They are among the animal kingdom's most industrious workers … now a study reveals why colonies of ants and bees depend on females for their success.
Plants & Animals
Nov 21, 2013
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Using a new method to catch elusive "jumping genes" in the act, researchers have found two human proteins that are used by one type of DNA to replicate itself and move from place to place. The discovery, described in the ...
Biotechnology
Nov 21, 2013
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Nokia says its headquarters near the Finnish capital will be taken over by Microsoft on completion of the sale of its cellphone and services division to the U.S. software company, expected in early 2014.
Business
Nov 21, 2013
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Pinterest, the online pinboard for sharing everything from wedding china ideas to travel inspiration, is now letting users add location to their pins.
Internet
Nov 21, 2013
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Levels of nitrous oxide, a gas that both depletes the ozone layer and stokes global warming, could nearly double by mid-century, the UN warned on Thursday.
Environment
Nov 21, 2013
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Violent bursts of organic matter from dying organisms, continuous showers of "marine snow" from the upper layers of a water column, and nutrients leaking from creatures so tiny they are invisible to the naked eye: this is ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 21, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Famed balloonist Per Lindstrand (he crossed the Pacific Ocean in one with Richard Branson back in 1991) has told The Engineer that he is proposing a 1km high inflatable solar updraft tower to power the ALMA ...
Three satellites, each the size of a small car, will take off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia on Friday.
Space Exploration
Nov 21, 2013
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Over the past decade, advances in genetic mapping tools have provided great insight into how DNA influences cell behavior. But genetics is only half the equation; much of cells' behavior is the result of post-transcriptional ...
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 21, 2013
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German telecoms giant Deutsche Telekom said Thursday it has agreed to sell Scout24—which owns the online classified portals ImmobilienScout24 and AutoScout24—for 1.5 billion euros ($2.0 billion).
Business
Nov 21, 2013
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