Measurements by thousands of citizen scientists in the Netherlands using their smartphones and the iSPEX add-on are delivering accurate data on dust particles in the atmosphere that add valuable information to professional ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 28, 2014
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A global research effort has finally resolved a major biosecurity issue: four of the world's most destructive agricultural pests are actually one and the same.
Plants & Animals
Oct 28, 2014
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The latest installment in the blockbuster "Call of Duty" video game franchise goes on sale next week and those that need to be first in line will have to head to Wal-Mart.
Software
Oct 28, 2014
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Australia's plans to protect the Great Barrier Reef are inadequate, short-sighted and will not prevent its decline, the country's pre-eminent grouping of natural scientists said Tuesday.
Environment
Oct 28, 2014
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The head of China's leading Internet conglomerate wants to bring American movies to China, along with other U.S. products.
Business
Oct 28, 2014
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A space station delivery mission was called off Monday, just hours after the orbiting lab had to sidestep a piece of treacherous junk.
Space Exploration
Oct 28, 2014
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Japanese telecommunications company Softbank Corp. said Tuesday it bought stakes in two Indian technology companies and could splash $10 billion on investments in the country over the next decade.
Business
Oct 28, 2014
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Mountains of discarded remote controls litter the warehouse floor. In a dimly-lit room, women on plastic stools pry open the devices, as if shucking oysters, to retrieve the circuitry inside.
Environment
Oct 28, 2014
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Every day for more than 20 years, an average of 2,000 hectares of irrigated land in arid and semi-arid areas across 75 countries have been degraded by salt, according to a study by UN University's Canadian-based Institute ...
Environment
Oct 28, 2014
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Apple CEO Tim Cook said Apple's new mobile payment system had over 1 million activations in the first three days after it became available, and is now more widely used than any competing payment system.
Business
Oct 28, 2014
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