(AP) -- The federal government is considering taking the humpback whale off the endangered species list in response to data showing the population of the massive marine mammal has been steadily growing in recent decades.
Ecology
Sep 27, 2009
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German election officials Sunday said they would investigate the appearance of broadly accurate exit poll results on the Twitter microblogging site before voting had ended.
Internet
Sep 27, 2009
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Changes appear to be in store this week for the low profile but powerful body that administers the Web.
Internet
Sep 27, 2009
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Flasks, beakers, and hot plates may soon be a thing of the past in medicinal chemistry labs. Instead of handling a few experiments on a benchtop, scientists may simply pop a microchip into a computer and instantly run thousands ...
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 27, 2009
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(AP) -- There is no kill switch for the Internet, no secret on-off button in an Oval Office drawer.
Internet
Sep 27, 2009
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People who were killed, injured or bereaved in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake had the cruel misfortune to be victims of an event that probably occurs just once in four millennia, seismologists said on Sunday.
Earth Sciences
Sep 27, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Antibiotic resistance has been a significant problem for hospitals and health-care facilities for more than a decade. But despite the need for new treatment options, there have been only two new classes of ...
Biochemistry
Sep 27, 2009
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Physicists at UC San Diego have successfully created speedy integrated circuits with particles called "excitons" that operate at commercially cold temperatures, bringing the possibility of a new type of extremely fast computer ...
Optics & Photonics
Sep 27, 2009
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South Korea's telecoms watchdog on Sunday unveiled new guidelines on mobile phone fees following mounting complaints over high charges.
Telecom
Sep 27, 2009
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From snowy mountains and sun-baked deserts to the steamy tropical north, Australia has begun wiring its vast expanse with a high-tech broadband network in a giant project being closely followed abroad.
Telecom
Sep 27, 2009
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