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• 'Wolf-like' creature shot near Montana ranch puzzles experts

  25-05-2018 23:06 via bbc.co.uk
  State wildlife experts are seeking DNA analysis to pinpoint the mysterious creature's species.
  
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• New minor planet named after B.C. First Nation

  25-05-2018 21:55 via cbc.ca
  After more than 10 years of work with a telescope, a Victoria astronomer honours the Tsawout First Nation with their own minor planet.
  
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• Feds announce $26.7M for space technologies

  25-05-2018 21:53 via cbc.ca
  Science Minister Navdeep Bains has announced an investment of more than $26.7 million in space technology that will benefit 33 Canadian companies.
  
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• Pluto’s demotion ignores astronomical history

  25-05-2018 19:08
  
  A historical review of asteroids’ planetary status suggests Pluto’s demotion was not justified.
  
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• 'Stinking and stunning' corpse flower blooms at Edmonton's Muttart Conservatory

  25-05-2018 18:22 via cbc.ca
  A rare, exotic plant known for its putrid bouquet has bloomed inside the pyramids of Edmonton’s Muttart Conservatory.
  
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• Scientists to test if Loch Ness monster exists using DNA sampling

  25-05-2018 17:19 via cbc.ca
  A New Zealand scientist is leading an international team to the Loch Ness lake in Scotland next month, where they will take samples of the murky waters and conduct DNA tests to determine what species live there.
  
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• Dinosaur dandruff reveals first evidence of skin shedding

  25-05-2018 17:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Scientists uncover clues to how dinosaurs and early birds shed their skin from 125-million-year-old dandruff.
  
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• Chinook salmon fishery cut to protect southern resident orca population

  25-05-2018 17:13 via cbc.ca
  The federal government is getting mixed reactions to its plan to protect southern resident killer whales by protecting the orcas' primary food: Chinook salmon.
  
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• Global problem

  25-05-2018 16:17 via bbc.co.uk
  National Geographic magazine has published some startling images of the global plastic pollution scourge.
  
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• Helicopters prepare for evacuation as Kilauea's 3rd lava flow enters ocean

  25-05-2018 16:07 via cbc.ca
  Two U.S. Marine Corps helicopters are on standby transport people from a district near Hawaii's Kilauea's lava flow, as an unprecedented volcanic eruption entered its fourth week.
  
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• Even in the shade, a car’s interior can get lethally hot

  25-05-2018 15:00
  
  A car’s interior can get lethally hot on summer days, even when it’s parked in the shade.
  
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• Ready or not, Canadian business may face sanctions under EU's new privacy law

  25-05-2018 13:49 via cbc.ca
  Any Canadian business that collects personal information about residents of the European Union — whether they're tourists, students or online customers — risks maximum fines of $30 million or more if a sweeping new EU privacy law that takes effect Friday is violated.
  
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• Here’s what we know about the deadly Nipah virus

  25-05-2018 13:00
  
  The deadly and rare Nipah virus has killed at least 11 people in southern India, causing concern among epidemiologists.
  
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• Sewage Is Helping Cities Flush Out the Opioid Crisis

  25-05-2018 12:45 via rss.sciam.com
  Poop studies are helping communities make intervention decisions-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
  
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• Fox catches rabbit, then eagle swoops in

  25-05-2018 10:31 via bbc.co.uk
  A mid-air tug of war ensued, above San Juan Island in the US state of Washington.
  
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• New centre aims to capture CO2 and monetize the emissions

  25-05-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The goal of a new laboratory on the outskirts of Calgary is to not only capture harmful greenhouse gas emissions, but find a way to make money from the carbon dioxide.
  
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• Why bioelectrodes for energy conversion are not stable

  25-05-2018 06:00
  (Ruhr-University Bochum) Researchers at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum have discovered why bioelectrodes containing the photosynthesis protein complex photosystem I are not stable in the long term. Such electrodes could be useful for converting light energy into chemical energy in an environmentally friendly way. However, the proteins, which are stable in nature, are not functional in semi-artificial systems in the long term because reactive molecules are formed that damage the photosystem I.
  
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• Which role does the brain play in prosocial behavior?

  25-05-2018 06:00
  (Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience - KNAW) This study suggests that our tactile cortices, primarily evolved to perceive touch and pain on our body, have an important social function. They contribute to prosocial decision-making by helping to transform the sight of bodily harm into an accurate feeling for how much pain the victim experiences. This feeling is necessary to adapt our helping to the needs of others.
  
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• USTC reveals the mechanism how moderate sunlight exposure improves learning and memory

  25-05-2018 06:00
  (University of Science and Technology of China) USTC researchers have shed new lights on the correlation between sunlight exposure and related neurobehaviors.
  
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• UNIST wins first place in digital curling tournament

  25-05-2018 06:00
  (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology(UNIST)) A research team, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) was awarded first place in the 2018 GAT Curling Competition in Japan.
  
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• UNIST professor honored as new panel member of CDP

  25-05-2018 06:00
  (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology(UNIST)) A professor, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has been appointed to the new panel of the Climate Dynamics Panel (CDP).
  
