Urban rooftops are buzzing across France, but the fad for beekeeping from Montpellier to Lille to Paris—including atop AFP's headquarters—will do little do reverse declining bee populations, experts say.
Ecology
Aug 11, 2016
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Researchers have developed a new fluorescence microscopy approach that significantly improves image resolution by acquiring three views of a sample at the same time. Their new method is particularly useful for watching the ...
Optics & Photonics
Aug 11, 2016
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Arianna Huffington, founder of the online Huffington Post news site that has become a global phenomenon, announced Thursday she was stepping down to launch a nonprofit group focused on health and wellness.
Business
Aug 11, 2016
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Black-billed magpies and American crows, both members of the clever corvid family of birds, have adapted comfortably to life in urban and suburban communities. In Jackson Hole, Wyoming, the two species often nest nearby each ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 11, 2016
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Snapchat has removed a filter for photos that some say promoted racist Asian stereotypes.
Internet
Aug 11, 2016
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German and British researchers have discovered a security flaw in remote locking systems fitted to around 100 million cars worldwide, German media reported on Thursday.
Business
Aug 11, 2016
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Researchers in the Department of Earth Sciences have shown that high-latitude bivalves live longer and grow slower than those in the tropics. Their findings are the subject of an article in the "Proceedings of the Royal Society ...
Ecology
Aug 11, 2016
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Samsung Electronics said Thursday it had acquired US luxury appliance maker Dacor, as part of its push towards a full production line of high-end, Internet-connected homeware.
Business
Aug 11, 2016
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5
British police say they are investigating a reported near-collision between a drone and a passenger plane near England's Newquay Airport.
Engineering
Aug 11, 2016
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5
Without having tasted a specific new juice mix before, an orangutan in a Swedish zoo has enough sense to know whether it will taste nice or not based on how he recombined relevant memories from the past. Only humans were ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 11, 2016
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