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Devastating hurricane allows scientists to watch evolution in action on vegetation-stripped islands

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Rhode Island University scientists have observed an effect of evolution never seen before in the wild- by transporting forest lizards to islands stripped bare of vegetation by hurricane Frances. 



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Twitter users say two thirds of Tweets - 130 million a day - are not worth reading, and one in four is

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Twitter fans think that only a third of Tweets are worth looking at - and a quarter are actively disliked for reasons including constant updates about where people are. 



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The $23 Android Tablet You Can Buy in India (ContributorNetwork)

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ContributorNetwork - You can buy it in India if you're a student, that is. According to Jamie Yap of ZDNet Asia, the Aakash tablet is priced at 2,200 rupees, or 45 U.S. dollars, while students pay a special subsidized price thanks to a government contract. 25,000...(more) 



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No solar disaster – this time

a shared story    6 days 13 hours 20 minutes ago
A weak solar maximum might sound like a blessing but could leave us wide open in 2024 

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Bubble Curtains: Can They Dampen Offshore Energy Sound for Whales?

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Oil and wind power companies are testing a novel technology-air bubbles-to shield marine mammals from the sound of their offshore operations. 



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In Defence of Gems - Street Fighter X Tekken Interview

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Seth Killian dropped by to play some Street Fighter X Tekken, so we got him to address the fan backlash against the game's gem system and its balancing, as well as talk about how they're going to be a positive thing for advanced play. 



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Janice Voss, Veteran of 5 Space Shuttle Flights, Dies at 55

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Janice Voss, a veteran shuttle astronaut, also served as science director for NASA's Kepler planet-hunting mission.  



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Apple chortles as the PC market melts down in U.K., France

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While the PC market skids in the U.K. and France, Apple coasts to market share gains--possibly presaging a similar trend in the U.S. 



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AMD's head of sales leaves company

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(Reuters) - Struggling PC chipmaker Advanced Mico Devices Inc said senior vice president and chief sales officer Emilio Ghilardi was leaving the company with immediate effect.  




Most fish in the sea evolved on land

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Three-quarters of the fish in the sea have a freshwater ancestor. The finding highlights how important rivers and lakes are as a source of new species 



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EVE Online - CDIA Files Pilot Orientation Video

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This tutorial video for EVE Online shows off some of the beautiful new nebulae and gorgeous ship models and wraps them in a straightforward description of why EVE is different. 



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PSP UMD-to-PS Vita transfer program not coming to US - Report

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Sony won't be offering backward compatibility of physical media to new handheld in North America. 



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