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Bio-prospectors probe Australian Aboriginal lore

When Aboriginal elder John Watson was bitten by a crocodile while fishing in the remote Australian Kimberley region, there was no doctor he could call, no medical kit on hand to stem the blood.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Baseball front offices slow to trust independent bloggers, research shows

(PhysOrg.com) -- Independent bloggers represent the least trusted media type and are the most likely to be turned down for press pass requests, according to the first academic study to assess the sentiments of media-credentialing ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 24, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Online educational empowerment

Online learning communities flourish best if individual learners have self-governance. That is the conclusion of a US study published in the International Journal of Web Based Communities.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 22, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Video game Everquest 2 provides new way to study human behavior

A research study by a University of Minnesota computer scientist and colleagues from across the country shows that online, interactive gaming communities are now so massive that they mirror traditional communities.

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 27, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1




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US, Iran dig in for long cyber war

The United States and Iran are locked in a long-running cyber war that appears to be escalating amid a stalemate over Tehran's disputed nuclear program.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 02, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Growing up, 'geeking out'

Mizuko "Mimi" Ito spends a lot of time "geeking out" at her computer. She plays video games, trolls the Internet, chats, and visits social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter for hours on end.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Connected security systems tether homes to owners' smartphones

When Debbie Klava's daughters come home from school in Elk Grove, Calif., she knows the minute they walk in the front door. Even though she's working in an office 90 minutes away, she gets an email or cellphone text when ...

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 01, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cartel web presence could be used against them: experts

Experts from 20 countries gathered Wednesday at the Mexican resort town of Cancun to discuss a strategy for battling organized crime, in an effort mandated by the recent Summit of the Americas.

Technology / Internet

created May 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Maine garbage study shows 60 percent of trash could be diverted

A recently updated 2011 study by the University of Maine School of Economics that sorted and assessed the contents of trash in a representative sample of 17 Maine communities concludes that as much as 60 percent ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created May 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Four telltale signs of propaganda on Twitter

As Election Day 2012 draws nearer, the "Twitterverse" promises to light up again and again with explosions of political opinion. But which tweets are the genuinely expressed feelings of individual users and which are systematic ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Liberals vs. conservatives: How politics affects charitable giving

Americans are more likely to donate to a charity that reflects the values of their political affiliation, according to a new study from Rice University, the University of Texas at San Antonio and Pennsylvania ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 31, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 29

Monkey lip smacks provide new insights into the evolution of human speech

Scientists have traditionally sought the evolutionary origins of human speech in primate vocalizations, such as monkey coos or chimpanzee hoots. But unlike these primate calls, human speech is produced using ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New small solid oxide fuel cell reaches record efficiency

Individual homes and entire neighborhoods could be powered with a new, small-scale solid oxide fuel cell system that achieves up to 57 percent efficiency, significantly higher than the 30 to 50 percent efficiencies ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 31, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (28) | comments 85 | with audio podcast

Wireless 'tooth tattoo' detects harmful bacteria

Using silk strands pulled from cocoons and gold wires thinner than a spider's web, researchers at Princeton University have created a removable tattoo that adheres to dental enamel and could eventually monitor ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 30, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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