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• Two UTA doctoral students establish ESTe2M Builders to get children excited about STEM

  25-05-2018 06:00
  (University of Texas at Arlington) Two doctoral students at The University of Texas at Arlington have developed the ESTe²M Builders educational program to help young students gain knowledge and self-esteem through hands-on activities in science, technology, engineering, entrepreneurship and mathematics, or STe²M.
  
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• Turning up the heat on thermoelectrics

  25-05-2018 06:00
  (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Thermoelectric materials, heated under high magnetic fields, could produce record levels of energy, suggests a new study by MIT researchers.
  
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• SwRI scientists introduce cosmochemical model for Pluto formation

  25-05-2018 06:00
  (Southwest Research Institute) Southwest Research Institute scientists integrated NASA's New Horizons discoveries with data from ESA's Rosetta mission to develop a new theory about how Pluto may have formed at the edge of our solar system.
  
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• Study reveals gaps in follow-up care after concussion

  25-05-2018 06:00
  (NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) Being discharged from a hospital trauma center after receiving treatment for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) does not necessarily mean that a patient has fully recovered. TBI can lead to long-lasting physical and cognitive symptoms, but a new study in JAMA Network Open suggests that many patients may not be receiving follow-up care.
  
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• Shine bright like a nanoaggregate

  25-05-2018 06:00
  (Wiley) Chinese scientists have turned copper-iodine cluster molecules into aggregated, highly luminescent nanostructures for use in light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The solid-state assemblies made of complexes of the copper-iodine cluster with phosphor-organic compounds as ligands are easily prepared, cheap, and can emit light in many colors, they report in the journal Angewandte Chemie. The nanoaggregates can be used as luminescent inks for invisible paintings and color coatings for LEDs.
  
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• Scientists discover new magnetic element

  25-05-2018 06:00
  (University of Minnesota) A new experimental discovery, led by researchers at the University of Minnesota, demonstrates that the chemical element ruthenium (Ru) is the fourth single element to have unique magnetic properties at room temperature. The discovery could be used to improve sensors, devices in the computer memory and logic industry, or other devices using magnetic materials.
  
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• Russian scientists developed a unique equipment for ultrasound examination

  25-05-2018 06:00
  (Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University) Researchers of the laboratory 'Medical ultrasound equipment' of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) developed a high-tech device-transformer for ultrasound examination, named 'Ultrasound mobile'. The new equipment is the combination of three modifications in one device. Currently, each modification functions separately in the medical centers, the scientists of St. Petersburg Polytechnic University became the firs
  
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• RIOCATH, a revolutionary type of catheter inspired by a snail's eye

  25-05-2018 06:00
  (Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences (IOCB Prague)) A revolutionary type of catheter, RIOCATH® (Reversal Inside-Out CATHeterisation), greatly reduces the risk of introducing infection into the body as well as the trauma of sensitive tissues. Clinical trials will begin by the end of this year and the first product market entry is expected in 2019.
  
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• Professor Rodney S. Ruoff wins James C. McGroddy prize

  25-05-2018 06:00
  (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology(UNIST)) A professor, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has been awarded the James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials by the American Physical Society.
  
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• OLEDs become brighter and more durable

  25-05-2018 06:00
  (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona) Researchers from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Technische Universität Dresden demonstrate the possibility of using ultrastable film formation to improve the performance of state-of-the-art OLEDs. In their joint paper published in Science Advances the researchers show in a detailed study significant increases of efficiency and operational stability (> 15 percent for both parameters and all cases, significantly higher for individual sa
  
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• NYU professor replicates famous marshmallow test, makes new observations

  25-05-2018 06:00
  (New York University) A new replication study of the well-known 'marshmallow test' -- a famous psychological experiment designed to measure children's self-control -- suggests that being able to delay gratification at a young age may not be as predictive of later life outcomes as was previously thought.
  
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• NIMS inorganic material database 'AtomWork-Adv' made available to the public

  25-05-2018 06:00
  (National Institute for Materials Science, Japan) NIMS will make its inorganic materials database, "AtomWork-Adv" (pronounced "atom work advanced"), available to the general public as a fee-based service starting Monday, May 28, 2018. AtomWork-Adv markedly improves upon the amount of data available and the usability of the current web-based "AtomWork" database. We hope that this service will promote data-driven materials development using AI and machine learning.
  
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• NIH summit delivers recommendations to speed therapy development for Alzheimer's disease

  25-05-2018 06:00
  (NIH/National Institute on Aging) The National Institute on Aging today released recommendations providing a roadmap for an integrated, multidisciplinary research agenda to inform priorities for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The recommendations are designed to guide continued efforts to build a collaborative, multi-stakeholder research environment capable of delivering urgently needed cures for people at all stages of the disease.
  
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• New platform for analyzing global trade in the last two centuries

  25-05-2018 06:00
  (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) Researchers for the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), in collaboration with the University of Pisa (Italy), have created an interactive geo-referenced database which is able to analyse global trade in the last two centuries. Thanks to this new platform it is possible to more accurately assign a date to the first economic globalisation, which occurred much earlier than previously thought: in the 1830s.
  
