At this moment, computer-generated skeletons are competing in a virtual race, running, hopping and jumping as far as they can before collapsing in an electronic heap. Meanwhile, in the real world, their coaches – teams ...
Computer Sciences
Aug 7, 2017
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Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 drew the United States into World War II and spawned a massive wave of shock and fear across the country. It also prompted the U.S. government to round up and send more than 100,000 ...
Social Sciences
Aug 7, 2017
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In our hunt for Earth-like planets and extraterrestrial life, we've found thousands of exoplanets orbiting stars other than our sun. The caveat is that most of these planets have been detected using indirect methods. Similar ...
Astronomy
Aug 7, 2017
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Researchers have designed a graphene-based tattoo that can be directly laminated onto the skin with water, similar to a temporary tattoo. But instead of featuring artistic or colorful designs, the new tattoo is nearly transparent. ...
Studies of molecular clouds have revealed that star formation usually occurs in a two-step process. First, supersonic flows compress the clouds into dense filaments light-years long, after which gravity collapses the densest ...
Astronomy
Aug 7, 2017
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A clean-up operation was under way in Hong Kong Monday after a massive palm oil spillage from a ship collision in mainland Chinese waters clogged some of its most popular beaches.
Environment
Aug 7, 2017
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When a cash crisis struck the war-torn North African country of Libya, many people were forced to queue for days to withdraw their savings.
Business
Aug 7, 2017
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When 82-year-old Masako Wakamiya first began working she still used an abacus for maths—today she is one of the world's oldest iPhone app developers, a trailblazer in making smartphones accessible for the elderly.
Business
Aug 7, 2017
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Google found itself at the center of controversy Sunday after an employee in a leaked internal document claimed "biological causes" explained the lack of women in tech industry leadership roles.
Business
Aug 7, 2017
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A man was knocked unconscious and three others suffered facial fractures and broken ribs after a whale slammed into a charter fishing boat off Australia's north coast, the skipper said Monday.
Plants & Animals
Aug 7, 2017
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