News tagged with vigorous defense

US, China to cooperate more on cyber threat

(AP) -- Asserting that cyberattacks against the U.S. don't come only from China, the U.S. and Chinese defense ministers said they agreed Monday to work together on cyber issues to avoid miscalculations that ...

Technology / Internet

created May 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Renowned attorney Bennett to represent Megaupload

(AP) -- One of the nation's most prominent defense lawyers will represent file-sharing website Megaupload on charges that the company used its popular site to orchestrate a massive piracy scheme that enabled millions of ...

Technology / Business

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Honey-bee aggression study suggests nurture alters nature

A new study reveals that changes in gene expression in the brain of the honey bee in response to an immediate threat have much in common with more long-term and even evolutionary differences in honey-bee aggression. ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 17, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0




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Sales-tax collection likely in Amazon's future

When word emerged that Amazon.com Inc. was hunting for new warehouse sites, leaders in this business-friendly Southern state rolled out a welcome mat of tax breaks to lure the Internet retailer.

Technology / Business

created Apr 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 23

Neuroscience discoveries alter public policy debates

Neuroscience has made tremendous progress in understanding the adolescent brain, creating opportunities as well as challenges for using that knowledge in relation to public policies, according to an article in the Spring ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Court orders FDA action on antibiotic use on farms

(AP) -- A federal court judge has ordered the Food and Drug Administration to take action on its own 35-year-old rule that would stop farmers from mixing popular antibiotics into animal feed, a practice which is widely believed ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Anonymous, loose-knit group of 'hacktivists'

Anonymous, which briefly knocked the FBI and Justice Department websites offline in retaliation for the US shutdown of file-sharing site Megaupload, is a shadowy group of international hackers with no central ...

Technology / Internet

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers identify key plant immune response in fight against bacteria

Researchers at the University of Missouri have found a key process in a plant's immune system response that may help future crops fight off dangerous diseases.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Plant defences - the mystery deepens

New research has brought us a step closer to untangling the complex reasons why certain plant species triumph over others.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Google reveals energy use to show search is green (Update)

(AP) -- Stung by concerns that using Google is bad for the planet, the Internet search giant has revealed exactly how much electricity the company uses and how much greenhouse gases it produces in an effort to show its business ...

Technology / Internet

created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 8

US lawmakers seek to ban chimp experiments

US lawmakers proposed bills Wednesday banning medical research on chimpanzees in the United States, the last major industrialized country to still use to the apes for experiments.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Homeopathy prospers even as controversy rages

A popular homeopathic flu remedy boasts that it comes with no side effects, no drug interactions and won't make you drowsy. But the product also lacks something most people expect to find in their medicine: active ingredients.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Mar 11, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 127

Kilauea's new vent spewing loads of lava, fumes

The latest eruption at Kilauea volcano in Hawaii has a new working name.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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