30,000 quit Facebook in protest
A group protesting Facebook's privacy policies said Monday more than 30,000 people had heeded its call to quit the social networking giant.
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Mars was Wet, but was it Warm?
Mars is frozen today, but when it was young there may have been liquid water on its surface. What does the latest evidence indicate about the ancient martian climate? Understanding the past environment of Mars can help future ...
Space Exploration
May 31, 2010
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Waters off Singapore's southeastern coastline clear of oil
Waters off Singapore's southeastern coastline have been cleared of oil after seven days of containment and cleaning efforts, port authorities said Monday.
Environment
May 31, 2010
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Researcher develops bioreactor for cultivation of bone cells
A new bioreactor system for cultivating bone cells reduces the number of actions that need to be taken in the process, and so lowers the cost of tissue culture. Frank Janssen of the University of Twente (The Netherlands) ...
Biotechnology
May 31, 2010
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Squeezing Information from Materials under Extreme Pressure
(PhysOrg.com) -- By compressing tiny amounts of material between two diamond anvils, scientists have for more than three decades been able to achieve pressures of over 1 million atmospheres. The physical changes and phase ...
Condensed Matter
May 31, 2010
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Oak has secret weapon against caterpillar
A plague of caterpillars is munching its way through the leaves on our trees. Oak forests are suffering the most, reports the Nature Calendar. Cause for concern? Not according to entomologist and expert on insect pests, Leen ...
Ecology
May 31, 2010
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NVIDIA Demonstrates Streaming 3D Video Using Microsoft Silverlight
NVIDIA today demonstrated 3D video streamed live over the Internet using an NVIDIA 3D Vision PC, Microsoft Silverlight and IIS Smooth Streaming technology. The demonstration, which streamed the music video 'We Are the World' ...
Software
May 31, 2010
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Tracking Ticks via Satellite
Finding a tick usually involves a squeamish self-examination - carefully rubbing fingertips through the scalp, meticulously scanning the body, and groaning "eyeww" if a little bloodsucker is discovered.
Earth Sciences
May 31, 2010
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'Neutrino oscillation': Particle chameleon caught in the act of changing
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers on the OPERA experiment at the INFN's Gran Sasso laboratory in Italy today announced the first direct observation of a tau particle in a muon neutrino beam sent through the Earth from CERN, 730km ...
General Physics
May 31, 2010
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Researchers Discover Secret of Success For Mysterious Hybridized Caribbean Bats
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sometime in the last 30,000 years or so, two separate bat species colonized the Caribbean and converged on islands in the southern Lesser Antilles. One came from Mexico while the other traveled from northern ...
Plants & Animals
May 31, 2010
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