01/10/2013

Recent study reduces Casimir force to lowest recorded level

(Phys.org) —A research team that includes a physics professor at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) has recorded a drastically reduced measurement of the Casimir effect, a fundamental quantum phenomenon ...

Yosemite closed as Google fetes park's birthday (Update)

Google feted Yosemite's 123rd birthday by devoting its search doodle to the world-famous park Tuesday—just as it and other tourist landmarks like the Grand Canyon closed due to the US shutdown.

Zimbabwe: Poachers poison 91 elephants (Update)

The stench of rotting elephant carcasses hangs in the air in western Zimbabwe, where wildlife officials say at least 91 elephants were poisoned with cyanide by poachers who hack off the tusks for the lucrative illegal ivory ...

Chrysler recalling 142,000 pickups, SUVs

Chrysler is recalling more than 142,000 pickup trucks and SUVs worldwide because of software glitches that could affect instrument cluster lighting and braking systems.

Scribd, HarperCollins offer e-book subscriptions

Online document-sharing site Scribd is taking a page from Netflix's success story as it sets out to create the world's largest subscription service for digital books.

Scientists use fossilized feces to reconstruct moa diet

(Phys.org) —Until it became extinct in the 15th century, the moa, a flightless bird, played a significant role in New Zealand's ecology. In a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Alan ...

Facebook says 56 million 'like' it in Arab world

Facebook announced Tuesday that it has 56 million active users in the Middle East and North Africa, where activists used the social media network to organise Arab Spring uprisings.

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