Microsoft keeps dividend, opens investor question
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. will pay shareholders a quarterly dividend of 13 cents, the same as last quarter.
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Jun 11, 2009
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Fish use electric signals to find the right mate
Electric knifefish, close relatives of the electric eel, navigate and communicate by projecting electric fields around their bodies. Research at University of Toronto is clarifying how this sense has evolved, as well as providing ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 11, 2009
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Declining water quality threatens freshwater fish species with extinction
Increasing urbanisation and more intensive farming are killing New Zealand's freshwater fish species by degrading water quality, says the author of a report published this week by the Ministry for the Environment.
Ecology
Jun 11, 2009
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Electric aircraft take to the air
On the 1st of March 2009, a pair of electric aircraft had simultaneous maiden flights at Sywell Aerodrome near Northampton. These are the first electric aircraft to fly in the UK under the recently introduced sub-115 kg regime, ...
Engineering
Jun 11, 2009
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Spain facing key decision on use of nuclear power
The Spanish government will have to take a clear stand for or against nuclear power in the coming weeks when it decides whether to renew the operating licence of the oldest of the country's six nuclear plants.
Environment
Jun 11, 2009
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Dell planning acquisition: WSJ
US computer giant Dell is planning to acquire a"significant-sized company" in the next few months, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
Business
Jun 11, 2009
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Protein that triggers plant cell division
From the valves in a human heart to the quills on a porcupine to the petals on a summer lily, the living world is as varied as it is vast. For this to be possible, the cells that make up these living things must be just as ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 11, 2009
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If the shoe flits, duck: A real-life example of humans' dual vision system
It's rare when real-world events perfectly mirror experiments that scientists are conducting. That's why neuroscientists at the University of Washington were delighted at the reactions of former President George W. Bush and ...
Other
Jun 11, 2009
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Stress makes your hair go gray
Those pesky graying hairs that tend to crop up with age really are signs of stress, reveals a new report in the June 12 issue of Cell.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 11, 2009
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If you do good, you look good
In today's economy, it's increasingly difficult to elicit donations for charitable causes — but new research from Dr. Anat Bracha of the Eitan Berglas School of Economics at Tel Aviv University can provide fundraising organizations ...
Economics & Business
Jun 11, 2009
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