Netflix gets global on-demand rights for 'Gotham' (Update)
Netflix said Wednesday it had signed a deal giving it worldwide subscription video rights to "Gotham," a new series on the origins of Batman.
Business
Sep 3, 2014
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Brown marmorated stink bug biology and management options described in open-access article
The brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) is an invasive, herbivorous insect species that was accidentally introduced to the United States from Asia. First discovered in Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1996, it has since ...
Ecology
Sep 3, 2014
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Study focuses on communities near polluted waterways
There's no such thing as a good place to have a natural disaster, nor has there ever been an appropriate site to release toxic pollutants. But scientists have long recognized that some areas can handle such catastrophes better ...
Environment
Sep 3, 2014
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An app for your pets
Cummings School veterinary student Loren Sri-Jayantha lived with three people, three cats, two red-footed tortoises and a geriatric reptile known as a bearded dragon this year. "With a house full of veterinary students, you'd ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 3, 2014
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A mere ball, a very real mathematical challenge
To what extent could we predict the number on which a roulette ball is going to fall? Philippe Paccaud, micro-technology student, tackled this complex issue in his master's thesis. In the end, there was no miracle equation, ...
Computer Sciences
Sep 3, 2014
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Study shows wild monkeys can learn new tricks from watching training videos
(Phys.org) —A trio of researchers working in a South American jungle has shown that wild monkeys are able to learn how to perform an activity by watching videos of other monkeys performing the task. In their paper published ...
Modeling sulfur in the Archean atmosphere
A new study has revealed details about the composition of Earth's atmosphere during the Archean eon, which lasted from around 4 billion years ago to 2.4 billion years ago.
Earth Sciences
Sep 3, 2014
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Pacific Northwest shows warming trend over past century-plus
The annual mean temperature in the Pacific Northwest has warmed by about 1.3 degrees Fahrenheit since the early 20th century – a gradual warming trend that has been accelerating over the past 3-4 decades and is attributed ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 3, 2014
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Grindr relents to user backlash – but does it respect its users?
The world's most popular gay social networking app, Grindr, is having a tough time. William Saponaro Jr is suing its developers for negligence, after he was arrested for sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child. ...
Other
Sep 3, 2014
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100 years later: Passenger pigeon loss is red flag
Martha, the very last passenger pigeon in the world, died in her cage at the Cincinnati Zoo 100 years ago on Sept. 1, 1914.
Ecology
Sep 3, 2014
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