Describing a toothpaste as "limited edition" or a Rolls Royce as a "best-seller" would sound off-key or even confusing to most consumers and could well steer them away from making a purchase. That's because, new research ...
Economics & Business
Mar 6, 2018
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A letter penned by legendary physicist Albert Einstein discussing one of his groundbreaking theories sold in Jerusalem Tuesday for over $100,000 as part of trove of documents that went under the hammer.
General Physics
Mar 6, 2018
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There are many factors that account for Donald Trump's 2016 presidential election victory, but Americans would be doing a disservice to their understanding of the country's political system by ignoring Trump's 14-year starring ...
Social Sciences
Mar 6, 2018
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Plant immune systems, like those of humans and animals, face a difficult balancing act: they must mount responses against ever-evolving pathogens, but they must not overdo it. Immune responses require energy and resources ...
Biochemistry
Mar 6, 2018
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Canadian telecommunications firm BlackBerry sued Facebook on Tuesday, accusing the American social media company of infringing on its patents for messaging apps.
Internet
Mar 6, 2018
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Another strong earthquake has shaken a remote Papua New Guinea region that was badly damaged by a powerful quake last week.
Environment
Mar 6, 2018
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Lithuania's central bank on Tuesday said it wants to issue the world's first digital collector coin to mark this year's centenary of the Baltic state's independence.
Internet
Mar 6, 2018
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Planning out how to arrange furniture in your home—or plants in your garden—used to involve a pencil, graph paper, a measuring tape and a lot of imagination.
Software
Mar 6, 2018
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There's a great deal of comfort to be had in the idea that success at university is primarily or exclusively the result of a student's hard work. All that's needed is for students to do their best and fairness will prevail. ...
Social Sciences
Mar 6, 2018
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Discussions of the water crisis that has hit Cape Town tend to focus on supply and demand. In other words, a severe and unusual drought has created a situation in which there is not enough water (supply) to meet people's ...
Environment
Mar 6, 2018
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