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Sharks were apparently more aggressive in 2011 when compared to previous years. A statistical analysis released on February 7 shows that sharks attacked 75 people last year, killing 12 of them (16 percent). The death toll is well above the average for the past 20 years, experts say.
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8 February 2012
06:57 GMT |
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Scientists with the Yale University School of Medicine have recently compiled a statistic of child abuse rates in the United States, and the data aren't pretty. Annually, more than 4,500 children were admitted into hospital around the countries following abuse.
No less than 300 of these kids died on account of... |
6 February 2012
06:03 GMT |
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Recent statistics released in the United States show that prescription drug abuse has climbed to the rank of epidemic, with a large portion of the people taking such medication doing so without respecting directions. Doctors' ignorance and ready access to online pharmacies are equally responsible for this. The f... |
20 December 2011
11:11 GMT |
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According to the results of a new scientific investigation, it would appear that tobacco use among teens in the United States is steadily declining. Cigarette smoking also declined significantly, whereas marijuana use remained at consistent levels, with no discernible modifications. When analyzing tobacco consumption... |
17 December 2011
07:31 GMT |
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The water&stone Agency published its annual Open Source CMS Market Share Report, the most comprehensive study about open source CMS usage amongst web professionals.The report comprises statistical usage data about the 20 most used CMSs around the web.As in the previous years, the top three remained the same, with Wor... |
2 December 2011
11:21 GMT |
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An expert at the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) now proposes a new explanation for why the obesity wave currently sweeping America is causing more and more victims.
At this point, officials statics indicated that as many as 34 percent of all citizens in the ... |
24 November 2011
08:42 GMT |
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In a study that compared adults' mental health levels with ones recorded over the past few decades, scientists at the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Bloomberg School of Public Health determined that the US population is currently exhibiting the highest levels of mental health disability in recent times.
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26 September 2011
10:44 GMT |
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Gears of War 3, which developer Epic Games and publisher Microsoft hope will be one of the biggest launches of the year, was designed with three main sources of inspiration in mind and maybe the most important one was the gut feelings of the developers working on it.Speaking to Gamespot lead designer Cliff Bleszinski... |
6 September 2011
15:01 GMT |
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The attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) epidemic sweeping the United States displayed another spike over the past couple of years, official statistics just released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate.The rise in incidence affects both children and teenagers. Between 2007 a... |
19 August 2011
05:57 GMT |
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Over the second quarter of 2011, online video ad trends have shifted to the classic TV model, with several advertising breaks during long video content. This according to a report by FreeWheel, a company renown for its online ad management and delivery services.The study showcases how content suppliers are moving awa... |
18 August 2011
12:48 GMT |
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A small German startup, 6Wunderkinder, has just smashed Foursquare's record, 396 days to reach one million users. Through their Wunderlist app, the company managed this feat in only 275 days, even before its one year anniversary.Comparing it to other notable web services, we see that Twitter reached the same num... |
17 August 2011
07:46 GMT |
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Official statistics from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate that the total number of West Nile virus (WNV) infections went up in 2010, when compared to previous years.
The data covers the United States exclusively, and indicate that 1,021 people got infected by the dangerous viral ag... |
5 August 2011
07:32 GMT |
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Google+ is only a few weeks old, but it's been growing like crazy. We have some official numbers, but they're already outdated, since they're from last week, and we also have some estimates, which have proven reliable so far, but are still only estimates.
Now the big boys are weighing in, Experian H... |
21 July 2011
10:39 GMT |
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An international collaboration of scientists has just released the conclusion of a major global study on the spread of diabetes since 1980. The conclusions are grim, showing that more than 347 million people suffer from the condition. This number was achieved in 2008 – the last year for which complete figures a... |
27 June 2011
09:44 GMT |
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A significant proportion of people who have reoccurring suicidal thoughts also suffer from insomnia or other sleep problems. Researchers say that applying a new type of treatment, based on cognitive-behavioral therapy could allow these people to sleep better.This in turn would eliminate one of the most important prob... |
16 June 2011
08:49 GMT |
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An in-house Wikipedia study revealed that editors contribute to the site mainly because of their passion for freely available information. The report also showcased that men, compared to women are still the main contributors to Wikipedia's knowledge-base.During the month of April, Wikimedia, the foundation that ... |
11 June 2011
08:34 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific study, it would appear that analyzing the amount of lights coming from a certain area can be used as a predictor of how economically-developed that area actually is. Earth's lights can easily be seen by satellites in its orbit.
