Science
Turkish Press - American actor Alan Alda remembers the disappointment of being 11 and asking a teacher about the flame at the end of a candle, only to be brushed off with the answer: "It's oxidation. |
PCWorld - By Kevin Lee, PCWorld Mar 6, 2012 2:00 PM [Photo: Boston Dynamics]From the makers of the Terminator-esque Petman and the load-bearing Alpha Dog, comes Boston Dynamics's latest robotic terror: a robotic Cheetah. |
NEWS.com.au - FOREIGN seeds are hitching rides on scientists and tourists to the Antarctic and could someday upset the ecology of the warmest patches of the remote land, international researchers said. |
Herald Sun - GREENPEACE activists have painted "reef in danger" on the hull of a coal carrier in Gladstone ahead of a visit by UN officials. |
National Geographic - Just weeks before the Titanic shipwreck's hundredth anniversary, scientists have a brand-new theory as to what might have helped spur modern history's most famous maritime disaster. |
3News NZ - The hunt for a fugitive penguin continues after it scaled a rock wall in a daring bid for freedom. Tokyo Sea Life Park were alerted to the escape of the one-year-old Humbolt Penguin after receiving a photograph that allegedly showed the bird swimming ... |
Futurity: Research News - Averaging about five centimetres in length, Pikaia was a sideways-flattened, somewhat eel-like animal. The flattened body is divided into a series of segmented muscle blocks seen as S-shaped lines that lie on either side of the notochord which runs ... |
The State Column - Sawfish deploy sensors in snouts to snare prey, according to a study published recently in the journal Current Biology. A team of researchers posits, based on video evidence of a sawfish in action, that sawfish are master hunters. |
Technology
Sydney Morning Herald - Apple Inc is betting a 4G-equipped iPad will tempt more US consumers to pay extra to watch high-quality video on the go, and in turn, give Verizon Wireless and AT&T Inc a revenue boost. |
The Associated Press - NEW YORK (AP) - The shadowy underworld of Internet hackers was rocked by news Tuesday that one of the world's most-wanted and most-feared computer vandals has been an FBI informant for months and helped authorities build a case against five alleged ... |
Inquirer.net - WELCOMING the Ferrari brand to the Philippines are: (from left) Autostrada Motore Inc. executive director Marc Soong, Ferrari Asia Pacific head of region Simon Inglefield, president and CEO of Ferrari Asia Pacific Herbert Appleroth, Autostrada Motore ... |
The Australian - THE giant CeBIT technology trade show is underway this week in Hannover, Germany helped along by a return to growth, a visit from space and Google chairman Eric Schmidt's idea of a digital paradise. |
Forbes - Gamers refuse to grow up as reactions to BioWare's Mass Effect 3 turn from bad to worse. [Spoilers.] BioWare's Mass Effect 3 introduces more than a compelling story and incredible graphics. |
NEWS.com.au - UBISOFT revealed Monday that the next installment to its blockbuster Assassin's Creed video game franchise will be set during the American Revolution. |
New York Daily News - By Helen Kennedy / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS In the movies, breaking into a computer usually involves guessing an impossibly complicated or obscure password. |
Inquirer.net - LEADING the toast for the arrival of the GS are (from left) TMP EVP Yuji Goto, TMP senior EVP Dr. David Go, TMP president Michinobu Sugata, head of GS product development Toshinori Ito, Lexus Manila president Daniel Isla and Lexus Manila EVP Masaki ... |
Search Engine Journal - Pinterest, the popular image-based social network with approximately 13 million users, has recently captured the attention of some unwanted users - cybercriminals. |
ConsumerReports.org (blog) - Volvo unveiled the new V40 small wagon at the Geneva Motor Show today. And while it's not yet ready for the US market, the V40 showcases a number of safety advances that are worth noting. |
.net magazine - By Craig Grannell on March 06, 2012 A quick glance at the latest StatCounter figures for mobile browsers seems to suggest further upheaval in terms of market-share. |
MarketWatch (press release) - BURBANK, Calif., March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The epic storytelling of Marvel -- full of action, adventure and humor, along with complex, courageous and aspirational characters - will be introduced to a new generation of kids and families ... |
WFMY News 2 - Undated -- Japanese researchers have found the answer to one of life's oldest questions: "How can I get that person to shut up? |
Vancouver Sun - Google Inc is renaming its online storefront for music, books and digital goods, its latest move to raise its profile in the market for electronic content sales and to better compete with Apple Inc and Amazon. |
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