Volunteers from the Perth based citizen astronomy project theSkyNet have won the right to name a planet around a distant star as part of a global contest run by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).
Space Exploration
Dec 15, 2015
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People with African-American sounding names are discriminated against when trying to get a room on Airbnb, a Harvard study says, suggesting many who use the website fail to share its vision of a "trusted community."
Social Sciences
Dec 12, 2015
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As many as 50% of all natural history specimens held in the world's museums could be wrongly named, according to a new study by researchers from Oxford University and the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
Plants & Animals
Nov 16, 2015
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It's the end of the line for sulfoxaflor, a pesticide used on a wide variety of produce, but that has been found to be toxic to honeybees that are crucial to pollination of crops.
Ecology
Nov 14, 2015
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Officials say Miami will become the third U.S. city to have a dedicated Internet domain name.
Internet
Sep 17, 2015
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If you want to register an Australian web address, your options may be about to change due to a review of domain name policy that is currently underway.
Internet
Aug 19, 2015
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Did the website address you just went to really end with ".vegas" instead of ".com"?
Internet
Aug 19, 2015
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If you're watching television while using a second screen - like a smartphone or tablet - new research suggests that some of the most expensive marketing messages aimed at you are missing their mark.
Economics & Business
May 26, 2015
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The St. Louis branch of the Federal Reserve Bank has acknowledged that hackers manipulated settings on its website for research data, but that the central bank itself was not compromised.
Security
May 20, 2015
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Although people have been naming celestial objects for millennia, the IAU has the task of assigning scientifically recognised names to newly discovered celestial bodies by its member countries. The NameExoWorlds contest provides ...
Space Exploration
May 1, 2015
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