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• NASA satellites spot first Atlantic sub-tropical storm

  25-05-2018 06:00
  (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) The tropical low pressure area known as System 90L that has been lingering in the western Caribbean Sea for a couple of days has consolidated and strengthened into the Atlantic Ocean basin's first tropical storm.
  
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• NASA eyes extremely severe cyclonic mekunu approaching landfall

  25-05-2018 06:00
  (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) The Regional Specialized Meteorological Center in New Delhi (RSMC), India noted on May 25 that Mekunu has now been classified as an Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm.
  
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• Most concussion patients fall under the radar after ER visit

  25-05-2018 06:00
  (University of Southern California) Research supported by the NIH and led by 65 scientists across the United States reveals a lack of follow-up with patients who have suffered a mild traumatic brain injury, even among patients who experience persistent, long-term symptoms after they leave the hospital.
  
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• mHealth as effective as clinic-based intervention for people with serious mental illness

  25-05-2018 06:00
  (American Psychiatric Association) A mobile health (mHealth) intervention was found to be as effective as a clinic-based group intervention for people with serious mental illness in a new study published online today in Psychiatric Services. In a randomized controlled trial, researchers compared an mHealth approach (FOCUS), using mobile phones to deliver intervention, to a more traditional clinic-based group intervention, the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP).
  
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• Mars rocks may harbor signs of life from 4 billion years ago

  25-05-2018 06:00
  (University of Edinburgh) Iron-rich rocks near ancient lake sites on Mars could hold vital clues that show life once existed there, research suggests.
  
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• Majority of premature infants still exposed to early antibiotics

  25-05-2018 06:00
  (JAMA Network) Most premature infants, who are at risk for sepsis but who may not have a culture confirmation of infection, continue to receive early antibiotics in the first few days of life, a finding that suggests neonatal antibiotic stewardship efforts are needed to help clinicians identify infants at lowest risk for infection to avoid unnecessary antibiotic exposure.
  
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• Lung-on-a-chip simulates pulmonary fibrosis

  25-05-2018 06:00
  (University at Buffalo) New biotechnology reported in the journal Nature Communications could make testing potential medicine for pulmonary fibrosis, one of the most common and serious forms of lung disease, quicker and less expensive. The innovation, lung-on-a-chip technology, relies on the same technology used to print electronic chips, photolithography.
  
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• Infantilism as a norm

  25-05-2018 06:00
  (National Research University Higher School of Economics) Views on human age need to be revisited. The value of adulthood as a period of certainty has declined for many, which means that this period is being delayed. The processes of personality development vary, and adults are preserving signs of infantilism. HSE University experts, Elena Sabelnikova and Natalia Khmeleva, suggest a new way of looking at the phenomenon of infantilism in their paper Infantilism: Theoretical Construct and Operatio
  
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• Indigenous communities moving away from government utilities

  25-05-2018 06:00
  (University of Waterloo) Indigenous communities are rejecting non-indigenous energy projects in favour of community-led sustainable energy infrastructure.
  
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• Hirosi Ooguri awarded the 2018 Hamburg Prize for Theoretical Physics

  25-05-2018 06:00
  (Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe) The 2018 Hamburg Prize goes to Hirosi Ooguri and comes with a three-day symposium in his honor.
  
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• Heart doctors call for permission to provide therapy to stroke patients

  25-05-2018 06:00
  (European Society of Cardiology) Heart doctors from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Council on Stroke are calling on national health authorities for permission to provide stroke patients with mechanical thrombectomy, a life-saving treatment for acute ischaemic stroke, in regions where there is a lack of trained specialists. Details of the proposal are presented today at EuroPCR 2018.
  
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• Group of Brazilian researchers achieves almost instant magnetization of matter by light

  25-05-2018 06:00
  (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) In an experiment described in Physical Review Letters, a single photon aligned the spins of 6,000 electrons in only 50 picoseconds. The result offers prospects for technological applications in the electronic component industry.
  
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• Goal conflict linked to psychological distress

  25-05-2018 06:00
  (University of Exeter) Being torn about which personal goals to pursue is associated with symptoms of psychological distress, new research shows.
  
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• Faster genome evolution methods to transform yeast for industrial biotechnology

  25-05-2018 06:00
  (Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters) A research team led by Professor DAI Junbiao at the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Professor Patrick Cai from the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, developed a 'rapid, efficient and universal' way of transforming yeast at the molecular level using a method called SCRaMbLE (Synthetic Chromosome Rearrangement and Modification by LoxP-mediated Evolution).
  
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• Doctors fail to flag concussion patients for critical follow-up

  25-05-2018 06:00
  (University of California - San Francisco) As evidence builds of more long-term effects linked to concussion, a nationwide study led by scientists at UCSF and the University of Southern California has found that more than half of the patients seen at top-level trauma centers may fall off the radar shortly after diagnosis, placing in jeopardy treatments for these long-term effects.
  
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