Software
Dec 15, 2014
'Dragon Age' tops AP critics' best games of 2014
The top 10 video games of 2014, according to Lou Kesten:
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Earth Sciences
Dec 5, 2014
A short history of arson
We've been burning things for hundreds of thousands of years.
Economics & Business
Dec 2, 2014
Has global interdependence made the US vulnerable?
Risk is everywhere. There's a risk, for example, that volcanic ash will damage aircraft engines. So when a volcano erupted in Iceland in April 2010, concerns about the plume of volcanic ash disrupted air travel across Europe ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 21, 2014
Sonic nets viewed as a safe, humane way to shoo hungry birds
Scarecrows have never worked, and history shows that advancements in technology haven't worked much better when it comes to shooing birds away from ripening crops.
Business
Oct 30, 2014
Tech-industry perks long associated with Bay Area being replicated across LA
How does an old-fashioned print-era company - formerly known as the Yellow Pages - attract top talent to its offices as it tries to remake itself as an online local search company? For those who live in hip parts LA, the ...
Internet
Oct 22, 2014
Is big data heading for its 'horsemeat moment'?
There have been so many leaks, hacks and scares based on misuse or misappropriation of personal data that any thought that "big data" could provide benefits rather than only opportunities for harm may be fading in the public ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 8, 2014
Fish as good as chimpanzees at choosing the best partner for a task
Coral trout are fast when chasing prey above the reefs of their habitat, but can't pursue their quarry if it buries itself into a hard-to-reach reef crevice.
Environment
Sep 3, 2014
No Fukushima radiation found in coastal areas
It was raining when Eric Norman, Berkeley Lab physicist and University of California (UC) Berkeley professor of Nuclear Engineering, heard about the nuclear-reactor meltdown in Fukushima, Japan. "I immediately thought of ...
Ecology
Aug 8, 2014
Endangered elephants' outlook bleak without more room to roam, study finds
(Phys.org) —Intelligent and beautiful, the Asian elephant is running out of time unless humans step aside and give it some room.
Social Sciences
Aug 8, 2014
Discovering the impact of the horse meat scandal using social media
Cardiff University researchers will discover public perceptions of the recent horse meat scandal for the first time by analysing social media data.
