Oil spills can increase levels of toxic arsenic in the ocean, creating an additional long-term threat to the marine ecosystem, according to research published today in the journal Water Research.
Environment
Jul 2, 2010
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Most educational websites in the U.S. are using Flash applications that fail to adequately secure these pages. This is a growing problem for the Internet as vulnerable sites can be hijacked for malicious and criminal activity, ...
Software
Jul 2, 2010
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US videogame sales slid anew in May with lower console prices proving a boon to buyers but eating into industry revenue.
Business
Jul 2, 2010
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The University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland has secured a spin-out deal to form a company working in the field of novel next-generation light source technology, which could open up a range of opportunities in multi-billion ...
Engineering
Jul 2, 2010
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(AP) -- Could a blind person drive a car? Researchers are trying to make that far-fetched notion a reality.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jul 2, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When does a cell decide its particular identity? According to biologists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), in the case of T cells—immune system cells that help destroy invading pathogens—the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 2, 2010
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(AP) -- Some inventors came with cotton fiber rolls, others with oil-clumping polymer mixes and one brought a specially designed rake. Their task: clean layers of crude oil and tar from a once-pristine Florida beach and ...
Environment
Jul 2, 2010
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Publisher Newsmax Media said Thursday it has pulled out of the running for Newsweek, as the deadline expired for bids for the magazine.
Business
Jul 2, 2010
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(AP) -- Tags, tissue samples and sound are among methods being used on a scientific cruise to study the Gulf of Mexico oil spill's effects on whales and other endangered animals.
Environment
Jul 2, 2010
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(AP) -- Apple Inc. said Friday that it was "stunned" to find that its iPhones have for years been using a "totally wrong" formula to determine how many bars of signal strength they are getting.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 2, 2010
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