By identifying the most efficient fishing practices and behaviors, a new model developed by economists at Duke University and the University of Connecticut could help fishermen land larger paychecks while reducing the risk ...
Ecology
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The same research team that developed the first laser based on a living cell has shown that use of fluorescent proteins in a solid form rather than in solution greatly increases the intensity of light produced, an accomplishment ...
Optics & Photonics
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Co-founders of Infosys sold $1.1-billion worth of stock in India's second-biggest software services firm Monday, pushing down the share price of the pioneering outsourcing company by nearly five percent.
Business
Dec 8, 2014
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Scrolling through the comments section on a news site is like seeing a verbal war before your eyes. Internet trolls flourish in an anonymous world, so much so that sites like Reuters and Popular Science have done away with ...
Internet
Dec 8, 2014
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There's an Android phone for everyone. Need to swim with it? Get a waterproof model. Travel a lot? Get one with longer battery life.
Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 8, 2014
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After a voyage of nearly nine years and three billion miles—the farthest any space mission has ever traveled to reach its primary target—NASA's New Horizons spacecraft came out of hibernation on Dec. 6 for its long-awaited ...
Space Exploration
Dec 8, 2014
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As interest in organic agricultural and horticultural practices continues to grow, so does the need to identify alternative weed control practices. Mulching, a common practice used to control weeds and reduce the need for ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 8, 2014
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As water becomes scarcer in arid and semiarid regions across the globe, the floriculture industry is looking for ways to reduce water usage and produce ornamental plants more efficiently. Chiara Cirillo and members of an ...
Environment
Dec 8, 2014
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Wind turbine developments have no effect on property values of nearby homes and farms, according to new research from the University of Guelph.
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 8, 2014
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Scientists who a decade ago found that global warming had doubled the risk of an extremely hot summer in Europe reported on Monday that such an event was now 10 times likelier.
Environment
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