A quarter-tonne snake that was found nestling on a building site could be the longest ever captured in Malaysia, officials said Tuesday.
Plants & Animals
Apr 12, 2016
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Millions of people around the world lack access to clean drinking water, and experts predict the situation could get worse unless new solutions are implemented. A panel of scientists addressing the issue outlines strategies ...
Environment
Mar 14, 2016
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The moment a U.S. official pressed a computer key Tuesday, dozens of security experts who gathered in an underground control room girded themselves for a cyberattack—a drill meant to thwart the kinds of intrusions that ...
Security
Mar 8, 2016
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Can the FBI force a company like Apple to extract data from a customer's smartphone? In the fight over an iPhone used by an extremist killer in San Bernardino, some legal experts say Congress has never explicitly granted ...
Security
Mar 1, 2016
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The ABC's flagship science journalism TV programme, Catalyst, has riled the scientific community once again. And, in a similar vein to Catalyst's controversial 2013 report on the link between statins, cholesterol and heart ...
Social Sciences
Feb 25, 2016
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U.N. human rights experts say a legislative bill in Britain aimed at increasing powers of authorities to monitor suspects could threaten freedom of expression and association.
Internet
Jan 11, 2016
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Global investors are increasingly pricing in the risk of climate change, US billionaire Michael Bloomberg told AFP on Saturday after taking charge of a task force to bring greater clarity to the financial implications of ...
Environment
Dec 6, 2015
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The United Nations confirmed Thursday reports that activist group Anonymous leaked personal data from some 1,400 people using its climate website, as the world gathered in Paris to craft a climate rescue pact.
Security
Dec 4, 2015
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The once black-and-white world of climate negotiations for poorer countries has evolved into many shades of gray at talks this week in Paris.
Environment
Dec 4, 2015
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Will a battle over two words—"shall" and "should"—decide the fate of mankind?
Environment
Dec 2, 2015
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