sightings?
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 23, 2009 |
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In legend, sprites are trolls, elves and other spirits that dance high above our ozone layer. But scientists at Tel Aviv University have discovered that some very real "sprites" are zipping across the atmosphere ...
Ice age not a global phenomenon: study
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 11, 2007 |
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If the Earth is heading for a new ice age, Australia may not be as affected as countries in the Northern Hemisphere, according to new research from The Australian National University published today in Science.
Climate influence on deep sea populations
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Jan 16, 2008 |
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In an article published in the January 16 issue of PLoS ONE, Joan B. Company and colleagues at the Institut de Cičncies del Mar (CSIC) in Spain describe a mechanism of interaction across ecosystems showing how a climate-driven ...
Prostate cancer spurs new nerves
Dec 01, 2008 |
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Prostate cancer – and perhaps other cancers – promotes the growth of new nerves and the branching axons that carry their messages, a finding associated with more aggressive tumors, said researchers from Baylor College of ...
Survey: Scientists agree human-induced global warming is real
Jan 19, 2009 |
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While the harsh winter pounding many areas of North America and Europe seemingly contradicts the fact that global warming continues unabated, a new survey finds consensus among scientists about the reality of climate change ...
'Whitewash' could slow global warming: Peruvian scientist
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 04, 2009 |
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A Peruvian scientist has called on his country to help slow the melting of Andean glaciers by daubing white paint on the rock and earth left behind by receding ice so they will absorb less heat.
Solar flares set the Sun quaking
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 18, 2008 |
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Data from the ESA/NASA spacecraft SOHO shows clearly that powerful starquakes ripple around the Sun in the wake of mighty solar flares that explode above its surface. The observations give solar physicists ...
Global Warming Linked to Caribou-Calf Mortality
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May 02, 2008 |
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Fewer caribou calves are being born and more of them are dying in West Greenland as a result of a warming climate, according to Eric Post, a Penn State associate professor of biology. Post, who believes that ...
Raising a stop sign to human traffic
May 23, 2008 |
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Trade in people is not a new phenomenon, but the modern manifestation of slavery, according to US researchers. However, writing in the Journal of Global Business Advancement, they point out that human trafficking and trade ...
Research breakthrough will lead to more accurate weather forecasts
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 07, 2009 |
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More accurate global weather forecasts and a better understanding of climate change are in prospect thanks to a breakthrough by engineers at Queen's University Belfast's Institute of Electronics, Communications ...
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