Target quietly testing mobile payment app to rival Apple Pay
At a time when the future of mobile payments is still up for grabs, Best Buy and Target have aligned themselves with a competitor to Apple Pay.
Business
Nov 4, 2014
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Unusual warm ocean conditions off West Coast bringing odd species
Hawaiian ono swimming off the California coast? Giant sunfish in Alaska? A sea turtle usually at home off the Galapagos Islands floating near San Francisco?
Environment
Nov 4, 2014
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Turning pretty penstemon flowers from blue to red
While roses are red, and violets are blue, how exactly do flower colors change?
Evolution
Nov 4, 2014
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Discoverer of Lucy skeleton hopes to find what made us human
This month marks the 40th anniversary of the discovery of Lucy, the partial skeleton of an apelike creature that walked upright 3.5 million years ago. The 1974 find would forever change humanity's understanding of where our ...
Archaeology
Nov 4, 2014
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Study says natural factors, not humans, behind West Coast warming
When scientists on a boat in the Gulf of Alaska pulled their net in August, they saw something stunning: a live ocean sunfish.
Earth Sciences
Nov 4, 2014
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Trade protections proposed for four species of turtles
Faced with growing concerns about the hunting of freshwater turtles in the United States for Asian food markets, federal officials this week proposed adding four species to an international list of plants and animals designed ...
Ecology
Nov 4, 2014
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13-year-old entrepreneur raises VC funding for Braille printer
Last December, seventh-grader Shubham Banerjee asked his parents how blind people read. A Silicon Valley tech professional, dad Neil Banerjee told his son to "Google it."
Hi Tech & Innovation
Nov 4, 2014
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Greenpeace accuses 20 European 'monster boats' of overfishing
The environmental group Greenpeace launched a campaign on Tuesday against 20 European "monster boats" it says use a range of tricks to dangerously overfish the world's oceans.
Ecology
Nov 4, 2014
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Scientists see fracking as cause of earthquakes in heartland
Evidence is growing that fracking for oil and gas is causing earthquakes that shake the heartland.
Environment
Nov 4, 2014
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Emojis tackle racial diversity
Those odd characters on your emails and text messages are about to see more diversity—sending a message that humanity comes in many colors.
Internet
Nov 4, 2014
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