European regulators appeared to be nearing a settlement with Google in their probe over whether the Internet search-and-advertising giant is unfairly stifling competition.
Internet
Oct 1, 2013
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Mercenary soldiers are notoriously unreliable because their loyalty is as thin as the banknotes they get paid, and they may turn against their employers before moving on to the next dirty job. Not so in fungus-farming ants, ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 9, 2013
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The Faroe Islands were colonised much earlier than previously believed, and it wasn't by the Vikings, according to new research.
Archaeology
Aug 20, 2013
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Bronze Age settlements and Neolithic pottery are some of the finds made by UCL archaeologists during the construction of major new sea defences inland at Medmerry between Selsey and Bracklesham in West Sussex.
Archaeology
Jul 19, 2013
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Google will pay a $7 million fine to settle a multistate investigation into a snoopy software program that enabled the Internet search leader to intercept emails, passwords and other sensitive information sent several years ...
Business
Mar 12, 2013
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Recent droughts in the Amazon rainforest have effects that persist long after the rains have returned, a new study has shown.
Environment
Feb 7, 2013
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The question of how some wolves evolved into the trusty dogs that work on farms, lead the blind and curl up on pillows in bedrooms has remained largely unanswered. Until now.
Plants & Animals
Jan 23, 2013
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Scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society, the American Museum of Natural History, City University of New York, and other organizations have published the first range-wide genetic analysis of the bowhead whale using ...
Evolution
Oct 19, 2012
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The Little Ice Age allowed a new wave of arctic foxes to colonise Iceland, according to new research.
Ecology
Sep 11, 2012
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The Federal Trade Commission voted Friday to finalize its settlement with Facebook, resolving charges that the social network exposed details about users' lives without getting the required legal consent.
Internet
Aug 10, 2012
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