Honey bees sting Texas man about 1,000 times
(AP)—A North Texas street department worker has been stung about 1,000 times by aggressive bees that also attacked two co-workers who tried to help him.
Plants & Animals
Jul 24, 2014
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Could tailored golf balls improve putting performance?
Golfers could get tailored golf balls with more precise separation control for the best performance, new research suggests.
General Physics
Jul 23, 2014
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'Tailored' water—the latest in lawn care
In Santa Fe, Albuquerque, and other major cities in New Mexico, nearly every public golf course is now watered with treated municipal wastewater rather than precious potable water supplies. Across the U.S. Southwest as a ...
Environment
Jul 11, 2014
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Morphable surfaces could cut air resistance
There is a story about how the modern golf ball, with its dimpled surface, came to be: In the mid-1800s, it is said, new golf balls were smooth, but became dimpled over time as impacts left permanent dents. Smooth new balls ...
General Physics
Jun 24, 2014
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USGA turns to GPS trackers in effort to shorten golf rounds
Hundreds of thousands of golfers quit the sport last year, and it might be because the average game takes nearly 4 1/2 hours to play.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jun 6, 2014
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Croc hazard on Australian golf course
Golfers are facing an unusual feature on a links in tropical northern Australia—crocodiles that live in the course's lakes.
Plants & Animals
Jun 6, 2014
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Could 'Jedi Putter' be the force golfers need?
Putting is arguably the most important skill in golf; in fact, it's been described as a game within a game. Now a team of Rice engineering students has devised a training putter that offers golfers audio, visual and tactile ...
General Physics
Apr 18, 2014
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Health of ecosystems on US golf courses
Currently, there are more than 18,300 golf courses in the U.S. covering over 2.7 million acres. The ecological impacts of golf courses are not always straightforward with popular opinion suggesting that environmentally, golf ...
Ecology
Apr 10, 2014
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Google subsidiary to run nearby federal airfield
A Google subsidiary has been picked to run and renovate a federal airfield that is frequently used for the personal flights of the company's top executives.
Business
Feb 11, 2014
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Golf skateboard aims to rejuvenate 'old man's sport'
Skateboarders and golfers may not normally have much in common, but a US entrepreneur hopes to appeal to both sporting types with a new device that lets you "surf" the fairways.
Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 20, 2013
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