PMQs more 'please and thank you' than 'Punch and Judy'
The Punch and Judy politics image of Prime Minister's Questions is not an accurate one, according to a University of Manchester linguist.
Social Sciences
May 1, 2013
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Discovery of new gigantic swelling phenomenon of layered crystal driven by water
A research group from the National Institute for Materials Science has discovered an intriguing phenomenon in which an inorganic layered crystal expanded and contracted by 100 times its original size in a few seconds when ...
Materials Science
May 1, 2013
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Comcast profit rises 17 percent in 1Q
Comcast Corp., the nation's largest cable company and owner of NBCUniversal, says its net income rose 17 percent in the latest quarter, powered by continued strong results from its cable operations.
Business
May 1, 2013
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Competing for milk can be a stressful thing for hyena twin siblings
Researchers from the German Leibniz Institute of Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW) demonstrate for the first time in a free-ranging mammal that hunger and conflict for access to resources can be "stressful" for subordinate ...
Plants & Animals
May 1, 2013
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First land animals kept fishlike jaws for millions of years, says biologist
Scientists studying how early land vertebrates evolved from fishes long thought that the animals developed legs for moving around on land well before their feeding systems and dietary habits changed enough to let them eat ...
Archaeology
May 1, 2013
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Clues to Southeast Asian civilisation unearthed
(Phys.org) —An archaeological dig led by Dr Marc Oxenham from The Australian National University's School of Archaeology and Anthropology has uncovered possibly the earliest cemetery site in Southeast Asia.
Archaeology
May 1, 2013
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Materials scientist creates world's toughest fiber by adding slip knot
(Phys.org) —Italian materials scientist Nicola Pugno has realized amazing gains in adding toughness to fibers by twisting them into slip knots resulting in materials that can take far more abuse before breaking than those ...
Alan Alda wants scientists to cut out the jargon
(AP)—Among the procedures Army surgeon Hawkeye Pierce performed on "M.A.S.H." was an end-to-end anastomosis. Most of the viewers, actor Alan Alda concedes, had no idea he was talking about removing a damaged piece of intestine ...
Other
May 1, 2013
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Viacom 2Q profits fall, but beats expectations
Viacom is reporting an 18 percent drop in second-quarter net income due to lower revenue, especially from its filmed entertainment division that includes Paramount Pictures.
Business
May 1, 2013
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Mozilla: UK spyware company hijacking our brand
The maker of one of the Internet's most popular browsers is taking on one of the world's best-known purveyors of surveillance software, accusing a British company of hijacking the Mozilla brand to camouflage its espionage ...
Software
May 1, 2013
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