Microsoft bond issue sparks takeover rumors
Microsoft launched its first bond issue on Monday, sparking rumors the US software giant was contemplating a takeover bid.
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Warriors do not always get the girl
Aggressive, vengeful behavior of individuals in some South American groups has been considered the means for men to obtain more wives and more children, but an international team of anthropologists working in Ecuador among ...
Social Sciences
May 11, 2009
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Islands top a global list of places to protect
Rare and unique ecological communities will be lost if oceanic islands aren't adequately considered in a global conservation plan, a new study has found. Although islands tend to harbor fewer species than continental lands ...
Ecology
May 11, 2009
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Conservationists seek to identify prime stopover sites for migrating birds
An ambitious effort in avian conservation is underway this spring throughout the New York portion of the Lake Ontario watershed.
Ecology
May 11, 2009
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River delta areas can provide clue to environmental changes
Sediments released by many of the world's largest river deltas to the global oceans have been changed drastically in the last 50 years, largely as a result of human activity, says a Texas A&M University researcher who emphasizes ...
Environment
May 11, 2009
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Pliable proteins keep photosynthesis on the light path
Photosynthesis is a remarkable biological process that supports life on earth. Plants and photosynthetic microbes do so by harvesting light to produce their food, and in the process, also provide vital oxygen for animals ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 11, 2009
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Dogs, maybe not, but old genes can learn new tricks
A popular view among evolutionary biologists that fundamental genes do not acquire new functions was challenged this week by a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Evolution
May 11, 2009
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Yahoo wins round in Oregon nude photo court battle
(AP) -- Yahoo has won a legal battle over removing nude photos that an Oregon woman claimed her boyfriend posted on its Web site without her knowledge or permission.
Internet
May 11, 2009
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Research Examines Factors That Influence Intention to Pirate Digital Media; People Do Because They Can
(PhysOrg.com) -- A study by information systems researchers at the University of Arkansas shows that as many as three out of four college students may be illegally copying and downloading digital material, including copyright-protected ...
Social Sciences
May 11, 2009
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Liquid lens creates tiny flexible laser on a chip
(PhysOrg.com) -- Like tiny Jedi knights, tunable fluidic micro lenses can focus and direct light at will to count cells, evaluate molecules or create on-chip optical tweezers, according to a team of Penn State engineers. ...
General Physics
May 11, 2009
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