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Science World Report 'Lost' tectonic plate found — and mystery is solvedNBCNews.com (blog)By Stephanie Pappas LiveScience. A tectonic plate that disappeared under North America millions of years ago still peeks out in central California and Mexico, new research finds. The Farallon oceanic plate was once nestled between the Pacific and North …Tectonic Plate 'Fossil' Found [...]
BBC News Standard Chartered Chairman Apologizes for Sanctions ClaimBloombergStandard Chartered Plc (STAN) Chairman John Peace was forced by U.S. regulators to apologize for claiming breaches of sanctions on Iran that led to a $667 million fine were unintentional. Peace, who told reporters at a March 5 press conference that the …John Peace's lies damage Standard [...]
Moneycontrol.com Wall Street slides as Oracle drops, Cyprus worries escalateReutersBy Caroline Valetkevitch. NEW YORK | Thu Mar 21, 2013 6:52pm EDT. NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks fell on Thursday as Oracle's revenue fell far short of expectations and worries intensified about the effect of Cyprus' troubles on the euro zone. Oracle Corp …US Stocks Turn [...]
Moneycontrol.com YouTube breaks records with 1 billion monthly usersCNETIf the video hosting service were a country, it would be the third largest in the world after China and India. Dara Kerr. by Dara Kerr. March 20, 2013 7:23 PM PDT Follow @darakerr. (Credit: YouTube). What does 1 billion monthly YouTube users signify?YouTube Hits 1 Billion [...]
Nature World News Trout Guts Balloon for Yearly GorgeLiveScience.comForget Thanksgiving: In the world of gorging, the Dolly Varden trout has humans and their holidays beat. A new study finds this trout feasts once a year, expanding its gut up to four times the usual size to make the space. The findings are important for the [...]
National Geographic Mega-eruptions Caused Mass Extinction, Study FindsNational GeographicAlong sea cliffs in southern England, geologist Paul Olsen of Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory samples rocks from near the 201,564,000-year Triassic extinction boundary. Photograph courtesy Kevin Krajick, Columbia University Earth …Volcanic activity caused mass extinction before dinosaurs arrived, new study findsThe VergeMass Extinctions From Mass Eruptions: [...]
Voice of America Neanderthal Genome Data Sheds Light on Human AncestorsVoice of AmericaScientists at Germany's Max Planck Institute have released a final version of a high-quality sequencing of a Neanderthal genome, which could shed light on why humans survived and earlier hominid species did not. "The genome of a Neanderthal is now …Researchers Publish Improved [...]
CNBC.com Jobless Claims Drop Works for Hopes of RecoveryCNBC.comJob seekers wait for the opening of a job fair sponsored by Job News in partnership with USOilWorker.com and The Texas Veterans Commission in San Antonio, TX. The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits edged higher last week, but a …Initial Jobless Claims in [...]