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Ubiquitous in U.S., Google struggles for market share in China

Technology / Internet

created 14 hours ago | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

In China, Google means underdog. While the Mountain View company dominates the search market in the United States, it is not part of the pop lexicon on the other side of the Pacific. In its nine years in China, ...


Decline of hormone therapy decreases breast cancer cases, analysis finds

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created 14 hours ago | popularity 2.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

The declining use of hormone therapy among women has led to 6,000 fewer invasive breast cancer cases a year, according to an analysis by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The research quantifies and advances ...


AOL finalized its divorce from Time Warner

AOL going public after Time Warner divorce

Technology / Business

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AOL finalized its divorce from Time Warner on Wednesday, ending one of the most disastrous marriages in corporate history and leaving the Internet pioneer facing an uncertain future.


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Mediterranean Sea filled in less than two years: study

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created 15 hours ago | popularity 4.9 / 5 (16) | comments 0

The Mediterranean Sea was mostly filled in less than two years in a dramatic flood around 5.33 million years ago in which water poured in from the Atlantic, according to a study published Wednesday.


How to encourage big ideas

How to encourage big ideas

Other Sciences / Economics

created 15 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study suggests certain types of funding -- which provide more freedom and focus less on near-term results -- lead to more innovative and influential research.


Tropical birds waited for land crossing between North and South America: study

Tropical birds waited for land crossing between North and South America: study

Biology / Plants & Animals

created 17 hours ago | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Despite their ability to fly, tropical birds waited until the formation of the land bridge between North and South America to move northward, according to a University of British Columbia study published this ...


77 percent of European pigs are castrated without anesthetic

77 percent of European pigs are castrated without anesthetic

Biology / Plants & Animals

created 19 hours ago | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The castration of pigs prevents the "boar taint" smell in the meat and allows them to contain more fat. However in practice this can be very different. Now, for the first time, a scientific team has collected ...


UAF chooses shipyard to build Alaska Region Research Vessel

UAF chooses shipyard to build Alaska Region Research Vessel

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created 20 hours ago | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

More than three decades ago, marine scientists in the United States first identified the need for a research vessel capable of bringing scientists to Alaska's icy northern waters.


High-fat low-carb diets could mean significant heart risk

Medicine & Health / Health

created 20 hours ago | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 11

New scientific research has shown that low-carbohydrate high-fat diets, made popular by the likes of the Atkins diet, do not achieve more weight loss than low-fat high-carbohydrate diets. Worryingly, the research, lead by ...


EPA head: US must make up for lost time on climate (AP)

EPA head: US must make up for lost time on climate

Space & Earth / Environment

created 23 hours ago | popularity 2.3 / 5 (6) | comments 3

(AP) -- The top U.S. environmental official told a divided U.N. climate conference Wednesday that the Obama administration's moves to "make up for lost time" and cut greenhouse gases would complement congressional ...



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