At worst, oil spewed already could fill 102 gyms
(AP) -- Drip by drip, day by day, the oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico is adding up to mind-boggling numbers.
Environment
May 21, 2010
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Scientists need to be more proactive, effective at public communication: report
Scientists are a valuable and trusted source of information, researchers say in a recent report, but too often do an inadequate job of bringing that information to those who need it in a factual, non-technical, credible and ...
Other
May 21, 2010
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Researchers capture impressive tornadic data and images
At the University of Oklahoma, researchers captured unprecedented high-resolution radar data during the May 10, 2010, tornadoes using one of the most advanced weather radars in the world.
Earth Sciences
May 21, 2010
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Microsoft Kin concerts lead fans on merry chase
(AP) -- Free concerts. Open bar. Big names. Small venues. The catch?
Business
May 21, 2010
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Scientists select new species for top 10 list; issue SOS
The International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University and an international committee of taxonomists - scientists responsible for species exploration and classification - today announce the top 10 ...
Plants & Animals
May 21, 2010
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US says preparing to ease high-tech export controls
The United States may soon ease restrictions on some high-tech exports to China, US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said Friday -- a move that Beijing has demanded for years.
Business
May 21, 2010
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Another Foxconn worker dies in China; 9th in 2010
(AP) -- A worker at Foxconn Technology Group, which makes iPhones and iPads, jumped to his death Friday from a building in the southern Chinese boomtown of Shenzhen - the ninth suicide this year at the world's largest contract ...
Other
May 21, 2010
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Researchers predict new computer security threat for wireless networks: Typhoid adware (w/ Video)
There's a potential threat lurking in your internet café, say University of Calgary computer science researchers. It's called Typhoid adware and works in similar fashion to Typhoid Mary, the first identified healthy ...
Computer Sciences
May 21, 2010
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The benefits of energy crop cultivation outweigh the costs
An article in the current issue of Global Change Biology Bioenergy reveals that Miscanthus x giganteus, a perennial grass, could effectively reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, while lowering atmospheric CO2.
Environment
May 21, 2010
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Using remote sensing to track invasive trees
A team of Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists has refined remote sensing tools for identifying invasive Ashe juniper shrubs and trees in central Texas and nearby regions. These findings can help rangeland managers ...
Ecology
May 21, 2010
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