Ceres image: The lonely mountain
NASA's Dawn spacecraft spotted this tall, conical mountain on Ceres from a distance of 915 miles (1,470 kilometers).
Space Exploration
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Ashley Madison users in US sue cheating website over breach (Update)
Eight people across the U.S. who registered to use Ashley Madison are suing the website for cheaters after hackers released personal and detailed information of millions of users, including financial data and sexual proclivities.
Security
Aug 25, 2015
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Sequencing of barley genome achieves new milestone
Barley, a widely grown cereal grain commonly used to make beer and other alcoholic beverages, possesses a large and highly repetitive genome that is difficult to fully sequence. Now a team led by scientists at the University ...
Biotechnology
Aug 25, 2015
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Rare nautilus sighted for the first time in three decades
In early August, biologist Peter Ward returned from the South Pacific with news that he encountered an old friend, one he hadn't seen in over three decades. The University of Washington professor had seen what he considers ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 25, 2015
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Debut of the global mix-master
Trekking across the high Canadian Arctic almost 20 years ago, Howie Scher had an unexpected encounter that helped fix the course of his career.
Earth Sciences
Aug 25, 2015
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Deforestation in Mexico butterfly reserve more than triples
Illegal logging more than tripled in the monarch butterfly's wintering grounds In central Mexico, reversing several years of steady improvements, investigators announced Tuesday.
Ecology
Aug 25, 2015
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University student pleads guilty to making Android spy app
A Carnegie Mellon University student who hoped to sell enough malicious software to infect 450,000 Google Android smartphones pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal law meant to prevent hacking of phones and computers.
Security
Aug 25, 2015
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Qatar hails veggie growing trial success
Desert nation Qatar will use "cutting-edge technology" to grow up to 70 percent of its own vegetables by 2023—a four-fold increase, officials from Doha's biggest agricultural group said Tuesday.
Other
Aug 25, 2015
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Review: 'Until Dawn' adds clever twists to teen horror genre
Years of horror movies have taught us the proper response to an invitation to spend a weekend at a cabin in the woods: No thanks.
Software
Aug 25, 2015
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Archaeologists unearth ancient Greek palace near Sparta
Archaeologists in Greece have discovered the ruins of an ancient palace with important archaic inscriptions dating back to the Mycenaean Age, the culture ministry said Tuesday.
Archaeology
Aug 25, 2015
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