Study: Dolphins can problem solve like humans
A dog may be man's best friend, but dolphins can imitate human actions, and even how they solve problems.
Plants & Animals
Aug 9, 2013
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US probes spike in dolphin deaths off East Coast (Update)
At least 124 bottlenose dolphins have washed up along the Atlantic coast since July, a startling number of deaths that has prompted US officials to launch an investigation.
Plants & Animals
Aug 9, 2013
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Raman pixel by pixel
New data processing protocol enables feature-based recognition of Surface-enhanced Raman spectra for intracellular molecule probing of biological targets. It relies on locally detecting the most relevant spectra to retrieve ...
Nanophysics
Aug 9, 2013
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Carlos Slim in $9.6BN bid for Dutch telecom KPN
America Movil SAB, owned by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, will launch a 7.2 billion euro ($9.6 billion) bid for the part of Dutch telecom company Royal KPN NV it doesn't already own, in a challenge to a rival offer for ...
Business
Aug 9, 2013
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Obama met IT, telecoms chiefs on surveillance (Update)
President Barack Obama met at the White House with leaders of IT and telecoms giants, including Apple, Google and AT&T, to discuss controversial electronic surveillance programs, Politico reported Friday.
Internet
Aug 9, 2013
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Laser pulses reveal DNA repair mechanisms
A new straightforward method enables monitoring the response of nuclear proteins to DNA damage in time and space. The approach is based on nonlinear photoperturbation.
Biochemistry
Aug 9, 2013
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German companies to automatically encrypt emails (Update)
Two of Germany's biggest Internet service providers said Friday they will start encrypting customers' emails by default in response to user concerns about online snooping after reports that the U.S. National Security Agency ...
Internet
Aug 9, 2013
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Whole-genome sequencing uncovers the mysteries of the endangered Chinese alligator
In a study published in Cell Research, Chinese scientists from Zhejiang University and BGI have completed the genome sequencing and analysis of the endangered Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis). This is the first published ...
Biotechnology
Aug 9, 2013
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Tahiti: A very hot biodiversity hot spot in the Pacific
A collaborative biological survey that focused on the insects of French Polynesia has resulted in the discovery of over 100 tiny predatory beetle species in Tahiti, 28 of these species newly described in the open-access journal ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 9, 2013
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The day before death: A new archaeological technique gives insight into the day before death
The day before the child's death was not a pleasant one, because it was not a sudden injury that killed the 10-13 year old child who was buried in the medieval town of Ribe in Denmark 800 years ago. The day before death was ...
Archaeology
Aug 9, 2013
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