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The US Army has launched a fan page on Facebook

US Army enlists Facebook, Twitter

Technology / Internet

created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

The US Army said on Monday it had launched a fan page on Facebook and established an office for online "social media," despite security rules that limit soldiers' access to networking sites.





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Sri Lankan soldiers stand guard two kilometers from the front line on Puthukkudiyiruppu

Sri Lanka army website hacked: defence ministry

Technology / Internet

created May 01, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The Sri Lankan army's website has been targeted in a "cyber terrorism" attack by Tamil rebels, the defence ministry said Friday, and replaced with gruesome photos of apparent victims of the civil war.


Orphan army ants join nearby colonies

Orphan army ants join nearby colonies

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Colonies of army ants, whose long columns and marauding habits are the stuff of natural-history legend, are usually antagonistic to each other, attacking soldiers from rival colonies in border ...


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Chimpanzees develop 'specialized tool kits' to catch army ants

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Chimpanzees in the Congo have developed specialised 'tool kits' to forage for army ants, reveals new research published today in the American Journal of Primatology. This not only provides the first direct ...


Information warfare in the 21st century: Ideas are sometimes stronger than bombs

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 18, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Terrorist organizations sometimes have an advantage in the media. A new study by Dr. Yaniv Levyatan of the University of Haifa, published in the journal of Israel's National Security College, describes how our side can regain ...


Barrier to keep Asian carp out of Great Lakes faces criticism

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 24, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The last stand in the battle to keep Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes is under way. The Army Corps began tests last week to see whether it can permanently crank up the power on its new electrical fish barrier on the ...


'Dutch' Batavians more Roman than thought

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

The Batavians, who lived in the Netherlands at the start of the Christian era were far more Roman than was previously thought. After just a few decades of Roman occupation, the Batavians had become so integrated that they ...


Japanese veterans in Imperial Army uniforms march in Tokyo

Japanese imperial army maps to go online

Technology / Internet

created Jul 03, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Old Asia-Pacific maps from Japanese Imperial Army archives are going online for modern use, such as studying changes in forest cover or the growth of cities, a Japanese researcher said Friday.


US army to be powered by waste

US army to be powered by waste

Technology / Energy

created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 9

(PhysOrg.com) -- Defense company Qinetiq has been awarded a contract to supply the US army with a system that generates electricity from garbage.


Roi-Namur Island at the Kwajalein missile range

Work starts on new NPacific communications link

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Work has started on a new 130 million US dollar submarine fibre optic cable that is expected to revolutionise communications in the islands of the North Pacific, officials said.


Yours, mine, ours: When you and I share perspectives

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 18, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

While reading a novel, as the author describes the main character washing dishes or cooking dinner, we will often create a mental image of someone in the kitchen performing these tasks. Sometimes we may even imagine ourselves ...



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