Jason Merrick, Ph.D., says that his daughters tell people that their father stops oil spills, plane crashes and terrorist attacks with math. That's one way to describe Merrick's research, which at its core involves developing ...
Mathematics
Dec 20, 2013
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(Phys.org) —A new study on the metacognitive ability of honey bees suggests that they, like humans, avoid difficult decisions when they lack sufficient information to solve a problem.
Plants & Animals
Nov 5, 2013
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(AP)—International leaders are failing in their fight against global warming, one of the United Nations' top climate officials said Tuesday, appealing directly to the world's voters to pressure their politicians into taking ...
Environment
Sep 17, 2013
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In complex crisis situations involving military situation awareness, homeland security and other time-sensitive scenarios, teams of experts must often make difficult decisions within a narrow time frame. However, voluminous ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Aug 23, 2013
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Perhaps the hardest part of owning a pet is making difficult decisions when a beloved companion becomes seriously ill.
Plants & Animals
Jun 13, 2013
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Electronic Arts said that more layoffs were in store at the console videogame titan as it adapts to the popularity of play on smartphones, tablet computers and online social networks.
Business
Apr 26, 2013
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A new study investigating wine regions' adaptation to climate change has found that many wine producers in South Australia's McLaren Vale are leading the world at responding to future risk.
Environment
Feb 22, 2013
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Ensuring continued flood protection for low lying coastal areas may mean sacrificing cliff top communities to the sea, experts reveal.
Environment
Nov 30, 2012
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Twitter said Monday in its first "transparency report" that the number of government requests for user information or to block content is rising in 2012.
Internet
Jul 2, 2012
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Blizzard Entertainment, publisher of "World of Warcraft" and other hit videogames, announced Wednesday that it is cutting 600 jobs.
Business
Feb 29, 2012
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