The slow implementation of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) in the USA as part of homeland security and anti-terrorism measures is leaving chemical plants vulnerable and putting at risk the safety of ...
Internet
Apr 15, 2015
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Many college students send or receive text messages more than 100 times each day and at the most inappropriate times and places, a new study finds.
Other
Apr 15, 2015
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The public's trust in the Internet has been severely eroded by a cloak-and-dagger approach to collecting private data online leaving it open to abuse, the Global Commission on Internet Governance said on Wednesday.
Internet
Apr 15, 2015
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When it comes to cats, those meows mean ... well, a lot of things.
Plants & Animals
Apr 15, 2015
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Modern, machine-friendly agriculture is dominated by monocultures. One single cultivar - one genotype of a crop species - is cultivated on large areas. Favored cultivars are optimized for high yields and often contain only ...
Ecology
Apr 15, 2015
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Young offenders in late Victorian times were much less likely to go on to commit other crimes after serving a sentence in an institution than their counterparts today, new research shows.
Social Sciences
Apr 15, 2015
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Most partisans—average Democratic and Republican voters—act like fans in sports rivalries instead of making political choices based on issues, according to a new study with a University of Kansas researcher as the lead ...
Social Sciences
Apr 15, 2015
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Determining and implementing orchard management practices that can improve soil organic matter is one of the primary goals of the USDA's National Organic Program. For producers in the southeastern United States, where interest ...
Environment
Apr 15, 2015
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It's not all bad for crow chicks who have to share their nest with an uninvited pushy guest such as a cuckoo youngster. For one, they can sit back and wait for food to arrive while the cuckoo chick does all the begging for ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 15, 2015
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The European Union slapped Google Inc. with antitrust charges Wednesday, saying it is abusing its dominance in Web search to promote its own products
Internet
Apr 15, 2015
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