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China's wars, rebellions driven by climate: study

Two millennia of foreign invasions and internal wars in China were driven more by cooling climate than by feudalism, class struggle or bad government, a bold study released Wednesday argued.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 14, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (12) | comments 3




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China pays for crimes against business

The Chinese Government is struggling to prevent crimes against businesses, according to a new study from The Australian National University.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The snows of Mount Washington

"Kilimanjaro is a snow-covered mountain 19,710 feet high, and is said to be the highest mountain in Africa. Close to the western summit there is the dried and frozen carcass of a leopard. No one has explained wh ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Farmers team up with food banks to feed the hungry

A new collaboration among farmers and New York state's food banks hopes to increase the amount of food donated directly from those who produce our food to those who need it most.

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Patterns of ancient croplands give insight into early Hawaiian society, research shows

A pattern of earthen berms, spread across a northern peninsula of the big island of Hawaii, is providing archeologists with clues to exactly how residents farmed in paradise long before Europeans arrived at the islands.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 16, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Anonymous denies involvement in Sony data theft

Internet vigilante group Anonymous denied involvement on Thursday in the theft of personal information from over 100 million Sony PlayStation and Online Entertainment network accounts.

Technology / Internet

created May 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Water resources played important role in patterns of human settlement, research shows

Once lost in the mists of time, the colonial hydrology of the northeastern United States has been reconstructed by a team of geoscientists, biological scientists and social scientists, including University ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 30, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Finding more in 'most': Scientific study of an everyday word

William Shakespeare, who knew a thing or two about words, advised that "An honest tale speeds best, being plainly told." But the exact meaning of plain language isn't always easy to find. Even simple words like "most" and ...

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created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Old Japanese maps on Google Earth unveil secrets

(AP) -- When Google Earth added historical maps of Japan to its online collection last year, the search giant didn't expect a backlash. The finely detailed woodblock prints have been around for centuries, ...

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created May 02, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (22) | comments 12


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