French zoo triplets boost for endangered Asiatic lions
Three Asiatic lion cubs have been born in a French zoo in a major boost for the critically endangered species.
Plants & Animals
Feb 27, 2014
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Five big trends in the mobile world
From the release of connected bracelets, watches and even a smart toothbrush to a future of one-second high-definition movie downloads, the mobile world is developing rapidly.
Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 27, 2014
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Study reveals how dogs detect explosives, offers new training recommendations
A research team at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) has helped determine the science behind how canines locate explosives such as Composition C-4 (a plastic explosive used by the U.S. military). The ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 27, 2014
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Top EU official warns of misleading app developers
Just two weeks after suggesting the European Union is on the cusp of a digitally led economic bonanza, officials warned Thursday that web developers may be misleading consumers.
Software
Feb 27, 2014
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Famed Milwaukee County Zoo orangutan's death caused by strange infection
Mahal, the young orangutan who became a star of the Milwaukee County Zoo and an emblem of survival for a dwindling species, led an extraordinary life.
Plants & Animals
Feb 27, 2014
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Distant asteroid revealed to be a complex mini geological world
After 8 years of observations, scientists from the SETI Institute have found an exotic orbit for the largest Trojan asteroid, (624) Hektor—the only one known to possess a moon. The formation of this system made of a dual ...
Space Exploration
Feb 27, 2014
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Review: Lots of innovations beyond iOS and Android
(AP)—The "1 percent" is often used to disparage the American elites at the very top of the wealth scale. When it comes to smartphones, however, the "1 percent" is the bottom of the heap.
Software
Feb 27, 2014
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'Oddball science' has proven worth, say biologists
Scoffing at or cutting funds for basic biological research on unusual animal adaptations from Gila monster venom to snail sex, though politically appealing to some, is short-sighted and only makes it more likely that important ...
Evolution
Feb 27, 2014
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Nokia, BlackBerry, Motorola search for lost glory
Once the mobile world's pioneers, Nokia, Motorola and BlackBerry are now the industry's sorry laggards, searching for lost glory.
Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 27, 2014
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Male goat essence really turns the females on
Anyone who has ever spent time around goats knows they have a certain smell. By carefully analyzing eau de male goat, researchers reporting in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on February 27 have now identified a novel, ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 27, 2014
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