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• Blocking out the sun to fight global warming: Bob McDonald

  31-03-2017 23:55 via cbc.ca
  
  The concept of geoengineering is controversial but proponents say we have no choice.
  
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• Extra portion of SpaceX rocket recovered from launch, Musk says

  31-03-2017 21:45
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - Elon Musk’s SpaceX on Thursday salvaged half of the $6 million nosecone of its rocket, in what the space entrepreneur deemed an important feat in the drive to recover more of its launch hardware and cut the cost of space flights.
  
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• Groundbreaking AI researcher hopes for 'radically different' ideas from Toronto lab

  31-03-2017 20:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Geoffrey Hinton wants to see the Vector Institute focus on new approaches to machine learning, rather than variations on what already exists.
  
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• Hard-working badger caught on video burying whole calf to feast on later

  31-03-2017 20:38 via cbc.ca
  
  An enterprising pair of badgers caught burying calf carcasses in the desert may help repair the animals' reputation as pests.
  
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• McDonald's Canada reveals hack of careers website

  31-03-2017 18:46 via cbc.ca
  
  The personal information of about 95,000 job applicants was compromised in a hack on a McDonald's Canada careers website, the restaurant chain said Friday.
  
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• More brain differences seen between girls, boys with ADHD

  31-03-2017 18:35
  
  ADHD looks different in the cerebellums of girls and boys with the condition.
  
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• Camera trap catches a badger burying a cow

  31-03-2017 17:00
  
  Badgers are known to bury small animals to save them for future eating. Now researchers have caught them caching something much bigger: young cows.
  
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• Twitter frees up more room in 140-character limit

  31-03-2017 16:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Twitter has once again tinkered with tweets to free up more space within the 140-character limit. In a blog post on Thursday, the social media site announced that user names will no longer count toward the limit in replies.
  
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• SpaceX successfully launches first recycled rocket booster

  31-03-2017 16:06
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket recovered at sea from its maiden flight last year blasted off again from Florida on Thursday in the first successful launch of a recycled orbital-class booster, then capped the feat with another return landing on an ocean platform.
  
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• British robot helping autistic children with their social skills

  31-03-2017 16:04
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - "This is nice, it tickles me," Kaspar the social robot tells four-year-old Finn as they play together at an autism school north of London.
  
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• Tiny fish with a funny name could help with opioid crisis

  31-03-2017 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The tiny fang blenny has a potent venom that acts in the same way as opioid drugs for pain killing and could represent a new way to look at our most effective, and problematic, drugs for pain.
  
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• Q&A: Why the President's Executive Order Will Not Help the Climate or Economy

  31-03-2017 13:00 via rss.sciam.com
  
  Jeffrey Sachs, a leading expert on economic development, says the president’s latest energy directive is misguided
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• For glass frogs, moms matter after all

  31-03-2017 13:00
  
  Brief but important maternal care may have evolved before the elaborate egg-tending of glass frog dads.
  
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• Tories cut labor lead in London to three points

  31-03-2017 06:00
  
  (Queen Mary University of London) New poll from Queen Mary University of London and YouGov.
  
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• Time delays in vending machines prompt healthier snack choices

  31-03-2017 06:00
  
  (Rush University Medical Center) Preventive medicine experts at Rush University Medical Center have discovered that delaying access to tempting, high-calorie foods and snacks in vending machines potentially can shift people's choices to purchase less desired, but healthier snack options.
  
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• Technology to screen embryos before implantation falls short

  31-03-2017 06:00
  
  (Brown University) Because current methods for assessing the viability of IVF-created embryos are not sufficiently reliable, more research on embryo development is needed, two experts write in a new review article.
  
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• Space station crew cultivates crystals for drug development

  31-03-2017 06:00
  
  (NASA/Johnson Space Center) Crew members aboard the International Space Station will begin conducting research this week to improve the way we grow crystals on Earth.
  
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• Shaping the future of health innovation

  31-03-2017 06:00
  
  (Newcastle University) Future advances in healthcare will be aided by a new £10 million facility -- the National Institute for Health Research Innovation Observatory based at Newcastle University, UK.
  
