French telecoms operator Orange underlined its strategic focus on Africa with a 75 million euros ($80 million) investment Tuesday in the continent's largest e-commerce platform Africa Internet Group.
Telecom
Apr 5, 2016
0
3
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) at its Earth Observatory of Singapore (EOS) have discovered a way to forecast earthquakes based on slow fault movements caused by moving sub layers of the earth.
Earth Sciences
Apr 5, 2016
0
36
Crops such as cucumber, watermelon, squash and cantaloupe are affected by the fungi Pseudoperonospora humuli and Pseudoperonospora cubensis, both of which produce the downy mildew disease. Now, bioinformatics technology can ...
Biotechnology
Apr 5, 2016
0
6
Students from the University of Lincoln, U.K., have penned papers on marketing strategies in an essay-writing competition set by one of the world's best-known brands.
Social Sciences
Apr 5, 2016
0
4
There is a growing consensus among archaeologists and anthropologists that the size of a population determines its ability to develop as well as to maintain complex culture. This view is however severely compromised by a ...
Social Sciences
Apr 5, 2016
5
73
Without biomolecules no life: In each cell of an organism, legions of minute machines are working to e.g. transport oxygen, utilize nutrients, or repair damage of genetic information. Functioning of the molecular tool kit ...
Biochemistry
Apr 5, 2016
0
5
It was Groucho Marx who said, "While money can't buy happiness, it certainly lets you choose your own form of misery." Quite true, but what if there's no money coming in from work because your job's been taken over by a machine?
Social Sciences
Apr 5, 2016
1
23
The Midwestern plains of the U.S. are known for their dramatic storms: tornadoes, hail, thunderstorms. But one storm feature has mystified researchers: why does their frequency seem to peak at night?
Earth Sciences
Apr 5, 2016
0
11
The most ancient kinds of microbes on Earth often have a special filament lining their surfaces. Scientists are discovering that these structures can play a variety of roles in helping microorganisms survive the most hostile ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 5, 2016
0
7
The National Interagency Coordination Center has reported on quite a few forest fires that have broken out in the central United States.
Earth Sciences
Apr 5, 2016
0
7
