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Film Review: Star Trek Into Darkness

Ten years ago Star Trek was in the final stages of a long, debilitating fight with old age. Stagnancy had robbed the once great franchise of its life and by 2005 Star Trek was gone from theaters and TV for... [Read More]
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Yahoo! talking deal, alliance with Tumblr: report

Breaking Science News - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 12:50
Yahoo! has begun talks with the popular blogging platform Tumblr about an acquisition or strategic alliance, the technology website AllThingsD reported Friday.
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Threat of further filibuster kills transportation sales tax for session

Jefferson City News Tribune local news - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 12:41
State Sen. Mike Kehoe reluctantly admitted defeat this morning on his proposal for a 10-year, one-cent sales tax to pay for transportation improvements.
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US lawmakers raise Google Glass privacy concerns

Breaking Science News - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 12:40
A group of US lawmakers has asked Google to answer questions on the privacy implications and possible "misuse of information" of its Google Glass project.
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Promising doped zirconia

Breaking Science News - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 12:30
Materials belonging to the family of dilute magnetic oxides (DMOs)—an oxide-based variant of the dilute magnetic semiconductors—are good candidates for spintronics applications. This is the object of study for Davide Sangalli of the Microelectronics and Microsystems Institute (IMM) at the National Research Council (CNR), in Agrate Brianza, Italy, and colleagues. They recently explored the effect of iron (Fe) doping on thin films of a material called zirconia (ZrO2 oxide). For the first time, the authors bridged the gap between the theoretical predictions and the experimental measurements of this material, in a paper about to be published in EPJ B.
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US scientist not involved in classified research: witnesses

Breaking Science News - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 12:27
Colleagues of a US scientist found hanged in Singapore last year told a coroner's inquiry Friday he was not involved in projects with military applications and was never asked to compromise any country's national security.
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Tableau Software soars in trading debut

Breaking Science News - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 12:21
(AP)—Tableau Software shares soared in their trading debut Friday after the company and some of its investors raised about $254.2 million in its initial public offering.
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'Sonic the Hedgehog' vid games coming to Nintendo

Breaking Science News - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 12:20
(AP)—Sonic the Hedgehog is rolling with Nintendo.
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The genome sequence of Tibetan antelope sheds new light on high-altitude adaptation

Breaking Science News - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 12:04
Why Tibetan antelope can live at elevations of 4,000-5,000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau? In a collaborative research published in Nature Communications, investigators from Qinghai University, BGI, and other institutes provide evidence that some genetic factors may be associated with the species' adaption to harsh highland environments. The data in this work will also provide implications for studying specific genetic mechanisms and the biology of other ruminant species.
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New discovery of ancient diet shatters conventional ideas of how agriculture emerged

Breaking Science News - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 12:02
Archaeologists have made a discovery in southern subtropical China which could revolutionise thinking about how ancient humans lived in the region.
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Ecologists warn of overreliance on unvetted computer source code by researchers

Breaking Science News - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 12:00
(Phys.org) —A team of scientists, led by ecologist Lucas Joppa of Microsoft Research, has published a commentary piece in the journal Science, highlighting what they say is a growing problem in research efforts. They suggest that an overreliance on source code that has not been properly vetted is increasingly leading to incorrect research effort results.
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Corruption influences migration of skilled workers

Breaking Science News - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 11:36
Countries that have higher levels of corruption struggle to attract and retain skilled workers report the authors of a new study published in EMBO reports.
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Strong resistance to making people think green

Breaking Science News - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 11:10
Most of us know we should live in a more environmentally sustainable way. But it does not happen because we do not really feel involved
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Climate change may have little impact on tropical lizards

Breaking Science News - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 11:10
A new Dartmouth College study finds human-caused climate change may have little impact on many species of tropical lizards, contradicting a host of recent studies that predict their widespread extinction in a rapidly warming planet.
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Syrian hackers compromise FT blogs, Twitter feeds

Breaking Science News - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 11:04
(AP)—The Financial Times says that several of its blogs and Twitter feeds have been compromised by hackers. The Syrian Electronic Army, a pro-government group which has repeatedly attacked Western media organizations, has claimed responsibility.
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Wetlands: value to locals matters most

Breaking Science News - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 10:54
A new way of valuing ecosystem services, incorporating the local perspective, is the driving force behind a project assessing aquatic ecosystems in highland areas of Asia
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Dog parks offer fun, but veterinarian says a few precautions can make visits even better

Breaking Science News - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 10:40
Dog parks are a great place to socialize dogs and let them play, but they also have some hidden dangers, according to a Kansas State University veterinarian.
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New X-ray method shows how frog embryos could help thwart disease

Breaking Science News - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 10:33
An international team of scientists using a new X-ray method recorded the internal structure and cell movement inside a living frog embryo in greater detail than ever before.
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JC police investigating robbery report

Jefferson City News Tribune local news - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 10:25
Jefferson City police are investigating a report of a robbery that occurred Thursday night.
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Femtosecond 'snapshots' reveal a dramatic bond tightening in photo-excited gold complexes

Breaking Science News - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 10:24
Metal complexes are becoming increasingly important as the photochemical building blocks of functional molecular systems such as sensors and photoelectrochemical cells. Of particular interest are metal complexes that involve gold atoms in the +1 valence state, due to their ability to self-assemble into larger units. The assembly process, known as aurophilic interaction, is enhanced by photoexcitation—an effect recently exploited by chemists to link individual gold(I)–dicyanide complexes into phosphorescent oligomer chains through careful control of complex concentrations and light exposure. However, the fundamental structural details of this reaction have yet to be understood.
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