By Charles Q. Choi, Special to LiveScience
The giant fossil claw of the largest sea scorpion found yet has just been uncovered.
The 18-inch (46-centimeter) claw likely belonged to an 8-foot (2.46-meter) sea scorpion. Sea scorpions are thought to be the extinct aquatic ancestors of scorpions and possibly all arachnids.
“This is an amazing discovery,” said researcher Simon […]
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We dig into the nooks, crannies and features of Sony’s PS3-less marketplace.
by Greg Miller
showUSloc=(checkLocale(\’uk\’)||checkLocale(\’au\’));document.writeln(showUSloc ? \’US, ‘ : ”); Oh, PlayStation 3-less PSP owners; it’s been a sad year for you. Awesome games such as Syphon Filter and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night have been re-released on the PlayStation Store for you to play […]
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By VAUHINI VARA
Some users of the Facebook Inc. Web site have been startled by a new feature that tracks their activity outside of the site and shows it to their friends — renewing questions about the privacy implications of a growing practice of exploiting personal information in online advertising.
The social-networking service earlier this month began […]
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By Gavin Evans
(Bloomberg) — Crude oil traded near a record in New York after rising above $98 a barrel yesterday on speculation the falling U.S. dollar will push prices higher.
Gold, oil and silver rose as the dollar declined to a record low against the euro on speculation that the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates […]
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By Keiko Ujikane
(Bloomberg) — Japan’s exports rose to a record in October as companies shipped more cars and electronics to Asia and Europe, easing concern that a slowdown in the U.S. will cool the economy’s expansion.
Exports climbed 13.9 percent from a year earlier, the Finance Ministry said in Tokyo today, double September’s pace. That helped […]
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By Noelle Knox, USA TODAY
Stunning Wall Street with a $2 billion quarterly loss, Freddie Mac on Tuesday warned that the worst is yet to come: It said its mortgage losses will deepen through 2009, and it’s considering slashing its dividend in half and issuing a “large” amount of preferred stock to raise cash.
Wall Street reacted […]
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