The exotic Pink-headed Duck (Rhodonessa caryophyllacea), whose rose-colored plumage set it apart from any other species of waterfowl, was last seen in the wild in India in 1949. Scientists never discovered what pigment was ...
Plants & Animals
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Recent news about tainted water in Flint, Michigan, and other parts of the country have called into question the safety of the nation's drinking water supply. Adding to this, a new study finds that pollutants from household ...
Environment
Jan 27, 2016
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Apple's image took a bruising Wednesday amid signs of a shift from wowing the world with wonders to making steady money from lovers of its devices.
Business
Jan 27, 2016
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Cable's pricey Internet packages may get some competition from the founder of Aereo, whose first attempt to shake up the cable industry was quashed by the Supreme Court.
Telecom
Jan 27, 2016
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Facebook is growing at an exceptional pace as it enters adolescence, propelling it into a better position to challenge Google as the Internet's most powerful company.
Business
Jan 27, 2016
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The government wants to make it easier for you to buy and use cable boxes from companies other than your cable provider.
Telecom
Jan 27, 2016
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Sweden's world number one music streaming provider Spotify is on the point of raising $500 million in investor notes in order to underpin projected future growth, the Svenska Dagbladet daily reported Wednesday.
Internet
Jan 27, 2016
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In a milestone for artificial intelligence, a computer has beaten a human champion at a strategy game that requires "intuition" rather than brute processing power to prevail, its makers said Wednesday.
Computer Sciences
Jan 27, 2016
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By examining relevant studies related to fishing in the open ocean, researchers have found that while using circle instead of J-shaped hooks and fish instead of squid for bait may avoid harm to sea turtles, dolphins, certain ...
Ecology
Jan 27, 2016
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Corporate philanthropy benefits organizations in many ways: Giving enhances a business's reputation and strengthens a business's efforts toward corporate social responsibility. But does corporate philanthropy do anything ...
Economics & Business
Jan 27, 2016
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