Cox to shut wireless network it started building
(AP) -- Cox Communications, America's third-largest cable company, says it will shut down the wireless network it has started building.
Telecom
May 24, 2011
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Dual parasitic infections deadly to marine mammals
A study of tissue samples from 161 marine mammals that died between 2004 and 2009 in the Pacific Northwest reveals an association between severe illness and co-infection with two kinds of parasites normally found in land ...
Plants & Animals
May 24, 2011
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Rethinking extinction risk?
For more than 40 years, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has published the Red List of Threatened Species describing the conservation status of various species of animals. They are now also including ...
Ecology
May 24, 2011
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Robot uses supersonic air jets to climb on walls and ceilings (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Instead of using sticky footpads to climb on walls and ceilings, a new robot takes advantage of fast-moving air that can generate an adhesion force on just about any kind of surface. The robot’s grippers, ...
Female rappers tout their sexiness, keep silent about domestic skills
Male rappers see the "independent woman" as an educated, bill-paying person who will care for an average guy without making demands, while female rappers stress their sexual prowess and keep mum about their domestic skills, ...
Social Sciences
May 24, 2011
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Long-delayed Duke Nukem videogame hits in June
The 15-year wait for the return of videogame tough guy "Duke Nukem" will end in June, 2K Games promised on Tuesday.
Software
May 24, 2011
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The blackbox in your car
(PhysOrg.com) -- It is expected that within the next month officials at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will declare that all cars must have an event data recorder inside the vehicle.
Astronauts to try spacewalk 'hokey pokey': NASA
US astronauts on Tuesday will try out a new set of exercises to prepare them for the change in pressure they encounter on their spacewalk outside the International Space Station, NASA said.
Space Exploration
May 24, 2011
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NASA hangs up on silent Mars rover Spirit (Update)
Shortly after midnight, NASA sent one last plea to the rover Spirit, mired in a sand trap on the surface of Mars.
Space Exploration
May 24, 2011
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I-maginary Phone: iPhone as a hand phone? (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Once you have had your smart phone for a while using your touch screen becomes a bit of second nature. You begin to know where you icons are and how to do things without looking down at the screen. What if ...
