“You can take a single person’s genome and learn an entire population’s history from it,” says David Reich, a geneticist at Harvard Medical School in … Human history in a single genomeRead more
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Ugly Side of Ubuntu
First there was “Bansheegate”, the scandal that saw space tourist, multi-millionaire tycoon and Linux opportunist, Mark Shuttleworth, deny the Gnome project 75% of the Amazon … Ugly Side of UbuntuRead more
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Aging Nukes
Three U.S. senators called for a congressional probe on Thursday on safety issues at the nation’s aging nuclear plants. The request from Democratic senators Barbara … Aging NukesRead more
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You have to serve us for $3
U.S. government cables are part of the 250,000 confidential and secret cables that WikiLeaks got from the diplomatic service, from the State Department. Essentially, since … You have to serve us for $3Read more
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Attack of jellyfish
Another power station was shut down by jellyfish today amid claims that climate change is causing a population surge among the species. A huge swarm … Attack of jellyfishRead more
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Reducing Food Waste
According to staggering new statistics from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), roughly one-third of the food produced worldwide for human consumption is … Reducing Food WasteRead more
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Hundreds of Thousands of Greek and British Workers Stage Strikes
More than 750,000 British public sector workers staged a 24-hour strike Thursday in a standoff with the government’s plans to reform public sector pensions. The … Hundreds of Thousands of Greek and British Workers Stage StrikesRead more
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Neutrino’s quick change
There was big news on the neutrino front last week, when the Japanese T2K (Tokai to Kamioka) experiment announced the first evidence (PDF) of a … Neutrino’s quick changeRead more
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Indigenous Crops to Solve Africa’s Food Crises
In Kenya, a devastating cycle of drought and flood reflects the worst that climate change has to offer. These and other more insiduous impacts of … Indigenous Crops to Solve Africa’s Food CrisesRead more