Broadway, the Las Vegas Strip or ... |
11 June 2011
04:42 GMT |
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Chinese Internet users spend a quarter of their time on web portals, according to a recent ComScore report. Unlike the rest of the world, social networks aren't a primary target in China, being edged out by entertainment and even search websites.If you needed another piece of proof the country is different from... |
9 June 2011
11:42 GMT |
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The results of a new study appear to indicate that young healthy males can experience a significant reduction in the amounts of testosterone they produce when they lose sleep. Lack of sleep has been positively correlated with the decreased production of this essential hormone. Experts at the University of Chicago rec... |
1 June 2011
08:26 GMT |
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In a new scientific investigation, researchers sought to determine the potential uses that a brain imaging technique called functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) could have on detecting autism.For the research, the research team selected a group of 12-year-old kids, of which 15 were healthy control, and 12 exh... |
1 June 2011
08:14 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new, small-scale scientific study, it would appear that toddlers who lose sleep during the early years of their lives are more prone to becoming obese later in life. The risk was found to be proportional to the amount of lost sleep, experts say. The study was carried out for several ... |
30 May 2011
04:14 GMT |
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A group of investigators has recently determined that women who have twins tend to live longer than other mothers, have more children than the norm, give birth to children at shorter intervals, and are older than usual at the time of their last birth.
The new investigation was a retrospective study of Utah pioneer... |
13 May 2011
01:50 GMT |
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Cyber criminals are increasingly moving their servers and infrastructure to Canada possibly in an attempt to profit from the country's good cyber reputation.According to statistics compiled by web and messaging security vendor Websense, Canada is rapidly becoming a hotbed for cyber crime.For example, the country... |
10 May 2011
12:21 GMT |
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The United Nations have just released a new, revised report detailing estimated population growth models set forth by researchers. According to the data, the world's population could exceed ten billion people by 2100, in the moderate estimate. The UN continuously develops population projections, to help authorit... |
6 May 2011
04:24 GMT |
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Disqus is completely dominating the third-party commenting system market. A recent study, coupled with official numbers released by the company, show constant growth and a solid market position for the San Francisco-based company.Disqus is a remote, third-party service for embedding a commenting system on any website... |
5 May 2011
10:59 GMT |
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In their monthly report on the situation of ices in the Arctic, experts in the United States show that overall ice decline for the month of April was less significant than the one recorded in March. Still, things got a little out of hand at the end of the month, they add. That is to say, while melt rates maintained r... |
5 May 2011
09:50 GMT |
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A Wikimedia study shows that almost 40% of all new Wikipedia contributors get negative feedback on their first edits. The percentage excludes users that got banned for spam, vandalism or registering multiple accounts.The study analyzed a random batch of user edits made to talk pages for new users on English Wikipedia... |
4 May 2011
12:07 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific study, it would appear that non-smoking individuals who are exposed to secondhand smoking tend to be exposed to high-enough doses of nicotine to raise their risk of becoming addicted to the substance.The new discoveries come on the heels of another major finding, which... |
4 May 2011
09:39 GMT |
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Teenagers and young adults in the United States tend to think that they are much healthier, and that they lead a better lifestyle, than they actually do. This misconception exposes them to increases health risks, because they are more tented to engage in risky health behaviors. In a recent survey, 1,248 American citi... |
3 May 2011
05:00 GMT |
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According to statistics compiled by antivirus giant Symantec, the average number of targeted attacks intercepted on a daily basis has increased by over 60% in 2010 compared to the previous year.Targeted attacks are a very serious threat because they are regularly directed at government agencies, contractors, financia... |
28 April 2011
11:33 GMT |
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Worrying statistics published in a new scientific study indicate that the number of people who die following unintentional overdoses of prescription opioid pain killers has topped that of individuals who perish due to overdose from cocaine and heroin combined. What this means is that deaths caused by unintentional OD... |
27 April 2011
05:09 GMT |
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Relationships in which women are abused, both physically and mentally, are oftentimes made this way by controlling, over-jealous boyfriends, says a new research. Experts say that these individuals dictate most of the things in the life of their couple partner.
Some of these things include how late women can stay ... |
5 April 2011
02:24 GMT |
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India is well on its way towards becoming the most populous country on the planet. The preliminary Census 2011 conclusions show that the nation is currently home to 1.21 billion people. For comparison, China has an estimated 1.33 billion citizens. The new data indicate that the Indian population grew by more than 181... |
31 March 2011
11:01 GMT |
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The number of threats targeting mobile devices has rapidly increased in the past couple of years and according to Fortinet, most such malware originates in Russia and China.Based on statistics compiled by the security vendor, mobile malware families that have a monetary goal are by far the most common type, accountin... |
29 March 2011
10:51 GMT |
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A group of scientists in the United States says that the Arctic has reached its maximum extent of ice cover for this year on March 7. This means that, in the coming months, the cover will begin to diminish until next winter.
