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Ataris Pallidipennis Stal: New Bug Threatens US ecosystems
Ataris Pallidipennis Stal, also known as Uttaris Pallidipennis Stal, a new bug introduced from South Africa into United States, is raising the alarm with scientists. The insect is said to pose a "great risk" to US ecosystems. It was originally found at the Miami International... Vancouver Olympic clock goes out
Looks like Vancouver's Olympic countdown clock died on Thursday, and its human overlords, EEC Industries, don't really know why. Vandalism has been ruled out unless "somebody walked by with a really big magnet."...
created by Jason Sanders | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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273 views | 4 recommendations | 2 comments
Food vs Fuel problem - solution on the way?
A british company believes that new technology based around a detritus-loving bug that is in almost every compost heap will help solve the bio-fuel versus food production problem. This would be a real breakthrough...
created by Paul Conneally | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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308 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
Don't bug me: experts baffled by mystery insect
The experts at London's Natural History Museum can't figure out a tiny red-and-black bug that has appeared in the museum's own gardens. " The experts at London's Natural History Museum pride themselves on being...
created by sweet east pearl | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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103 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Diamonds are out. Dead Cicadas jewelry is in!
I wonder if this will ever catch on. Maybe if Paris Hilton or Britney Spears starts wearing dead bugs around their necks then it will start becoming a trend, but I have a feeling they won't be doing that anytime... Twitter's API Bug unhide protected accounts
Here's the security issue: using a third party app like TwitterFox, which connects itself to Twitter through the APIs, it is possible to read each and every protected message that an unknown person have published...Sickness Bug Found in Water Supply
Wednesday June 25, 2008Residents in 108,000 homes in Northamptonshire are told to boil tap water after the cryptosporidium bug is found to have contaminated their water supplies. About 85 communities are...Holiday Briton dies as 'food bug' strikes four-star Italian hotel
A British man staying at the Grand Hotel Gardone on Lake Garda, near Brescia in northern Italy, has died from a food bug. 30 other British guests at the hotel have also fallen ill, though only one has died. The rest are suffering severe comiting and diarrhoea. "A...CDC expert gets West Nile bug
Lyle Petersen, director of the division of vector borne diseases at the CEnters for Disease Control and Prevention, was infected with West Nile virus while collecting his mail. As one of the world's most preeminent experts on the virus, he had a suspicion that the... PayPal Fails, Wreaking E-Commerce Havoc
An enhancement can very easily- and very quickly- turn into a bug, as Paypal is learning... Basically, Paypal users are finding that their payments are not getting accepted by merchants, though their linked credit...
created by Jordan Yerman | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
469 views | 15 recommendations | 4 comments
469 views | 15 recommendations | 4 comments
Insect ultimate fighting a moral quagmire
This is news to me, but apparently insect cage matches are all the rage in Japan.Many bug enthusiasts, however, say pitting insects against each other is cruel and inhumane. On the flipside, others say...
created by Rob Peters | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
2019 views | 2 recommendations | 10 comments
2019 views | 2 recommendations | 10 comments
Microsoft offers quick fix for Mac Office 2008 bug
"January 25, 2008 (Computerworld) Microsoft Corp.'s Macintosh group has come up with a work-around to fix bungled installations of the new Office for Mac 2008. The move followed reports earlier this week that Microsoft's newest suite incorrectly assigned full read and write...Vomiting bug sweeps UK
What with train travel problems and winter vomiting lots of people here in the uk have still to return to work after the Christmas and New Year break - some people are heeding doctors warning to stay off...
created by Paul Conneally | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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988 views | 0 recommendations | 3 comments
Ladybugs Invade New York
Somebody's painting the town red, and then adding black polka-dots... after giant lizards, giant apes, Muppets, and CHUDs, it was only a matter of time. In a bid to stem an aphid invasion of NYC wtihout...
created by Jordan Yerman | 4 years ago | updated 2 years ago
1395 views | 5 recommendations | 1 comment
1395 views | 5 recommendations | 1 comment
Ward bug errors cause 90 deaths
"A "litany" of errors in an NHS Trust's poor handling of the infection clostridium difficile resulted in 90 deaths, a watchdog's report has found.
The Healthcare Commission called the deaths at Kent's Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust "a tragedy".
It said nurses at the... NowPublic on Facebook
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