Predator revival sparks dunlin weight loss
(PhysOrg.com) -- It’s a weight loss plan with life or death consequences. If you’re a dunlin, chances are you’re spending more time flying than eating.
Ecology
Jan 28, 2010
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Amazon 4Q profit climbs 71 pct on strong holidays (Update)
(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc.'s fourth-quarter earnings skyrocketed 71 percent, as shoppers spent more than ever during a holiday season that improved over the previous year for retailers on and off the Web.
Business
Jan 28, 2010
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Microsoft fiscal 2Q earns up 60 pct on PC rebound
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. said Thursday its earnings in the most recent quarter jumped 60 percent, as a rebound in the personal computer industry drove sales of the company's latest Windows operating system.
Business
Jan 28, 2010
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NASA to get more money, but must scratch moon plan
(AP) -- President Barack Obama is essentially grounding efforts to return astronauts to the moon and instead is sending NASA in new directions with roughly $6 billion more, according to officials familiar with the plans.
Space Exploration
Jan 28, 2010
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Tropical Depression 11S forms in the southern Indian Ocean
The eleventh tropical depression formed today in the Southern Indian Ocean south of Port Louis. It will continue on a southeasterly track and move into open ocean.
Earth Sciences
Jan 28, 2010
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Olga's track is a puzzle forecasters are putting together
One of the most complicated things about tropical cyclones is forecasting their tracks, and Olga is a prime example of that problem. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center believes that Olga will remain inland over Australia's ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 28, 2010
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Stratospheric Water Vapor is a Global Warming Wild Card
A 10 percent drop in water vapor ten miles above Earth’s surface has had a big impact on global warming, say researchers in a study published online January 28 in the journal Science. The findings might help explain why ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 28, 2010
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NEC Introduces Super-Resolution ASSP with LVDS Interface for Digital TVs and PC Monitors
NEC Electronics today announced its new super-resolution application-specific standard product (ASSP), the µPD9281GC.
Electronics & Semiconductors
Jan 28, 2010
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Study Fumes Over City Park Grass
Plants are usually our allies when it comes to reducing the atmosphere's greenhouse gases, converting carbon dioxide into food and storing the gas' carbon in the soil below.
Environment
Jan 28, 2010
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Developmental delay may explain behavior of easygoing ape species
New research suggests that evolutionary changes in cognitive development underlie the extensive social and behavioral differences that exist between two closely related species of great apes. The study, published online on ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 28, 2010
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