Thanksgiving dinner's carbon footprint: A state-by-state comparison
The environmental impact of your Thanksgiving dinner depends on where the meal is prepared.
Environment
Nov 22, 2016
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Malware that turns PCs into eavesdropping devices demonstrated
Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have demonstrated malware that can turn computers into perpetual eavesdropping devices, even without a microphone.
Security
Nov 22, 2016
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Black-white earnings gap returns to 1950 levels
After years of progress, the median earnings gap between black and white men has returned to what it was in 1950, according to new research by economists from Duke University and the University of Chicago.
Social Sciences
Nov 22, 2016
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Over half of world's population does not use internet: UN
More than half the world's population does not use the internet, with prohibitive broadband costs keeping billions off line, a United Nations report said Tuesday.
Internet
Nov 22, 2016
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Drill, baby, drill? Election reignites offshore-oil debate
The controversy over drilling for oil in the Atlantic Ocean has been reignited by the election of Donald Trump, and environmentalists and coastal businesses say it could be the first major fault line that divides them from ...
Environment
Nov 22, 2016
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New dominant ant species discovered in Ethiopia shows potential for global invasion
A team of scientists conducting a recent biodiversity survey in the ancient church forests of Ethiopia made an unexpected discovery—a rather infamous ant species (Lepisiota canescens) displaying signs of supercolony formation. ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 22, 2016
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Innovative technique to curtail illegal copying of digital media
In today's digital world it can be challenging to prevent photos, videos and books from being illegally copied and distributed. A new light-based technique is making it more practical to create secure, invisible watermarks ...
Optics & Photonics
Nov 22, 2016
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Rallies, protests, and Black Friday: Physics finds dangers hiding in plain sight
Inspired by the way people move at heavy metal concerts, an international team of researchers from Uppsala University and Harvard University have learned how to spot danger zones in mass gatherings before disaster strikes.
General Physics
Nov 22, 2016
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Could green facades cool down cities in the future
Predictions for temperature rise and the particular sensitivity of urban ecosystems to heat stress pose a pressure to find the best solution for mitigation and adaptation to climate change. Could green façades be a sustainable ...
Environment
Nov 22, 2016
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From champagne bubbles, dance parties and disease to new nanomaterials
Whether it is clouds or champagne bubbles forming, or the early onset of Alzheimer's disease or Type 2 diabetes, a common mechanism is at work: nucleation processes.
Nanomaterials
Nov 22, 2016
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