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• Alaska Scientists Continue Researching Seabird Death Mystery

  12-03-2016 22:51 via abcnews.go.com
  Federal scientists continue to investigate the die-off of one of the northern hemisphere's most abundant seabirds, the common murre
  
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• Next Mars mission launches Monday - EarthSky

  12-03-2016 21:15 via
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  Next Mars mission launches Monday
  EarthSky
  Livestreaming of the launch of the ExoMars mission will begin Monday morning at 08:30 UTC (4:30 EDT). Links to other ways to follow the mission, here. Part of the rollout of the ExoMars mission, scheduled for launch March 14, 2016. ExoMars getting ...
  Search for ET? Europe and Russia join forces in mission to MarsChristian Science Monitor
  Europe and Russia join forces to find life on MarsExaminer.com
  Europe And Russia's ExoMars Mission, Which
  

• BMW M4 GTS takes on Amelia Concourse's finest - SlashGear

  12-03-2016 21:00 via
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  BMW M4 GTS takes on Amelia Concourse's finest
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  BMW's M division knows how to put a fast car together, but even the experts there may be patting themselves on the back over the 2016 BMW M4 GTS. The latest creation from the famed tuners, the car billed as "the most agile, radical, and powerful M4 ...
  9 cars to watch at RM Sotheby's Amelia Island auctionAutoweek
  Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance will go on ... rain or shineFlorida Times-Union
  Singer to display two standout 911s
  

• Google researchers are going on an epic road trip to get your feedback - PCWorld

  12-03-2016 20:38 via
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  Google researchers are going on an epic road trip to get your feedback
  PCWorld
  Google wants to hear from you! According to the Associated Press, a team from the Mountain View-based company is about to embark on a cross-country road trip in order to get feedback from typical users like you at various stops across the country.
  Google Launches Quirky Urban Experiment To Discover How People Uses Its ServicesHeadlines & Global News
  Google's mobile research team will watch you use
  

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• Android N's split-screen feature is huge for the Pixel C - Engadget

  12-03-2016 20:00 via
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  Android N's split-screen feature is huge for the Pixel C
  Engadget
  Decent Android multi-tasking finally allows the Pixel C to live up to its potential. Devindra Hardawar , @devindra. 2h ago in Personal Computing. Comments. 142 Shares. Share. Tweet. Share. Save. There was a lot to like about Google's Pixel C, but ...
  Android N Feature Spotlight: Drag And Drop Text Between Apps In Multi-WindowAndroid Police
  Will Android N Make Google Pixel C The Ultimate Android Hybrid?Headlines & Glo
  

• 'We must always challenge ourselves': Scott Kelly to retire after year in space - Washington Post

  12-03-2016 19:55 via
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  'We must always challenge ourselves': Scott Kelly to retire after year in space
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  Less than two weeks after returning from a year in space, Scott Kelly says he plans to retire from the astronaut life. Kelly, who has amassed a cult following thanks in large part to the steady stream of photos from space he posted to social media ...
  Record-breaking astronaut Scott Kelly retiring this AprilEngadget
  Astronaut Scott Kelly to Retire in AprilDiscovery News
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• New iPad Faces 'Mission Impossible' - Forbes

  12-03-2016 19:17 via
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  New iPad Faces 'Mission Impossible'
  Forbes
  Apple has announced an event to take place on March 21st. Accompanied by the slogan 'Let us loop you in', it is widely expected to see the reveal of a four-inch smartphone (the iPhone SE) and a new 9.7 inch iPad (which is likely going to carry the iPad ...
  This week's top stories: Apple's Mar. 21 iPhone SE event, OS X ransomware, iPhone 7 leaks, iOS 9.3 beta 6, & more9 to 5 Mac
  iPhone SE release date: Apple officially announces March 21 even
  

• Yes, climate change is making some #ExtremeWeather worse - Christian Science Monitor

  12-03-2016 18:52 via
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  Yes, climate change is making some #ExtremeWeather worse
  Christian Science Monitor
  Scientists can link climate change to the growing severity and duration of some extreme weather events, according to a new report by the highly regarded National Academies of Sciences. By Christina Beck, Staff March 12, 2016. Save for later Saved. close.
  Panel: Finding climate fingerprints in wild weather is validTriValley Central
  Climate Change: Extreme Weather Events Linked To Earth's
  

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• Essay: Will the First Amendment survive the information age?

