US slaps Briton with fresh hacking charges
The United States on Thursday slapped two extra charges against a British man accused of hacking into thousands of US government computer systems, officials said.
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Livestock found ganging up on pandas at the bamboo buffet
Pandas, it turns out, aren't celebrating the Year of the Horse. Livestock, particularly horses, have been identified as a significant threat to panda survival. The reason: They're beating the pandas to the bamboo buffet. ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 27, 2014
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Researchers: Yellowstone grizzlies not in decline
(AP)—A government-sponsored research team says there are no signs of decline among Yellowstone's grizzly bears despite warnings from outside scientists.
Ecology
Feb 27, 2014
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Big step for next-generation fuel cells and electrolyzers
A big step in the development of next-generation fuel cells and water-alkali electrolyzers has been achieved with the discovery of a new class of bimetallic nanocatalysts that are an order of magnitude higher in activity ...
Materials Science
Feb 27, 2014
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A 'shark's eye' view: Witnessing the life of a top predator
Instruments strapped onto and ingested by sharks are revealing novel insights into how one of the most feared and least understood ocean predators swims, eats and lives.
Plants & Animals
Feb 27, 2014
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Fossilized human feces from 14th century contain antibiotic resistance genes
A team of French investigators has discovered viruses containing genes for antibiotic resistance in a fossilized fecal sample from 14th century Belgium, long before antibiotics were used in medicine. They publish their findings ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 27, 2014
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An ancient 'Great Leap Forward' for life in the open ocean
It has long been believed that the appearance of complex multicellular life towards the end of the Precambrian (the geologic interval lasting up until 541 million years ago) was facilitated by an increase in oxygen, as revealed ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 27, 2014
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A bird's eye view of cellular RNAs: New method identifies working copies of genes in human cells
In biology, as in real estate, location matters. Working copies of active genes—called messenger RNAs or mRNAs—are positioned strategically throughout living tissues, and their location often helps regulate how cells ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 27, 2014
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Methane leaks from palm oil wastewater are a climate concern, study says
In recent years, palm oil production has come under fire from environmentalists concerned about the deforestation of land in the tropics to make way for new palm plantations. Now there is a new reason to be concerned about ...
Environment
Feb 27, 2014
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Fossils offer new clues into Native American's 'journey' and how they survived the last Ice Age
Researchers have discovered how Native Americans may have survived the last Ice Age after splitting from their Asian relatives 25,000 years ago.
Earth Sciences
Feb 27, 2014
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