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5 years ago+26 26 0 x 1The Amazon is a Man-Made Food Forest, Researchers Discover
Most of the edible plants in the rainforest were planted by humans over 4500 years ago, new study finds. Modern farmers should look to these ancient forest gardeners for the key to sustainable food production.
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5 years ago+28 28 0Zimbabwe election unrest turns deadly as army opens fire on protesters
Three people killed after live ammunition, water cannon and teargas fired in capital
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5 years ago+11 11 0EU fines Asus, Denon & Marantz, Philips and Pioneer $130M for online price fixing
The European Union’s antitrust authorities have issued a series of penalties, fining consumer electronics companies Asus, Denon & Marantz, Philips and Pioneer more than €110 million (~$130M) in four separate decisions for imposing fixed or minimu ...
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5 years ago+24 24 0Sex, Beer, and Coding: Inside Facebook’s Wild Early Days in Palo Alto
When the young Mark Zuckerberg moved to Palo Alto in 2004, he and his buddies built a corporate proto-culture that continues to influence the company today.
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5 years ago+17 17 0 x 1Will This Trick Your Ears? (Audio Illusions)
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5 years ago+18 18 0Twitter is Suspending More Than One Million Accounts Per Day in Latest Purge
Apparently sick of being criticized by everyone from US Congress to Seth Rogan for not doing enough to purge its platform of bots, trolls, and malicious foreign actors, Twitter has started liberally dropping the ban hammer on suspicious accounts, sus ...
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5 years ago+23 24 1 x 1EU's controversial copyright law rejected by parliament
Legislation aiming to bring copyright in line with the digital age is rejected in its current form.
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5 years ago+37 37 0 x 1Novichok nerve agent strikes two new victims in the UK
The poisonings are under investigation.
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5 years ago+13 13 0Watchdog: Syrian group uncovering IS mass graves needs help
Syrians working to uncover mass graves in an area once ruled by the Islamic State group need help to preserve evidence, identify human remains and shed more light on...
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5 years ago+19 19 0Facebook patent would turn your mic on to analyze how you watch ads
As Facebook tries to get ahead of public pressure about what the service does and doesn't track about its users, a patent application has emerged which would enable something that the service's detractors have long theorized and feared: sil ...
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5 years ago+24 24 0But, Seriously, Where Are the Aliens?
Humanity may be as few as 10 years away from discovering evidence of extraterrestrial life. Once we do, it will only deepen the mystery of where alien intelligence might be hiding.
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5 years ago+36 36 0 x 1Research team discovers drug compound that stops cancer cells from spreading
Via a mouse model, OHSU physician-scientists lead effort to hone a drug that inhibits cancer cells from spreading to other areas in the body.
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5 years ago+29 29 0 x 1Ethiopia: One dead and dozens hurt in grenade attack at pro-PM rally
There has been a blast at a rally for Ethiopia's new PM Abiy Ahmed attended by thousands of people in Addis Ababa.
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5 years ago+14 14 0The end to a French cheese tradition?
After years of lobbying, industrial producers are now allowed to make camembert with pasteurised milk. As a result, one of France’s beloved cheeses may be disappearing – for good.
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5 years ago+19 19 0Wikipedia Added US Border 'Detention Centers' to Its List of Concentration Camps
Alongside Dachau and Japanese internment camps.
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5 years ago+29 29 0 x 1The Last Days of Marc-André Leclerc
He was the best alpinist of his generation, a quiet, unassuming Canadian known for bold ascents of some of the world’s most iconic peaks. Four months ago, at the age of 25, he traveled to Alaska to join climber Ryan Johnson for a first ascent outside ...
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5 years ago+28 28 070 Years of Los Angeles, Then and Now
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5 years ago+29 29 0 x 1A Historic Ghost Town in California Is Up for Sale
This slice of Wild West paradise could be yours.
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5 years ago+28 28 0 x 2Here Are the 14 Habits of Highly Miserable People
How to succeed at self-sabotage. Most of us claim we want to be happy—to have meaningful lives, enjoy ourselves, experience fulfillment, and share love and friendship with other people and maybe other species, like dogs, cats, birds, and whatnot. Str ...
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5 years ago+28 28 0The Enduring Enigma of Costco's $1.50 Hot Dog and Soda Combo
The price hasn't changed in nearly 35 years. What kind of sorcery is this?