Remember the sneaky trick played by software makers? Download a free program and somehow it would automatically install an unwanted "search toolbar" on your computer's Internet browser. That annoying ploy hasn't disappeared ...
Software
Sep 2, 2013
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A beloved male giant panda on loan to Thailand from China has died aged 19 in Chiang Mai, leaving Thais on Tuesday to mourn the death of a mammal whose sex life captivated the kingdom.
Plants & Animals
Sep 17, 2019
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It's no Nobel Peace Prize, but Barack Obama has a new honor to brag about. Scientists have named a parasite after him—and there's no worming out of it.
Plants & Animals
Sep 8, 2016
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Civilization as it is known today could not have evolved, nor can it survive, without an adequate food supply. – Norman Borlaug
Biotechnology
Jul 9, 2015
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It's a climate puzzle that has vexed scientists for more than a decade and added fuel to the arguments of those who insist man-made global warming is a myth. Since just before the start of the 21st century, the Earth's average ...
Environment
Sep 23, 2013
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The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry will be announced Wednesday, a day after the Physics award was given to a Canadian-American cosmologist and two Swiss scientists.
Other
Oct 9, 2019
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The threat of climate change has overtaken the prospect of nuclear war as the most pressing concern facing humanity, a former Colombian president and Nobel peace laureate warned Monday.
Environment
Oct 21, 2019
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Six days of Nobel Prize announcements begin Monday with the unveiling of the winner of the medicine award.
Other
Oct 2, 2023
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Guessing who will win a Nobel Prize is a bit like forecasting the stock market: Experts don't seem to do it any better than laymen.
Other
Oct 5, 2012
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The average British child receives his or her first mobile phone at the age of 11, but nearly one in ten has a phone by the time they are five, according to a new study.
Other
Aug 23, 2013
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