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Ecology Jun 12, 2014

New insights into the evolutionary history of bears

According to researchers of the LOEWE Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F), Goethe University Frankfurt and the U.S. Wildlife Service several bear species that today only occur in America or in Asia have hybridized ...

Earth Sciences May 28, 2014

Antarctic Ice Sheet unstable at end of last ice age, new study finds

A new study has found that the Antarctic Ice Sheet began melting about 5,000 years earlier than previously thought coming out of the last ice age – and that shrinkage of the vast ice sheet accelerated during eight distinct ...

Engineering May 21, 2014

Liquid crystal as lubricant

Thanks to a new lubricant, small gears can run with virtually no friction. Made from liquid crystalline fluid, these lubricants drastically reduce friction and wear.

Internet May 15, 2014

Digital companies demand new Google anti-trust probe

The Open Internet Project, which includes 400 players in Europe's digital markets, lodged a complaint with the European Commission on Thursday against what it alleges are new anti-competitive abuses by Google

Internet Apr 23, 2014

Brazil leader wants Internet to be run 'by all' (Update 2)

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff took aim at US dominance of the Internet Wednesday, appealing for a new system that would make running of the online world "open to all."

Security Apr 22, 2014

Cyber risks can cause disruption on scale of 2008 crisis, study says

Organisations must dramatically improve their response to cyber risks to avoid a new global shock on the scale of the financial crisis that rocked the world in 2008, a study showed Tuesday.

Business Apr 13, 2014

Politics test Silicon Valley's Russian ties

Entrepreneurs and investors say Silicon Valley's fast-growing financial ties with Russia's tech sector are being slowed down by current political tensions between the White House and the Kremlin.

Environment Mar 26, 2014

West Virginia chemical spill into Elk River contaminating air and water quality

The complexities and implications of the chemical spill into West Virginia's Elk River keep growing, according to a study led by Virginia Tech Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Andrea Dietrich.

Space Exploration Mar 26, 2014

How to look into the solar interior

An international group including one professor from the Moscow State University have proposed the first ever quantitative description of the mechanism responsible for sunspot formation and underlying the solar activity cycle.

Ecology Mar 25, 2014

Study yields 'Genghis Khan' of brown bears, and brown and polar bear evolution

Male bears are seemingly always on the prowl, roaming much greater distances than females, particularly for mating. For bear evolution, studying the paternally inherited Y chromosome is therefore a rich source to trace both ...

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