The tropical shrub known as Amborella trichopoda is the duck-billed platypus of the plant world, the only survivor of the earliest branch on the family tree of flowering plants. Scientists have now decoded the complete genome ...
Biotechnology
Feb 6, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Research has shown that group-living spiders come to peaceful arrangements for food sharing, to avoid conflict.
Plants & Animals
Feb 6, 2014
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Nearly 70 percent of patients with advanced breast cancer experience skeletal metastasis, in which cancer cells migrate from a primary tumor into bone—a painful development that can cause fractures and spinal compression. ...
Analytical Chemistry
Feb 6, 2014
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IBM has launched a 10-year initiative to bring Watson and other cognitive systems to Africa in a bid to fuel development and spur business opportunities across the world's fastest growing continent. Dubbed "Project Lucy" ...
Business
Feb 6, 2014
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University of Queensland scientists are helping to drought-proof barley – an ancient and important ingredient in beer.
Biotechnology
Feb 6, 2014
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The IOC says Panasonic has extended its sponsorship of the Olympic Games through 2024.
Business
Feb 6, 2014
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Hacker group Syrian Electronic Army on Wednesday claimed to have seized the Facebook.com online address in what it joked was a belated birthday greeting.
Internet
Feb 6, 2014
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The two years of drought in the central United States is placing strains on the water-intense oil and gas fracking industry, according to a new study Wednesday.
Environment
Feb 6, 2014
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Sony is in talks to sell its troubled personal computer business and Thursday lowered its earnings forecast for the business year ending March to a 110 billion yen loss ($1.08 billion).
Business
Feb 6, 2014
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Microsoft's movement-recognition Kinect software has morphed from virtual shooter gaming to the real-life challenge of guarding the world's last Cold War border.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Feb 6, 2014
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