President's documents now accessible on smartphone
The government is launching a new mobile app to provide access to the president's public documents and activities.
Internet
Oct 10, 2012
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US drone to map ancient Peru ruins
Archeologists in Peru plan to use a US-made drone to survey ancient Andean ruins, in the latest civilian application of the unmanned aerial vehicles used to hunt militants in the world's war zones.
Engineering
Aug 10, 2012
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Interest in 1940 US census paralyzes website
(AP) -- Interest in the newly released 1940 U.S. census is so great that the government website with the information is nearly paralyzed.
Internet
Apr 2, 2012
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Study analyzes Twitter as news source during Arab Spring
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new University of Illinois at Chicago study explores the uses of Twitter as a news reporting mechanism during last year's Mideast uprisings known as Arab Spring.
Social Sciences
Mar 20, 2012
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For volcanologists worldwide, a new digital home for all things volcano
(PhysOrg.com) -- Volcanologists now have their own online network: VHub.org, which promotes collaboration among volcano researchers and community partners by providing a place to share everything from eruption data to ash ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 25, 2012
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Forgotten archive shines new light on turbulent 1930s
Previously unseen photos of Adolf Hitler at the Nuremberg Rally of 1937 have been uncovered by a Cambridge PhD student in the archive of George Henry Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers.
Other
May 20, 2011
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New species of archaeon named after ASU professor
A recent manuscript published in The Archives of Microbiology documents the discovery of a hyperthermophilic archaeon in Yellowstone National Park. It is proposed that this archaeon be named in honor of professor Everett ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 17, 2010
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Giant worms and rum: records reveal 19th century life at sea
From a young girl who vomited a giant worm to lightning strikes and walrus attacks, the treacherous nature of life at sea in the 19th century was laid bare Thursday in newly released British archives.
Other
Sep 30, 2010
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A virtual Babylonian comeback 2,000 years after disappearence of natives
Almost 2,000 years after its last native speakers disappeared, the sound of Ancient Babylonian is being lined up for an unlikely comeback, in an online audio archive.
Other
Sep 30, 2010
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NIST to frame the Magna Carta
Fabrication specialists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are joining forces with conservators at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to protect and display a document that influenced ...
Other
Aug 18, 2010
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