The first week of March basically signaled the beginning of the Arctic melt season, acco... |
24 March 2011
03:43 GMT |
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In July 2010, the state of Indiana introduced new restrictions for teen drivers, in a move that get lukewarm reviews. Now, the first statistics to come out indicate that the measure was effective in reducing the numbers of accidents involving young adults. At the same time, a new report also showed that the restricti... |
15 March 2011
10:45 GMT |
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Studies have demonstrated that young parents are less happy than other parents of comparable age if they have many children. A new investigation shows that the correlation only holds until the parents reach mid-life, and beyond. At that time, they become truly happy about having a large family around them. Late-night... |
8 March 2011
04:57 GMT |
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According to the latest monthly report by the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), it would appear that the ice extent in the Arctic throughout February was the lowest in satellite history, on part with readings collected in 2005. Interestingly, while the North Pole was covered by less ice than ever before o... |
3 March 2011
05:58 GMT |
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German antivirus vendor Avira warns that the number of phishing attacks is again on the rise after a significant decline in December."While the numbers for Phishing in December were almost all red, showing a dramatic drop for the .org (-151%), .com(-76%) and .net(-24%) domains, we now have seen the exact opposite dev... |
23 February 2011
05:04 GMT |
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Facebook's efforts of becoming a real advertising power are paying off. For the first time, it ranked in the top 10 of most viewed ad networks, according to the most recent ComScore Top 50 U.S. Web Properties report (January 2011, US only data).Dominating the ad market as expected is Google with a 93.1% reach an... |
22 February 2011
07:04 GMT |
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In a paper detailing a long-term study, investigators were able to demonstrate that hepatitis C infection rates among injection drug users (IDU) have maintained steady over the past years, whereas a significant reduction was recorded in the number of HIV infection cases.
The investigation, which was conducted on ... |
31 January 2011
12:31 GMT |
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The chief scientist of the UK government, Sir John Beddington, said recently that the third world and developing countries cannot afford blocking the cultivation of genetically-modified (GM) crops on ethical and moral grounds, given the state the world is in. While avoiding to acknowledge the validity of the argument... |
24 January 2011
08:54 GMT |
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According to a report released by life insurance company CPP, card fraud has affected seven percent of the adult UK population last year and 13 million people overall.The UK adult population is a bit over 49 million, which means as much as 28% of adults have been affected by this type of fraud at least once in their ... |
19 January 2011
05:03 GMT |
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A group of researchers from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announces that, overall, last year was one of the two hottest ones ever recorded. In a top that the organization made, it came first, right alongside 2005. Experts say the results were a tie.These two years had the same average ... |
13 January 2011
09:03 GMT |
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Official statistics from the United Kingdom show that, on a national scale, the number of children that are born with extra fat on their bodies is increasing at an alarming rate. The finding is significant, as it highlights an issue which has not been taken into account too much over the years. Just to make things cl... |
10 January 2011
04:57 GMT |
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Google's Android operating system already attracted a lot of developers on its side, which came up with applications in excess of 200,000, the latest stats on the Android Market show. Apple's App Store for the iPhone, iPod and iPad might still be on the first position, with over 300k application available ... |
28 December 2010
11:51 GMT |
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Scientists are drawing attention to the fact that epilepsy, a condition that affects millions, is still not getting the attention it needs for specialists, research groups, universities and authorities. Considering the severity of the situation, this cannot go on, they argue in a new study. Unfortunately, epilepsy is... |
28 December 2010
04:41 GMT |
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Healthcare experts are currently drawing attention to the fact that a large portion of teens suffering from diabetes are still smoking, which exposed them to increased risks of developing heart diseases early on in life. Diabetics are through the very nature of their disease more prone towards becoming obese, sufferi... |
6 December 2010
10:49 GMT |
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Data protection solutions provider Imperva reports that the number of data breach incidents recorded in U.S. this year has nearly doubled compared to 2009, but the volume of exposed records has registered a huge drop.For its analysis, Imperva used data from Privacy Clearinhouse (PRC), a nonprofit organization that tr... |
4 December 2010
06:03 GMT |
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A new investigation reveals a worrying conclusion about the current trend among American healthcare specialists, which is to prescribe controlled drugs to teens in vast amounts. In the last 14 years alone, the number of prescriptions has nearly doubled, the report shows. The situation is really quite odd, considering... |
2 December 2010
10:36 GMT |
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