The Greenland ice sheet is melting faster than expected according to a new study led by a University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher and published in the journal Hydrological Processes.
Earth Sciences
Jun 12, 2009
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(AP) -- The federal government on Friday will significantly expand the critical habitat for endangered Hawaiian monk seals to include beaches and waters of the main Hawaiian Islands, officials said.
Ecology
Jun 12, 2009
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That old, weathered carpet torn out from your living room could now be used to make new carpet.
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 12, 2009
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A huge consortium of European researchers is solving some of the fundamental obstacles blocking real quantum computing applications in the short term. At the same time, it is helping to pave the way to a quantum computer.
Nanophysics
Jun 12, 2009
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In order to increase their chances of reproductive success, male flies of the species Drosophila montana try to copulate for much longer than the females would like. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Evolutionary ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 12, 2009
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Facebook has done away with a Muslim-bashing group that had been set up at the popular social networking service.
Internet
Jun 12, 2009
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(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. has hired a cost-cutting specialist as its new chief financial officer, signaling the Internet company's determination to weed out the bureaucracy that has been dragging down its profits for the past three ...
Business
Jun 12, 2009
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The world is a perilous place for the endangered manatee. While the mammals are at risk from natural threats, human activity also poses a great danger to manatee numbers. Debborah Colbert, from the Association of Zoos and ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 12, 2009
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Internet pioneer AOL, which Time Warner plans to spin off into an independent company later this year, announced on Thursday that it had bought two small Web startups focused on local content.
Internet
Jun 12, 2009
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The Obama administration has promised to end political meddling in scientific decisions, but some critics say the White House has botched an early test of that pledge on a key question of public health: how to assess the ...
Environment
Jun 12, 2009
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