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France accepts Google role in book scanning
France agreed Tuesday to work with Google to digitally scan French library books but insisted it would not surrender legal control of its cultural heritage to the US Internet giant.
Jan 12, 2010 |
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Soundscape ecologists spawn new field
Geophony. Biophony. Anthrophony. Unfamiliar words. But they shouldn't be. We're surrounded by them morning, noon and night, say ecologist Bryan Pijanowski of Purdue University and colleagues.
Feb 07, 2012 |
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California native-plant classic gets a 21st-century makeover
Thanks to new molecular-genetic tools and intensive field research, scientists understanding of the native flora of the Golden State -- one of the worlds hotspots of botanical diversity -- has ...
Jan 31, 2012 |
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Genetic breakthrough for brain cancer in children
An international research team led by the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI MUHC) has made a major genetic breakthrough that could change the way pediatric cancers are treated in the future. The ...
Jan 30, 2012 |
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New biodiversity map of the Andes shows species in dire need of protection
The Andes-Amazon basin of Peru and Bolivia is one of the most biologically rich and rapidly changing areas of the world. A new study published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Ecology has used information collec ...
Jan 27, 2012 |
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NASA's J-2X engine kicks off 2012 with powerpack testing
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new series of tests on the engine that will help carry humans to deep space will begin next week at NASA's Stennis Space Center in southern Mississippi. The tests on the J-2X engine bring ...
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Jan 26, 2012 |
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Great Barrier Reef hopes on ice in Aussie Outback
The arid plains fringing Australia's desert centre are more suited to camels than blooms of coral but here, hundreds of miles from the coast, a piece of the Great Barrier Reef has been put on ice.
Jan 25, 2012 |
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Tartan fit for a panda in Scotland
Two pandas gifted to Edinburgh zoo by China received the ultimate Scottish honour on Tuesday when a special tartan designed for them was unveiled.
Jan 24, 2012 |
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Soon for sale? Ethnic veggies like maxixe and shiso
Komatsuna. Shiso. Winged beans. Maxixe. They're not your garden-variety vegetables.
Jan 12, 2012 |
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Iconic telescope renamed to honor founder of radio astronomy
(PhysOrg.com) -- The world's most famous radio telescope will become the "Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array" to honor the founder of radio astronomy, the study of the Universe via radio waves naturally emitted ...
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Jan 11, 2012 |
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A look at how entrepreneurship and innovation will lead to future job creation in North Africa
It has been nearly a year since an uprising in Tunisia over unemployment and the soaring cost of living ended years of dictatorship. Today, as the county struggles to rebuild, what many do not know is that behind the scenes ...
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Dec 20, 2011 |
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