  12-03-2016 17:40
  
  As Apple tries to fend off government demands for access to iPhone content, the company is leaning on free speech arguments as a key part of its defense in a California courtroom.
  
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• Scientists shocked to find bizarre ancient reptile species - BABW News

  12-03-2016 17:34 via
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  Scientists shocked to find bizarre ancient reptile species
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  The finding has paleontologists buzzing about the 250-million-year-old beast, which they've dubbed the "dog-lizard." A team of paleontologists working in Brazil has made an astonishing discovery. According to a report from the BBC, scientists were ...
  Discovery Of 250-Million-Year Old Reptile Could Answer Mysteries Of Dinosaur EvolutionTech Times
  New reptile species discovered with 250 million year old fossilSlashGea
  

• Rise of the Machines: Keep an eye on AI, experts warn

  12-03-2016 17:25
  
  A Google computer's stunning 3-0 victory in a Man-vs-Machine face-off over the ultimate board game highlights the need to keep Artificial Intelligence under human control, experts said Saturday.
  
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• Astronaut Scott Kelly to Retire in April - Discovery News

  12-03-2016 17:23 via
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  Astronaut Scott Kelly to Retire in April
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  Astronaut Scott Kelly will retire from NASA next month, after spending nearly a year in space and setting a record for the most cumulative days in space of any American, the US space agency said. Kelly, a former Navy pilot who joined NASA in 1996, will ...
  Astronaut Scott Kelly to Retire From NASA in AprilABC News
  Astronaut Scott Kelly retiring after longest US space missionAOL News
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• Google is hitting the road _ literally _ for user feedback - Richmond County Daily Journal

  12-03-2016 17:07 via
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  Google is hitting the road _ literally _ for user feedback
  Richmond County Daily Journal
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is about to embark on an old-school search, swapping its Internet algorithm for a custom-built van that will cruise across the U.S. to find out how people use its online services and react to new features. The white van ...
  Google's mobile research team will watch you use its productsEngadgetall 111 news articles »
  

• Scientists: This bacteria can eat plastic trash - USA TODAY

  12-03-2016 16:47 via
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  Scientists: This bacteria can eat plastic trash
  USA TODAY
  (NEWSER) – We produce 311 million tons of plastic each year, yet just a tenth of that will be sent to a recycling plant. This could help: Japanese scientists say they've discovered the first known bacteria able to break the molecular bonds of ...
  Researchers find plastic-eating bacteria in recycling plantChristian Science Monitor
  Plastic-eating bacteria could help make trash disappearCBS News
  “Nature can surprise us
  

• Behind the US Legal Counterstrike in Apple iPhone Battle - Fortune

  12-03-2016 16:26 via
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  Behind the US Legal Counterstrike in Apple iPhone Battle
  Fortune
  Fierce rhetoric is flying in the legal filings. U.S. prosecutors filed a scathing attack against Apple Thursday in the court battle over access to the iPhone 5c used by one of the shooters in the San Bernardino terrorist attack that killed 14 people ...
  Why Apple will eventually lose its fight against the governmentBusiness Insider
  Apple iPhone SE rumors are here, tiny handsComputerworld
  Source: Members Of Congress Dismaye
  

• Panel: Finding climate fingerprints in wild weather is valid - Herald and News

  12-03-2016 15:42 via
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  Panel: Finding climate fingerprints in wild weather is valid
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  WASHINGTON (AP) — Climate science has progressed so much that experts can accurately detect global warming's fingerprints on certain extreme weather events, such as a heat wave, according to a high-level scientific advisory panel. For years scientists ...
  Extreme Weather Increasingly Linked to Climate ChangeKansas City infoZine
  The Link Between Wild Weather and Climate Change is Real, Scientists WarnMod
  

