Spain town hires poo 'detective' to spy on dog owners
Fed up of dog dirt underfoot on its streets, a Spanish town has hired a detective to catch owners who fail to pick up after their pets, officials said Wednesday.
Plants & Animals
Apr 2, 2014
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Health risks of Mars mission would exceed NASA limits
Efforts to send humans to Mars would likely expose them to health risks beyond the limits of what NASA currently allows, an independent panel of medical experts said Wednesday.
Space Exploration
Apr 2, 2014
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Team finds regolith of small asteroids formed by thermal fatigue
The centimeter-sized fragments and smaller particles that make up the regolith—the layer of loose, unconsolidated rock and dust—of small asteroids is formed by temperature cycling that breaks down rock in a process called ...
Space Exploration
Apr 2, 2014
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Italy heritage sleuths launch stolen art app
Italy's top art detectives, global experts in finding stolen works, launched a smartphone app Wednesday to get people to collaborate on cracking crimes.
Software
Apr 2, 2014
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Microsoft launches 'Cortana', Siri-like smartphone assistant (Update)
Microsoft took on Apple's Siri and Google Now with a smartphone personal assistant dubbed "Cortana".
Software
Apr 2, 2014
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Beyond proficiency: How early English exposure influences non-native speakers
Non-native speakers exposed to English before moving to America are more likely to use the language in their daily lives in the United States, according to a report led by Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public ...
Social Sciences
Apr 2, 2014
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Killing a name of an extinct sea cow species
Sirenians, or sea cows, are a particular group of mammals that superficially resembles whales in having, amongst other features, a streamlined-body and horizontal tail fluke. Though belonging to the so-called marine mammals, ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 2, 2014
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One or two? How to decide how many species you have got
It is often difficult to decide whether two animals belong to the same or two distinct species. This can be especially challenging for animals which externally look very similar. In a recent study, published in the open access ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 2, 2014
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New study finds 'geologic clock' that helps determine Moon's age
An international team of planetary scientists determined that the Moon formed nearly 100 million years after the start of the solar system (4.470 billion years ago), according to a paper to be published April 3 in Nature. ...
Space Exploration
Apr 2, 2014
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New model shows moderate resource use, reduced economic inequality keys to sustainability
A new analytical tool adds human factors to a widely-used biological model of how animal populations interact, suggesting that human societies can reach a steady state that is sustainable when they do not over-deplete natural ...
Environment
Apr 2, 2014
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