A federal appeals court will decide whether to overturn a Federal Communications Commission ruling allowing city-owned broadband services to expand into areas overlooked by commercial providers.
Telecom
Mar 17, 2016
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Spotify, the leader in the booming streaming industry, on Thursday reached a settlement to improve royalty payments to US music publishers as the company faces potentially costly lawsuits.
Internet
Mar 17, 2016
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Natural selection has shaped the ways in which babies grow in different species, including the rate or speed with which they develop.
Plants & Animals
Mar 17, 2016
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A recent BioScience paper provides the first comprehensive inventory of the world's biological field stations. Its authors report 1,268 stations are operating in 120 countries—from the tropics to the tundra, monitoring ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 17, 2016
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The most studied battleground from the American Civil War, from a geological perspective, is the rolling terrain surrounding Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Here, the mixture of harder igneous and softer sedimentary rocks produced ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 17, 2016
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When it comes to Earth's climate, what happens in the tropical Pacific Ocean has an outsize influence. The climate state of the vast equatorial Pacific, which covers half the planet, affects weather patterns around the globe.
Earth Sciences
Mar 17, 2016
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Google wants Congress to create new federal powers that would let the tech giant receive special, expedited permission to bring to market a self-driving car that has no steering wheel or pedals.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 17, 2016
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After 20 years with NASA, America's star astronaut Scott Kelly says it's time to move on.
Space Exploration
Mar 17, 2016
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A team of scientists including a Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) research associate announced the discovery of a new species of pale-gold colored frog from the cloud forests of the high Andes in Colombia. Its ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 17, 2016
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The Homeland Security Department on Thursday formally began sharing details of new digital threats with private business and other government agencies, a culmination of a longtime effort to improve cybersecurity.
Security
Mar 17, 2016
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