Smartphones cut into Google profit and share price
The rise of smartphone use to access the Internet, and slowing clicks on ads, cut into profits by Google in the third quarter, the company has revealed.
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Once in million years: Comet buzzing Mars on Sun
(AP)—The heavens are hosting an event this weekend that occurs once in a million years or so.
Space Exploration
Oct 16, 2014
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Review: Macs, mobile unite with Yosemite system
(AP)—If you've upgraded your iPhone or iPad to iOS 8, the new software update for Mac computers will seem familiar.
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 16, 2014
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How a molecular Superman protects the genome from damage
How many times have we seen Superman swoop down from the heavens and rescue a would-be victim from a rapidly oncoming train?
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 16, 2014
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Shrinking resource margins in Sahel region of Africa
The need for food, animal feed and fuel in the Sahel belt is growing year on year, but supply is not increasing at the same rate. New figures from 22 countries indicate falling availability of resources per capita and a continued ...
Environment
Oct 16, 2014
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First detailed map of aboveground forest carbon stocks in Mexico unveiled
Available for download today, the Woods Hole Research Center (WHRC) and Allianza MREDD+ released the first detailed map of aboveground forest carbon stocks of Mexico. This carbon stock inventory is very valuable for Mexico, ...
Environment
Oct 16, 2014
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Formation and large scale confinement of jets emitted by young stars finally elucidated
An international team of scientists has succeeded in explaining the formation and propagation over astronomical distances of jets of matter emitted by young stars—one of the most fascinating mysteries of modern astronomy. ...
Astronomy
Oct 16, 2014
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First evidence of a hydrogen-deficient supernova progenitor
A group of researchers led by Melina Bersten of Kavli IPMU recently presented a model that provides the first characterization of the progenitor for a hydrogen-deficient supernova. Their model predicts that a bright hot star, ...
Astronomy
Oct 16, 2014
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Tiny "nanoflares" might heat the Sun's corona
Why is the Sun's million-degree corona, or outermost atmosphere, so much hotter than the Sun's surface? This question has baffled astronomers for decades. Today, a team led by Paola Testa of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center ...
Space Exploration
Oct 16, 2014
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Australia aims to end extinction of native wildlife by 2020
Australia's Environment Minister Greg Hunt has pledged to end the extinction of native mammal species by 2020, with a focus on culprits such as feral cats.
Ecology
Oct 16, 2014
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