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• [Erratum]Erratum for the Research Article: "A computationally identified compound antagonizes excess FGF-23 signaling in renal tubules and a mouse model of hypophosphatemia" by Z. Xiao, D. Riccardi, H. A. Velazquez, A. L. Chin, C. R. Yates, J. D. Carrick,

  11-12-2016 21:16 via stke.sciencemag.org
  The author affiliations now appear in the correct order.
  
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• Iran says Gulf worried about war risks with Trump

  11-12-2016 17:15
  Donald Trump's election has led to unease over threats to peace in the region, Iran's defence minister said on Sunday, warning that a war would destroy Israel and the small Gulf Arab states. Trump's election victory has raised the prospect the United States will pull out of a nuclear pact it signed last year with Iran, which Barack Obama's administration has touted as a way to suspend Tehran's suspected drive to develop atomic weapons. During his campaign, Trump called the nuclear pact a "disast
  
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• Sand dune opponents invoke Zika fears in bid to stop project

  11-12-2016 16:39
  
  MARGATE, N.J. (AP) — This shoreline community has tried everything it can think of to prevent protective sand dunes from being built along the beach, invoking lost views, wrongly seized property rights and damaged tourism prospects.
  
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• Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks This Week, But Supermoon Full Moon Interferes

  11-12-2016 15:35
  
  The moon (actually a so-called "supermoon" full moon) will be in the sky all through the overnight hours on past the first light of dawn on Wednesday morning and not very far from Gemini from where the meteors appear to radiate (hence their name, "Geminids"). According to the Observer's Handbook of the Royal Astronomical Society, the Geminid peak is due at the exact same hour that the moon turns full on Dec. 13. It will be the third consecutive supermoon full moon (when the moon is full and
  
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• NASA Launching 8 Small Satellites Monday to Improve Hurricane Forecasts

  11-12-2016 14:23
  
  With some help from NASA satellites, the Global Positioning System could be key to getting a better understanding of hurricanes, and help improve forecasts for their strength when they make landfalls. The Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) mission will use radio signals from the GPS satellites to measure the wind speed near the ground in the tropics, between 35 degrees north and 35 degrees south where most hurricanes are born. CYGNSS is scheduled to be launched from Cape Canaver
  
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• Watch Live Monday @ 5:45 am ET: NASA Launching CYGNSS Hurricane Satellites

  11-12-2016 14:00
  
  NASA will webcast the launch of its CYGNSS hurricane satellite mission on Monday, Dec. 12. Live launch coverage begins at 6:45 a.m. EST (1145 GMT) with CYGNSS set to launch on its Orbital ATK rocket at 8:24 a.m. EST (1324 GMT).  A NASA EDGE prelaunch program will air at 5:45 a.m. EST (1045 GMT). Here's our latest CYGNSS preview: NASA Launching 8 Small Satellites Monday to Improve Hurricane Forecasts
  
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• Penicillin allergy? Think again.

  11-12-2016 13:00
  
  Most people are either mislabeled with a penicillin allergy or get over it with time, and doctors don’t always think to check.
  
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• Geminid meteor shower: How to watch the last big show of the year

  11-12-2016 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The most active meteor shower of the year is upon us. Get ready to bundle up and catch some "shooting stars."
  
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• Sloths can swim

  11-12-2016 09:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A look back at the things we learned from David Attenborough's latest BBC One series Planet Earth II.
  
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• Wind farms play key role in cutting carbon emissions, study finds

  11-12-2016 06:00
  
  (University of Edinburgh) Wind farms have made a significant impact in limiting carbon emissions from other sources of power generation in Great Britain, a study shows.
  
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• Video: Labrador Inuit develop an app to track changes in the land

  11-12-2016 06:00 via cbc.ca
  
  User experience design at the community level means an app that works for the people using it.
  
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• New diamond harder than ring bling

  11-12-2016 06:00
  
  (Australian National University) The Australian National University has led an international project to make a diamond that's predicted to be harder than a jeweler's diamond and useful for cutting through ultra-solid materials on mining sites.
  
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• Critics ask if Tillerson can turn from corporate to national interest

  11-12-2016 05:47
  By Valerie Volcovici and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The central question facing Exxon Mobile Corp. chief executive Rex Tillerson if he becomes U.S. secretary of state is whether a life-long oil man with close ties to Russia can pivot from advancing corporate interests to serving the national interest. Tillerson, 64, got his start as a production engineer at Exxon in 1975 and has worked there ever since, running business units in Yemen, Thailand and Russia before being named chief exe
  
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