The plague-causing bacteria Yersinia pestis evades detection and establishes a stronghold without setting off the body's early alarms. New discoveries reported this week help explain how the stealthy agent of Black Death ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 13, 2012
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Peach growers in California may soon have better tools for saving water because of work by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists in Parlier, Calif.
Ecology
Dec 13, 2012
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The insurance industry, the world's largest business with $4.6 trillion in revenues, is making larger efforts to manage climate change-related risks, according to a new study published today in the journal Science.
Environment
Dec 13, 2012
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(Phys.org)—Twin lunar-orbiting NASA spacecraft that have allowed scientists to learn more about the internal structure and composition of the moon are being prepared for their controlled descent and impact on a mountain ...
Space Exploration
Dec 13, 2012
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To millions of people, the Christmas tree is a cheerful sight. To scientists who decipher the DNA codes of plants and animals, it's a monster.
Biotechnology
Dec 13, 2012
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(AP)—It may be 2012, but it's a repeat of 2011 for Adele: Once again, she has the year's top-selling album on iTunes.
Business
Dec 13, 2012
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Volcanic waters in the cold Southern Ocean are the destination for RRS James Cook's current expedition. Scientists are exploring a two-mile deep water system of hydrothermal vents, calderas and cold seeps on the seabed off ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 13, 2012
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(AP)—Warner Music Group Corp., the third largest recording company in the U.S., says quarterly revenue grew for the first time in five quarters in the three months through September as sales grew of both digital music and ...
Business
Dec 13, 2012
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(AP)—Norman Joseph Woodland, the co-inventor of the bar code that labels nearly every product in stores and has boosted productivity in nearly every sector of commerce worldwide, has died. He was 91.
Other
Dec 13, 2012
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Yahoo is adding a new director and parting ways with two other board members in the latest shake-up of the Internet company's hierarchy.
Business
Dec 13, 2012
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