Within the framework of the "Noah's ark" project, scientists from the Lomonosov Moscow State University have developed the largest digital herbarium in Russia—a collection of scanned images of herbarium samples from the ...
Ecology
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French authorities ordered the blockage or removal of more than 2,700 websites in 2016, Interior Minister Bruno Le Roux said Tuesday, a spike in censorship that some critics in the tech industry fear will do little to snuff ...
Internet
Jan 24, 2017
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Saudi Arabia is warning that a computer virus that destroyed systems of its state-run oil company in 2012 has returned to the kingdom, with at least one major petrochemical company apparently affected by its spread.
Security
Jan 24, 2017
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Scientists will take the tape measure to Mount Everest to determine whether a massive earthquake in Nepal really did knock an inch off the world's tallest peak.
Earth Sciences
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Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) is a primary greenhouse gas that has persistently increased over the past few decades. It is a major driver of regional and global climate change. Most CO2 sources and sinks are located near ...
Environment
Jan 24, 2017
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The Ultrafast Optical Processing Group at INRS (Institut national de la recherche scientifique) has redefined the limitations and constraints for ultra-fast pulsed lasers. As reported in Nature Photonics, researchers from ...
Optics & Photonics
Jan 24, 2017
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VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed food ingredients from mealworms and crickets which, due to their promising structure and flavour, have the potential to be used in the manufacture of foods such as meatballs ...
Other
Jan 24, 2017
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Researchers know that more, and more dangerous, storms have begun to occur as the climate warms. A team of scientists has reported an underlying explanation, using meteorological satellite data gathered over a 35-year period.
Earth Sciences
Jan 24, 2017
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Japan on Tuesday launched a satellite to modernise its military communications and reportedly to better monitor North Korean missile launches.
Space Exploration
Jan 24, 2017
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A charitable foundation backed by Mark Zuckerberg and his wife said Monday it has bought a Canadian artificial intelligence startup as part of a mission to eradicate disease.
Business
Jan 24, 2017
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