• Tips To Maximize Battery Life And Battery Lifespan Of Your iPhone, iPad And Other iDevices, According To Apple - Tech Times

  12-03-2016 14:58 via
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  Tips To Maximize Battery Life And Battery Lifespan Of Your iPhone, iPad And Other iDevices, According To Apple
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  While iDevices are deemed among the most impressive machines you can get in the market today, it still helps if you know some tips and tricks to extend their battery life. Here are some surefire ways to maximize the battery life and battery lifespan of ...
  The Secret to Better Battery Life? It's Not Quitting Background Apps, Says AppleModern Readers
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• NASA captures spectactular images solar eclipse from all angles - Christian Science Monitor

  12-03-2016 14:23 via
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  NASA captures spectactular images solar eclipse from all angles
  Christian Science Monitor
  Several NASA satellites have captured images of the March 8 solar eclipse and its shadow on Earth. Viewable only for observers in Southeast Asia, the images provide a glimpse of the eclipse across the globe.
  DSCOVR offers strange look at Earth during solar eclipseModern Readers
  After stunning video, NASA releases spectacular images of total solar eclipseMaine News Online
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• 2015 Saw an Unprecedented Spike in CO2 Levels - Discovery News

  12-03-2016 14:04 via
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  2015 Saw an Unprecedented Spike in CO2 Levels
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  The annual growth rate of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere rose more in 2015 than scientists have ever seen in a single year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday. It was the fourth year in a row that carbon dioxide ...
  Carbon Dioxide In Earth's Atmosphere Reaches Record Level In 2015Tech Times
  CO2 levels reached new peak in 2015Christian Science Monitor
  Earth saw 'explosive' annua
  

• Europe And Russia's ExoMars Mission, Which Will Search For Signs Of Life On Mars, To Lift Off Monday - International Business Times

  12-03-2016 13:36 via
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  Europe And Russia's ExoMars Mission, Which Will Search For Signs Of Life On Mars, To Lift Off Monday
  International Business Times
  proton rocket Exomars mission The Proton rocket, which will launch the ExoMars 2016 spacecraft to Mars, is lifted on the launchpad at the Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, in this handout photo released by European Space Agency (ESA), March 11, 2016.
  Europe, Russia embark on search for life on MarsPhys.Org
  ExoMars Spacecraft Roll Out to La
  

• Discovery Of 250-Million-Year Old Reptile Could Answer Mysteries Of Dinosaur Evolution - Tech Times

  12-03-2016 13:05 via
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  Discovery Of 250-Million-Year Old Reptile Could Answer Mysteries Of Dinosaur Evolution
  Tech Times
  A reptile skull from 250 million years before the present day could answer questions about the rise of dinosaurs. What makes Teyujagua paradoxa so special? (Photo : University of Birmingham). The discovery of a 250-million-year-old skull could answer ...
  New reptile species discovered with 250 million year old fossilSlashGear
  Reptile fossil could be bird's ancestorPulse Headlines
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• Why Is This Basic Cellphone a Favorite for ISIS Fighters?

  12-03-2016 12:28 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  The must-have cellphone for ISIS fighters has no apps, no camera, and ships for less than $30.
  
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• Software Beats Human Go Champ for 3rd Time to Clinch Series

  12-03-2016 11:59 via abcnews.go.com
  Google's Go-playing software has defeated a human champion for the third straight time to clinch the best-of-five series and establish its superiority in an ancient Chinese chess-like game long thought to be the realm of humans
  
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• Emojis No Longer Child's Play as Arrests Rise

  12-03-2016 11:58 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Emojis and emoticons are especially popular with the teen set, in part because this appealing artwork can express a complex emotion or sentiment.
  
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• Game over! Computer wins series against Go champion (Update)

  12-03-2016 10:45
  
  A Google-developed computer programme won its best-of-five match-up with a South Korean Go grandmaster on Saturday, taking an unassailable 3-0 lead to score a major victory for a new style of "intuitive" artificial intelligence (AI).
  
