China crushed a pile of ivory reportedly weighing over six tonnes on Monday, in a landmark event aimed at shedding its image as a global hub for the illegal trade in African elephant tusks.
Ecology
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A 310-foot "crop circle" in a California barley field that mystified locals this week was explained Sunday: it was a publicity stunt by Nvidia Corp., a maker of chips for PCs and smartphones.
Business
Jan 6, 2014
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The new Chevrolets coming out this year will be faster—on the information superhighway.
Telecom
Jan 6, 2014
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Nearly half of black males and almost 40 percent of white males in the U.S. are arrested by age 23, which can hurt their ability to find work, go to school and participate fully in their communities.
Social Sciences
Jan 6, 2014
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(AP)—The 2015 Chevrolet Corvette will have a new system that lets owners record their drives and share the video with friends.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 6, 2014
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Brush smarter. That's the message from the makers of what is billed as the world's first Internet-connected toothbrush.
Software
Jan 6, 2014
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The cockroach in the genus Ectobius is a major textbook example of an invasive organism, and it is the most common cockroach inhabiting a large region from northernmost Europe to southernmost Africa.
Archaeology
Jan 6, 2014
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Last year's gigantic landslide at a Utah copper mine probably was the biggest nonvolcanic slide in North America's modern history, and included two rock avalanches that happened 90 minutes apart and surprisingly triggered ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 6, 2014
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A pod of 39 pilot whales died after stranding themselves at a remote beach on New Zealand's South Island, conservation officials said Monday.
Plants & Animals
Jan 6, 2014
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Militant anti-whaling activists Sea Shepherd said they had zeroed in on a Japanese fleet Monday and captured evidence that four whales had been slaughtered, alleging the ships were found inside a Southern Ocean sanctuary.
Ecology
Jan 6, 2014
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