There were more than 111 million Internet users in China by the end of 2005 according to data released Tuesday by the agency monitoring the industry's development.

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Until a few weeks ago, Takafumi Horie was the darling of the Japanese media, personifying a new Japan full of confident, youthful vigor who challenged the old establishment. For the younger generation, he personified a can-do ...

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Scientists at the Johnson Space Center in Houston were excited and awed Tuesday by what they saw when the sample-return canister from the Stardust spacecraft was opened.

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New view attained of electronic orbitals of separating molecules Imagine you are standing, John Wayne style, on the backs of two runaway horses pulling a stagecoach. You try to bring the horses to a stop ...

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By tracing the 30-million year history of variation in a gene found in plants such as tomatoes and tobacco, biologists at the University of California, San Diego have found new evidence to support an old idea ...

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U.S. policy in the Middle East is driven by baseless fears that an "oil weapon" can cut off our fuel supply, a Johns Hopkins researcher has concluded.

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A Utah Senate committee has split along party lines, saying evolution should be taught in the state's public schools -- but with a disclaimer.

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A California school district has reportedly decided to stop offering an elective course that includes discussion of religion-based alternatives to evolution.

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A University of Georgia anthropologist is urging more attention be paid to the social science aspects of long-term ecological studies.

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An increasing number of mobile users are using their cell phones for more than talking, a survey by Sprint found Wednesday.

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A reported review of India's policy on foreigners running telecom companies was called into question Wednesday by the country's IT minister.

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The Bush administration has reportedly decided not to restore protection for coastal coho salmon that now number about 1-10th their historic population.

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Music-download pioneer Napster reports it has passed the 500,000 subscriber mark as it continues to re-establish itself after a landmark court battle.

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Humans are better at information-gathering than computers. That's the philosophy behind PreFound, the Web's new community-based search engine.

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The current year will see some big advances in gaming technology, a telecom consulting firm predicted Wednesday.

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