Companies spring up to manage online images, reputations
A South Florida doctor wanted to bury a bad online rating of his services.
Internet
Aug 15, 2012
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Landslide fatalities are greater than previously thought
Landslides kill ten times more people across the world than was previously thought, according to research by Durham University, UK.
Earth Sciences
Aug 15, 2012
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Zucker Burg: Facebook campus gets its own Main Street
Mark Zuckerberg wired together nearly 1 billion people on the Web.
Business
Aug 15, 2012
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Sci-fi writer Harry Harrison dies in Britain
(AP) — American science fiction writer Harry Harrison has died in Britain. He was 87.
Other
Aug 15, 2012
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Lost letter experiment suggests wealthy London neighborhoods are 'more altruistic'
Neighbourhood income deprivation has a strong negative effect on altruistic behaviour when measured by a 'lost letter' experiment, according to new UCL research published today in PLOS ONE.
Social Sciences
Aug 15, 2012
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Detection dogs spot northern spotted owls, even those alarmed by barred owls
A series of forest searches by dogs specially trained to sniff out northern spotted owl pellets – the undigested bones, fur and other bits regurgitated by owls – improved the probability of finding the owls by nearly ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 15, 2012
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Spiteful behavior is 'extreme', according to study
Given the option to commit spiteful acts, reducing the money payoffs of others at no cost to themselves, many people avoid acting spitefully, but those that do, consistently impose the maximum harm, according to research ...
Social Sciences
Aug 15, 2012
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Beetle mating requires strong grip as defensive behavior
Sexual selection in the Forked Fungus Beetle favors larger body and horn size, and a new study investigates the relationship between these traits and the beetles' grip strength, which is crucial for the male to hold on to ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 15, 2012
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Climate change effects, potential mitigation in Northeast forests subject of Forest Service Report
A new report by U.S. and Canadian scientists analyzes decades of research and concludes that the climate of the Northeast has changed and is likely to change more. The report outlines the effects of climate change on multiple ...
Environment
Aug 15, 2012
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Cisco's 4Q earnings rise 56 pct, raises dividend
(AP) — Cisco's earnings jumped 56 percent in the latest quarter compared with last year, when it was in the throes of a restructuring program.
Business
Aug 15, 2012
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