31/03/2011

British small bird numbers bouncing back: survey

Small garden birds which were hit by the long, harsh winter a year ago have bounced back in Britain this year, according to results from the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch survey.

Google reaches privacy settlement with FTC

(AP) -- Google has agreed to adopt a comprehensive privacy program to settle federal charges that it deceived users and violated its own privacy policy when it launched a social networking service called Buzz last year.

Chatting babies video a YouTube sensation

A video of a pair of diaper-clad babies seemingly engaged in an animated conversation in a home kitchen was a fast-spreading YouTube sensation.

Twitter co-founder Williams taking wing

Twitter co-founder Evan Williams is throttling back his role in the hot microblogging startup and turning his attention to a new entrepreneurial endeavor.

Argentine polo pony breeding boosted by biotech

Argentina is vastly expanding its breeding of its world class polo ponies thanks to the use of embryo transfers that help breeders get the most from their top-performing mares and stallions.

US troops exposed to polluted air in Iraq, researchers report

Military personnel and contractors stationed in Iraq risk not only enemy gunfire, suicide bombers, and roadside bombs, but the very air they breathe often is polluted with dust and other particles of a size and composition ...

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