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Carl Linnaeus invented the index card
As a consequence of overseas discoveries, early modern scientists faced serious information overload. The sheer amount of exotic, hitherto unknown species reaching the shores of Europe forced naturalists to reconsider the ...
Jun 16, 2009 |
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Insects top latest inventory of newly discovered species
More than half of the 19,232 species newly known to science in 2009, the most recent calendar year of compilation, were insects – 9,738 or 50.6 percent – according to the 2011 State of Observed Species ...
Jan 18, 2012 |
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China sets pace for smoggy Hong Kong: think-tank
Beijing's decision to come clean on its dirty air has embarrassed Hong Kong, where smog kills hundreds of people a year, hurts business and drives away talent, a think-tank has said.
Jan 15, 2012 |
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Online shopping moves into mainstream
When it comes to the holiday shopping season, online purchases have not only earned a seat at the adult's table but are increasingly eating all the food.
Dec 19, 2011 |
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Google's maps go indoors with new mobile feature
Google's next frontier in digital mapping will span the world's shopping malls and airports.
Nov 29, 2011 |
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Are Netflix's best days behind it?
(AP) -- Netflix is trying to boost business by chopping its services into two separate parts. Unfortunately for investors, the company's stock price is what's really been cleaved.
Sep 19, 2011 |
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Researchers find incentives effective for weight loss
UConn researchers are finding that applying the concept of reinforcement can be an effective way to improve efforts to lose weight.
Sep 16, 2011 |
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September is peak month for hurricanes in North Carolina
More hurricanes and tropical storms hit North Carolina in September than in any other month. Two UNC experts explain how state residents can stay safe and healthy before and after a dangerous storm.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 09, 2011 |
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College freshmen face sleep problems but intervention can help
When Kathryn Orzech attended the College of William and Mary in Virginia, she participated in drama and choir. Rehearsals that would have ended at 10 p.m. in high school now went much later. Social opportunities around the ...
Aug 30, 2011 |
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Speech recognition leaps forward
During Interspeech 2011, the 12th annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association being held in Florence, Italy, from Aug. 28 to 31, researchers from Microsoft Research will present work that dramatically ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Aug 29, 2011 |
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New data spill shows risk of online health records
Until recently, medical files belonging to nearly 300,000 Californians sat unsecured on the Internet for the entire world to see.
Aug 21, 2011 |
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