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• Russian Polytechnic University to open Information Center in Spain

  31-03-2017 06:00
  
  (Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University) On April 19, Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU), one of the leading technical universities in Russia will open the Information Center in Madrid, Spain.The major aim of the University's Information Center is to boost cooperation between SPbPU and scientific and educational institutions of Spain entailing academic exchange of students and teaching staff, as well as joint participation in scientific and technical
  
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• Public funding research key to advancing biomedical innovation

  31-03-2017 06:00
  
  (Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health) A new paper co-authored by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health's Bhaven Sampat, PhD, shows that 30 percent of all NIH-funded grants produce research that is cited by a private-sector patent. The publicly-funded research creates knowledge that links to private companies' efforts to develop drugs, medical devices, and other patented biomedical products.
  
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• Protests with many participants and unified message most likely to influence politicians

  31-03-2017 06:00
  
  (American Sociological Association) Protests that bring many people to the streets who agree among themselves and have a single message are most likely to influence elected officials, suggests a new study.
  
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• Policy changes are needed to address over-consumption

  31-03-2017 06:00
  
  (Wiley) Although the major objective of the liquor, food and associated industries is to optimise profits, that is, to sell as much food and alcohol as possible, their success can create serious health risks and burdens for consumers.
  
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• Photonics breakthough paving the way for improved wireless communication systems

  31-03-2017 06:00
  
  (University of Sydney) A breakthrough enabling very fast tunable delay lines on chip should facilitate bandwidth affecting the 10 billion mobile devices connected to the wireless network. The ability to provide broader bandwidth instantaneously to more users in the future will be part of the solution to the bottleneck faced by wireless networks worldwide, with applications ranging from more efficient radars to detect attacks, to the 'internet of things', fifth generation (5G) communications, and
  
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• Next generation perovskite solar cells with new world-record performance

  31-03-2017 06:00
  
  (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology(UNIST)) A new study, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, finds key to produce perovskite solar cells that display both high efficiency (21.2%) and long-term stability (1,000 hours of light exposure).
  
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• New ultrafast flexible and transparent memory devices could herald new era of electronics

  31-03-2017 06:00
  
  (University of Exeter) An innovative new technique to produce the quickest, smallest, highest-capacity memories for flexible and transparent applications could pave the way for a future golden age of electronics.
  
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• New software tool to provide students with personalized feedback to improve learning

  31-03-2017 06:00
  
  (University of Texas at Arlington) Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have partnered with five international universities to create a software tool that provides timely and personalized feedback to help students adjust their studying throughout the course.
  
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• National study finds news exposure linked to greater anger towards Muslims

  31-03-2017 06:00
  
  (University of Otago) New Zealanders -- whether liberal or conservative -- show both increased anger and reduced warmth towards Muslims if they are more avid news consumers, a new scientific study has found. The study, which appears in the leading international science journal PLOS ONE, is based on responses from 16,584 New Zealanders from the New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study (NZAVS), a 20-year longitudinal study led by co-author Professor Chris G. Sibley of the University of Auckland, who
  
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• NASA sees the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Debbie moving off Australia's east coast

  31-03-2017 06:00
  
  (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) The remnant clouds and showers associated with Ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie were slowly moving off the coasts of Queensland and New South Wales as NASA's Terra satellite passed overhead on March 31.
  
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• NASA observations reshape basic plasma wave physics

  31-03-2017 06:00
  
  (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) With the help of MMS, NASA scientists are reshaping the basic understanding of a type of wave in space known as a kinetic Alfvén wave.
  
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• Insomnia associated with increased risk of heart attack and stroke

  31-03-2017 06:00
  
  (European Society of Cardiology) Insomnia is associated with increased risk of heart attack and stroke, according to research published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.
  
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• Hubble's double galaxy gaze: Leda and NGC 4424

  31-03-2017 06:00
  
  (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) The vast majority of cosmic objects appear in astronomical catalogs and are given rather less poetic names based on the order of their discovery.
  
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• How best to stir a steel furnace, and beat corrosion

  31-03-2017 06:00
  
  (Swansea University) Two steel research projects led by Swansea University -- a better way to tackle corrosion, and more efficient use of furnaces -- are on a list of only eleven awards, across all subjects and the whole UK, bestowed last night (30 March) by the Royal Society, one of the world's most prestigious scientific organizations.The awards are to help turn research into real products; as the Royal Society puts it, 'from labs to riches'.
  
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• Hair testing shows high prevalence of new psychoactive substance use

  31-03-2017 06:00
  
  (New York University) In the study, hair samples from 80 young adults outside of NYC nightclubs and dance festivals, were tested for 82 drugs and metabolites (including NPS) using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.
  