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• Game over! Computer wins series against Go champion

  12-03-2016 10:45
  
  A Google-developed computer programme took an unassailable 3-0 lead in its match-up with a South Korean Go grandmaster on Saturday—marking a major breakthrough for a new style of "intuitive" artificial intelligence (AI).
  
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• Europe, Russia embark on search for life on Mars

  12-03-2016 10:44
  
  Europe and Russia are set to launch an unmanned spacecraft Monday to smell Mars' atmosphere for gassy evidence that life once existed on the Red Planet, or may do so still.
  
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• Obama Makes Case for Access to Mobile Device Data

  12-03-2016 07:52 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  President Obama made a passionate case for mobile devices to be built in a way that would allow the government to gain access to personal data if needed to prevent a terrorist attack or enforce tax laws.
  
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• Obama Says 'Dangers Are Real' in Debate Over Encryption

  12-03-2016 04:39 via abcnews.go.com
  President Barack Obama is siding with law enforcement in the debate pitting encryption and personal privacy against national security
  
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• Obama: 'Absolutist' view won't solve encryption debate

  12-03-2016 02:20
  
  President Barack Obama said Friday that the encryption versus national security debate, currently being played out in Apple's legal fight against the federal government, won't be settled by taking an "absolutist view."
  
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• In debate over encryption, Obama says 'dangers are real' (Update)

  12-03-2016 02:20
  
  President Barack Obama is siding with law enforcement in the debate pitting encryption and personal privacy against national security, arguing that authorities must be able to access data held on electronic devices because the "dangers are real."
  
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• Year-in-space astronaut hangs up his spacesuit, retires

  12-03-2016 01:56
  
  After spending nearly a year in space, astronaut Scott Kelly is hanging up his spacesuit.
  
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• French interior minister backs FBI in Apple battle

  12-03-2016 01:56
  
  French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve voiced support Friday for President Barack Obama's administration in its efforts to get Apple to unlock the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino attackers.
  
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• New fuel cell design powered by graphene-wrapped nanocrystals

  12-03-2016 01:46
  
  Hydrogen is the lightest and most plentiful element on Earth and in our universe. So it shouldn't be a big surprise that scientists are pursuing hydrogen as a clean, carbon-free, virtually limitless energy source for cars and for a range of other uses, from portable generators to telecommunications towers—with water as the only byproduct of combustion.
  
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• NASA tracking the influence of tides on ice shelves in Antarctica

  12-03-2016 01:46
  
  Ice shelves, the floating extensions of the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets, are not simply resting on the ocean waters: they rise, fall and bend with the tides. Ultimately, these oceanic motions impact the flow of ice coming from the glaciers that these ice shelves buttress. Ryan Walker and Christine Dow, researchers with the Cryospheric Sciences Laboratory at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, recently spent more than a month doing fieldwork in Antarctica to study the
  
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• Toward the Internet of Things—A framework for data analytics on digital device networks

  12-03-2016 01:43
  
  The Internet of Things promises to improve our lives by connecting sensors in the objects that surround us - buildings, appliances, gadgets, and vehicles - and the data that they collect. But to realize that potential, programmers need tools that make it easier to create applications that combine devices and the cloud. With the support of the National Science Foundation (NSF), researcher Stacy Patterson is building those tools and developing a framework that developers can use to easily perform
  
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• Satellites and shipwrecks: Landsat satellite spots foundered ships in coastal waters

  12-03-2016 01:41
  
  An estimated 3 million shipwrecks are scattered across the planet's oceans. Most maritime mishaps take place close to shore where hazards to navigation—such as rocks, reefs, other submerged objects and vessel congestion—are abundant. While there is a romantic association of shipwrecks and buried treasure, it is desirable to know where they are located for many other practical reasons. The ships may be of historical significance or, if the hard substrate of the ship has created a reef
  
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