Google buys New York office building
Google said Wednesday that it had purchased an 18-story building in New York to house its more than 2,000-strong workforce in the city.
Business
Dec 22, 2010
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Political Winners and Losers From 2010 Census Not as Obvious as Some Claim
(PhysOrg.com) -- One expert on electoral politics is throwing a little cold water on pundit predictions that Republicans are the big winners from the 2010 census, which will see “red” states picking up House seats ...
Economics & Business
Dec 22, 2010
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Rudolph the Red Nosed blood vessel
(PhysOrg.com) -- A spectacular Christmas image of a 'Rudolph' blood vessel in the brain has emerged as part of an experiment at Newcastle University.
Other
Dec 22, 2010
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As the Dead Sea dries, drilling shows it's not the first time
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the first project of its kind, scientists are drilling deep into the bed of the fast-shrinking Dead Sea, searching for clues to past climate changes and other events that may have affected human history ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 22, 2010
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Ever-sharp urchin teeth may yield tools that never need honing
(PhysOrg.com) -- To survive in a tumultuous environment, sea urchins literally eat through stone, using their teeth to carve out nooks where the spiny creatures hide from predators and protect themselves from the crashing ...
Condensed Matter
Dec 22, 2010
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Discovery rekindles debate on origins of multi-cellular life
A recent discovery by a University of Florida geologist may lend support to the theory that one of the defining moments of evolution may not have occurred as currently thought.
Evolution
Dec 22, 2010
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Only top spenders consider school quality when buying new homes: study
(PhysOrg.com) -- School quality is not a significant factor for home buyers, except for those purchasing residences priced in the top 25 per cent of the market, according to Sauder School of Business researchers at the University ...
Social Sciences
Dec 22, 2010
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Does equality increase status spending?
People are happier when goods are more equally distributed, but equality makes people want to spend more to get ahead of their neighbors, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Social Sciences
Dec 22, 2010
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Researchers train software to help monitor climate change
(PhysOrg.com) -- A computer program that automatically analyzes mounds of satellite images and other data could help climate scientists keep track of complex, constantly changing environmental conditions, according to an ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 22, 2010
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Millions affected as Skype goes down
Skype suffered an outage lasting several hours on Wednesday affecting millions of users of the Internet communications service.
Internet
Dec 22, 2010
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