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• Endocrine Society, Medscape partner to bring endocrine expertise to clinicians worldwide

  31-03-2017 06:00
  
  (The Endocrine Society) The Endocrine Society and Medscape announced today a new partnership that brings together the Society's expertise and Medscape's innovative, peer-to-peer digital platforms and award-winning content to provide clinicians with the latest guidance and most relevant insights on diagnosing and treating diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis, infertility, and other endocrine disorders.
  
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• Egg-sitting glassfrogs create safe exit for tadpoles

  31-03-2017 06:00
  
  (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute) Glassfrogs may be somewhat see-through, but they have still managed to a hide an important secret--they are dedicated mothers and fathers that invest time in brooding their eggs. Smithsonian scientists documented previously unknown parental-care behavior using detailed observations of 40 species of glassfrogs in Central and South America. Their discovery rewrites assumptions about how caregiving evolved in this family of translucent, tree-dwelling frogs.
  
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• Discovery of a source of fast magnetic reconnection

  31-03-2017 06:00
  
  (DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory) Feature describes source of the acceleration of a common type of magnetic reconnection.
  
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• Designing sensors to detect foreign bodies in food

  31-03-2017 06:00
  
  (Elhuyar Fundazioa) Researchers at the NUP/UPNA-Public University of Navarre and the Navarre-based company Anteral S.L. have designed a novel system of sensors to improve quality control in the food sector and based on terahertz technology. These devices enable foreign bodies, such as metals, paper, insects, plastic or glass, in food along a production line to be detected, and pathogenic microorganisms to be identified in real time.
  
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• Challenges and opportunities in new technologies for health

  31-03-2017 06:00
  
  (MIT Portugal Program) The increasing capacity of each individual to monitor and manage their health without medical attention entails new challenges that cannot be ignored. This will be one of the main topics of the International Industry Roundtable (IIR) promoted by the MIT Portugal Program, which will take place next Monday, April 3rd, at the CEDOC Auditorium from the NOVA Medical School in Lisbon.
  
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• Caddisworm silk, DNA sleuths, urban streams and more from the University of Utah at ACS

  31-03-2017 06:00
  
  (University of Utah) University of Utah chemists gather with their peers in San Francisco next week at the American Chemical Society's National Meeting April 2-6. The theme of the meeting is 'Advanced Materials, Technologies, Systems & Processes.' Below are summaries of select presentations at the meeting, along with the time and date of the presentation and primary contact information. All times are in Pacific Daylight Time.
  
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• BMC addiction expert receives award from American Association of Nurse Practitioners

  31-03-2017 06:00
  
  (Boston University Medical Center) Colleen T. Labelle, MSN, RN-BC, CARN, director of Boston Medical Center's Office-Based Addiction Treatment (OBAT) program, has been awarded the 2017 Advocate State Award for Excellence by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).
  
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• Bio-inspired energy storage: A new light for solar power

  31-03-2017 06:00
  
  (RMIT University) Inspired by the western Swordfern, a groundbreaking prototype could be the answer to the storage challenge still holding solar back as a total energy solution.The new type of electrode could boost the capacity of existing integrable storage technologies by 3000 per cent.
  
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• ACR announces 2017 health policy priorities

  31-03-2017 06:00
  
  (American College of Rheumatology) The American College of Rheumatology today announced its 2017 health policy priorities, providing detailed policy recommendations to improve access to care for rheumatology patients and address the national rheumatology workforce shortage. The policy prescriptions come in the wake of a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report showing arthritis prevalence is at an all-time high.
  
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• [Working Life] Creating our own community

  31-03-2017 02:00
  Authors: Cecilia Sánchez, Anya Brown
  
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• [This Week in Science] Vitamin C prevents microglia activation

  31-03-2017 02:00
  Author: Annalisa VanHook
  
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• [This Week in Science] Turning benzene into a C–H bond cleaver

  31-03-2017 02:00
  Author: Jake Yeston
  
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• [This Week in Science] The epigenetics of face-making

  31-03-2017 02:00
  Author: Pamela J. Hines
  
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• [This Week in Science] The changing surface of a comet

  31-03-2017 02:00
  Author: Keith T. Smith
  
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• [This Week in Science] The calming effect of breathing

  31-03-2017 02:00
  Author: Peter Stern
  
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• [This Week in Science] Supported gold ions

  31-03-2017 02:00
  Author: Phil Szuromi
  
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• [This Week in Science] Small molecules to target parasite organelle

  31-03-2017 02:00
  Author: Caroline Ash
  
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