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Security Feb 17, 2015

Cyber attacks on Israel traced to Gaza: researchers

A series of cyber attacks against Israel since mid-2013 appears to be coming from "Arab parties located in the Gaza Strip" and elsewhere, US security researchers say.

Paleontology & Fossils Jan 27, 2015

The world's oldest known snake fossils: Rolling back the clock by nearly 70 million years

Fossilized remains of four ancient snakes have been dated between 140 and 167 million years old - nearly 70 million years older than the previous record of ancient snake fossils - and are changing the way we think about the ...

Business Dec 31, 2014

Is Lyft too friendly to battle Uber?

Matt Peterson has developed a customer base by picking up strippers.

Earth Sciences Dec 17, 2014

NOAA/NASA satellite sees holiday lights brighten cities

Even from space, holidays shine bright. With a new look at daily data from the NOAA/NASA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) satellite, a NASA scientist and colleagues have identified how patterns in nighttime ...

Environment Dec 11, 2014

In Lebanon, a garden blooms on former 'trash mountain'

Lebanon's southern city of Sidon is best known for its Crusader castle and ancient market, but a more modern landmark has marred its Mediterranean shoreline for decades—a towering "mountain" of trash.

Optics & Photonics Dec 3, 2014

Ever tried a 'laser delicious' apple?

The ability to detect when to harvest "climacteric" fruits—such as apples, bananas, pears and tomatoes—at the precise moment to ensure "peak edibleness" in terms of both taste and texture may soon be within reach for ...

Ecology Sep 30, 2014

Biodiversity in the Mediterranean is threatened by alien species

Millions of tourists visit the Mediterranean each year, but its deep-blue waters host the largest invasion currently underway on Earth. Almost 1,000 alien species, including fish, crustaceans, and algae are now established ...

Bio & Medicine Sep 30, 2014

Supersensitive nanodevice can detect extremely early cancers

(Phys.org) —Extremely early detection of cancers and other diseases is on the horizon with a supersensitive nanodevice being developed at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) in collaboration with The Joint School ...

Ecology Sep 8, 2014

The future of our crops is at risk in conflict zones

Wild species related to our crops which are crucial as potential future food resources have been identified by University of Birmingham scientists, however, a significant proportion are found in conflict zones in the Middle ...

Polymers Aug 15, 2014

Researchers discover a way to cause surface coating properties to change in less than a second

(Phys.org) —A team of researchers with members from Russia, Lebanon and Germany has found a way to cause a polymer coating to respond to environmental factors in just seconds, instead of the minutes or hours it takes for ...

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