Another attack downs Twitter, briefly this time
(AP) -- Twitter has suffered from another attack following one that left the site down for several hours last week.
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Parasite causes zombie ants to die in an ideal spot
A study in the September issue of The American Naturalist describes new details about a fungal parasite that coerces ants into dying in just the right spot -- one that is ideal for the fungus to grow and reproduce. The study, ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 11, 2009
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Immigrant Blacks More Likely to Attend Elite Colleges
A larger proportion of immigrant black high school graduates attend selective colleges and universities than both native black and white students in America, according to a study by sociologists at Johns Hopkins University ...
Social Sciences
Aug 11, 2009
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'Nanospears' could lead to better solar cells, lasers, lighting
(PhysOrg.com) -- Growing - and precisely aligning - microscopic, spear-shaped zinc oxide crystals on a surface of single-crystal silicon, researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology may have developed a method ...
Nanomaterials
Aug 11, 2009
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Research examines organization of militaries and its effects on society
New research out of the University of Cincinnati is a rare examination of the social impact of armed conflict and militarization. Steve Carlton-Ford, a UC associate professor of sociology, presented the findings Aug. 11 at ...
Social Sciences
Aug 11, 2009
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Pushing quantum mechanics to higher levels
Scientists at UC Santa Barbara have devised a new type of superconducting circuit that behaves quantum mechanically -- but has up to five levels of energy instead of the usual two. The findings are published in the August ...
Quantum Physics
Aug 11, 2009
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Early Bronze Age grave discovered in Perthshire
(PhysOrg.com) -- Archaeologists have discovered a spectacular Early Bronze Age grave at the Scottish Royal centre at Forteviot.
Archaeology
Aug 11, 2009
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Intel, Micron Achieve Industry’s Most Efficient NAND Product Using 3-Bit-Per-Cell Technology
Intel Corporation and Micron Technology today announced the development of a new 3-bit-per-cell (3bpc) multi-level cell (MLC) NAND technology, leveraging their award-winning 34-nanometer NAND process. The chips are typically ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Aug 11, 2009
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Helping Albacore tuna come out of the can
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists are set to study the earbones and organs of more than 2000 albacore tuna to better understand the growth, age and breeding patterns of this increasingly important species.
Ecology
Aug 11, 2009
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Where science feeds action, leopards win
Researchers from the field in South Africa demonstrate that threatened big cats truly can be saved through strategic and science-based conservation practices, according to a study published this week in the scientific journal ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 11, 2009
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