Fungus could wipe out Philippine bananas: growers
A disease that has ravaged banana plantations across Southeast Asia could wipe out the Philippine industry in three years unless the government finds a cure, a growers' group warned Monday.
A disease that has ravaged banana plantations across Southeast Asia could wipe out the Philippine industry in three years unless the government finds a cure, a growers' group warned Monday.
Ecology
Oct 10, 2011
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A small California-based Internet provider is the second company to confirm it fought back against a court demanding a customer's account information as part of a criminal investigation into the release of documents by WikiLeaks.
Internet
Oct 10, 2011
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An undersea telecommunications table landed in Sierra Leone on Monday, part of a 17,000-kilometre fiber optic line that aims to connect countries along the west African coast to Europe.
Telecom
Oct 10, 2011
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One of the big, enduring questions of the technology world: "When will iPad users get their very own Facebook app?"
Software
Oct 10, 2011
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(AP) -- Shares of Yahoo Inc. rose Monday as more reports emerged that potential buyers are circling the Internet search company.
Business
Oct 10, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For the second straight month, the average fuel economy of all new vehicles sold in the United States remained the same, according to a researcher at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 10, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It's "Waterworld" snail style: Ocean-dwelling snails that spend most of their lives floating upside down, attached to rafts of mucus bubbles.
Plants & Animals
Oct 10, 2011
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Facebook said Monday it has acquired friend.ly, a firm behind a Facebook social question-and-answer service.
Internet
Oct 10, 2011
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Teenagers around the world on Monday were invited to design experiments that will be conducted on the International Space Station and streamed for all to see on YouTube.
Space Exploration
Oct 10, 2011
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A virus found in the sea off Chile is the biggest in the world, harbouring more than 1,000 genes, surprised scientists reported on Monday.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 10, 2011
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