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Sea smarts: Scientists studying mollusks discover there is more than one way to make a brain

(PhysOrg.com) -- Seemingly simple animals such as the snail and squid have ransacked the genetic toolkit over the last half billion years to find different ways to build complex brains, nervous systems and shells, according ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Giant marine worms lived 475 million years ago: scientists

Spanish researchers said Monday they have discovered evidence of a type of giant worm that lived 475 million years ago and was up to one metre (three feet) in length.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Aug 03, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 1

Searchers shovel Northwest dirt seeking giant worm

(AP) -- The giant Palouse earthworm has taken on mythic qualities in this vast agricultural region that stretches from eastern Washington into the Idaho panhandle - its very name evoking the fictional sandworms from "Dune" ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 11, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (11) | comments 4




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Top 10 new species list draws attention to diverse biosphere

The International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University and a committee of scientists from around the world announced their picks for the top 10 new species described in 2011. This ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hackers for hire put corporate security systems to the test

Most weekdays, Jarrad Sims and Tin Tam, a pair of college buddies, ride their bikes to a computer center and try to hack into computer security systems belonging to Boeing Co.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Land-ocean connections

Scientists from the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) at the University of Hawaii – Manoa (UHM) and colleagues recently discovered that land-based plant material and coastal macroalgae ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Helping businesses defend against cyber threats

Analysts with the National Security Agency see the threats coming at corporate America: viruses, worms and other malware targeting the computer networks that serve the nation's banks, utilities and businesses.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Iran says Duqu malware under 'control'

Iran said on Sunday it had found a way to "control" the computer malware Duqu, which is similar to Stuxnet virus which in 2010 attacked its nuclear programme and infected more than 30,000 computers.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 13, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Stuxnet-like virus points to new round of cyber war

Internet security specialists have warned of a new round of cyber warfare in the form of a computer virus similar to the malicious Stuxnet worm believed to have targeted Iran's nuclear program. ...

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created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Symantec warns of new Stuxnet-like virus

US security firm Symantec has warned of a new computer virus similar to the malicious Stuxnet worm believed to have preyed on Iran's nuclear program.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Cyber attack on Europe exposes big flaws in Internet security

A major cyber attack in Europe that apparently was launched from Iran has revealed significant vulnerabilities in the Internet security systems used to authenticate websites for banking, email and e-commerce around the world.

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created Sep 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Researchers discover hydrogen-powered symbiotic bacteria in deep-sea hydrothermal vent mussels

The search for new energy sources to power mankind's increasing needs is currently a topic of immense interest. Hydrogen-powered fuel cells are considered one of the most promising clean energy alternatives. ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Nation's fight against cyber intruders goes local

The next frontier in the fight to keep crucial electronic networks safe from harm will play out as close to home as Town Hall and require more involvement from private industry, which controls 85 percent of the infrastructure, ...

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created Jul 20, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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