Public-private survey: US cybercrime on the rise
The hackers are winning, according to a survey of 500 executives of U.S. businesses, law enforcement services and government agencies released Wednesday.
Security
May 28, 2014
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Investigation into increased humpback whale strandings in Western Australia
The rise in the number of stranded whales in Western Australia has led a group of veterinary researchers, working in collaboration with the Department of Parks and Wildlife, to investigate why this is occurring.
Plants & Animals
May 28, 2014
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What sociology can tell us about the G.M. scandal
In recent months, General Motors has received scathing criticism for its handling of a design flaw affecting multiple Chevrolet, Pontiac and Saturn models produced over several years. At issue is a faulty ignition switch ...
Social Sciences
May 28, 2014
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Researchers mimic fly eye to produce superhydrophobic anti-fogging nanostructures
(Phys.org) —Researchers working at the University of Wollongong's Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials in Australia, along with several Chinese colleagues, have created a superhydrophobic nanostructure ...
Thai Facebook users get censorship scare
Thailand's new military rulers said that a sudden interruption of access to Facebook on Wednesday was not part of a censorship policy, but due instead to a technical hitch.
Internet
May 28, 2014
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China's Jade Rabbit moon rover 'alive but struggling'
China's troubled Jade Rabbit moon rover is still alive after more than five months on the moon but is heading for an icy death, state media reported on Wednesday.
Space Exploration
May 28, 2014
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New Material from the Miocene of Ningxia (Western China) Reveals Life History of Platybelodon
The middle Miocene Dingjiaergou Fauna in Tongxin County, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, western China has yielded 27 taxa from more than 10 families and is approximately equivalent to European Neogene mammal zone (MN) 6. ...
Archaeology
May 28, 2014
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Encounters at coffee shops help corporate communicators influence company 'chiefs'
Lobbying senior business executives informally—whether in hallways or after work at Starbucks and fitness centers—is a savvy way for corporate communicators to perform their jobs successfully, according to a Baylor University ...
Economics & Business
May 28, 2014
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Skillz brings friendly wagers to iPhone games
Skillz wants iPhone and iPad game players to put their money where their mouths are.
Software
May 28, 2014
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New dinosaur egg with avian egg shape discovered from the Upper Cretaceous of Zhejiang Province, China
Numerous dinosaur eggs and a clutch of turtle eggs have been recovered from the Tiantai Basin in Zhejiang Province of China. Paleontologists from Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy ...
Archaeology
May 28, 2014
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