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• Researchers show nature conserves its most vital DNA by multitasking

  31-05-2016 23:00
  
  In evolutionary biology, the most vital genomic elements necessary for survival are typically those that are held on most dearly throughout the history of life on Earth.
  
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• Close encounter between Mars and Earth

  31-05-2016 23:00
  
  Mars and Earth got unusually cozy Monday night, drawing closer to each other than they have in more than a decade.
  
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• Twitter moves to curb nastiness at Periscope

  31-05-2016 22:50
  
  Twitter on Tuesday moved to further stifle abusive commentary at its live video streaming application Periscope.
  
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• No warrant needed to get cell phone location: US court

  31-05-2016 22:49
  
  Police don't need a warrant to obtain mobile phone location data for a criminal investigation, a US appeals court ruled Tuesday in a case closely watched for digital-era privacy implications.
  
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• A new, water-logged history of the Moon

  31-05-2016 22:48
  
  After the Apollo missions scooped up rocks from the Moon's surface and brought them home, scientists were convinced for decades that they had proof our nearest celestial neighbour was drier than a bone.
  
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• Like to get more bang for your sustainability-boosting buck? Here's how.

  31-05-2016 22:45
  
  Manufacturers, retailers, governments and other buyers are under a lot of pressure these days to preferentially purchase products with relatively low environmental footprints. But options can be overwhelming: Is it better to favor suppliers who use renewable electricity to produce their products, or those that use recycled cardboard for the boxes that contain them? Until now there has been no easy way to answer that, since measuring the impact of green products can be costly and comparing the re
  
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• Measuring the Milky Way: One massive problem, one new solution

  31-05-2016 22:25
  
  It is a galactic challenge, to be sure, but Gwendolyn Eadie is getting closer to an accurate answer to a question that has defined her early career in astrophysics: what is the mass of the Milky Way?
  
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• 'Jurassic Park' paleontologist retiring from museum he built

  31-05-2016 22:15
  
  Jack Horner, the paleontologist who discovered the world's first dinosaur embryos and found that dinosaurs had nests and cared for their young, is leaving the Montana museum he spent decades filling with fossils from across the globe.
  
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• Icahn takes 'large' stake in Botox maker Allergan

  31-05-2016 22:15
  
  Activist investor Carl Icahn revealed Tuesday a big stake in Botox maker Allergan, voicing confidence in the Ireland-based company's chief executive.
  
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• Leaving the electrical grid in the Upper Peninsula

  31-05-2016 22:08
  
  While Michigan's Upper Peninsula is not the sunniest place in the world, solar energy is viable in the region. With new technologies, some people might be inclined to leave the electrical grid. A team from Michigan Technological University looked into the economic viability of grid defection in the Upper Peninsula.
  
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• 'Baby talk' can help songbirds learn their tunes

  31-05-2016 22:05
  
  Adult songbirds modify their vocalizations when singing to juveniles in the same way that humans alter their speech when talking to babies. The resulting brain activity in young birds could shed light on speech learning and certain developmental disorders in humans, according to a study by McGill University researchers.
  
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• Mantis shrimp inspires next generation of ultra-strong materials

  31-05-2016 22:01
  
  The next generation of airplanes, body armor and football helmets crawled out from under a rock—literally.
  
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• Physicists conduct experiments indicating efficiency of fusion start-up technique

  31-05-2016 21:53
  
  Physicist Fatima Ebrahimi at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and Princeton University has for the first time performed computer simulations indicating the efficiency of a start-up technique for doughnut-shaped fusion machines known as tokamaks. The simulations show that the technique, known as coaxial helicity injection (CHI), could also benefit tokamaks that use superconducting magnets. The research was published in March 2016, in Nuclear Fusion,
  
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• Ecologists advise an increase in prescribed grassland burning to maintain ecosystem, livelihood

  31-05-2016 21:00
  
  Kansas State University researchers have found a three-year absence of fire is the tipping point for the tallgrass prairie ecosystem and advise an increase in burning.
  
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• UM researcher embarks on field campaign to study effects of smoke on Earth's climate

  31-05-2016 20:04
  
  A scientist at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science is leading an upcoming international research campaign to study a significant contributor to regional climate warming - smoke. The first-of-its-kind research experiment begins on June 1, 2016 from Ascension Island in the southeastern Atlantic Ocean. The experiment, called LASIC (Layered Atlantic Smoke Interactions with Clouds), is part of a broader international scientific collaboration led by the Atm
  
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• Analysis shows 'Super Mario Brothers' is harder than NP-hard

  31-05-2016 20:03
  
  Completing a game of "Super Mario Brothers" can be hard—very, very hard. That's the conclusion of a new paper from researchers at MIT, the University of Ottawa, and Bard College at Simon's Rock. They show that the problem of solving a level in "Super Mario Brothers" is as hard as the hardest problems in the "complexity class" PSPACE, meaning that it's even more complex than the traveling-salesman problem, or the problem of factoring large numbers, or any of the other hard problems belongin
  
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• RNA simulations boost understanding of retroviral diseases

  31-05-2016 20:00
  
  New molecular dynamics research into how RNA folds into hairpin-shaped structures called tetraloops could provide important insights into new treatments for retroviral diseases.
  
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• New study emphasizes the impact of leaders' language

  31-05-2016 19:56
  
  A new study by Jonathan R. Clark, assistant professor of management at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), states that the language of leaders has a profound effect on the performance of their employees. Clark's top-tier research, published in Organizational Dynamics, shows that how a company presents its vision and values is deeply entwined with its overall success.
  
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• A giant, 'car-eating' transformer could ease traffic jams

  31-05-2016 19:54 via rss.cnn.com
  
  It looks like a giant, car-eating transformer, but China is hoping this new vehicle concept will be the answer to its crippling traffic problems.
  
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• NASA's retro guide to future living

  31-05-2016 19:53 via rss.cnn.com
  
  In 1975 NASA conducted a study into space colonies, commissioning artists to create vivid images of a glorious, technicolor future.
  
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• After glitch, NASA reinflates habitat

  31-05-2016 19:53 via rss.cnn.com
  
  NASA successfully inflated its first expandable space habitat Saturday and now it's almost ready for astronauts to step inside.
  
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• Hydrothermal vents, methane seeps play enormous role in marine life, global climate

  31-05-2016 19:52
  
  The hydrothermal vents and methane seeps on the ocean floor that were once thought to be geologic and biological oddities are now emerging as a major force in ocean ecosystems, marine life and global climate.
  
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• Another success for SpaceX rocket

  31-05-2016 19:50 via rss.cnn.com
  
  SpaceX landed one of its rockets on an offshore platform Friday, the third time in two months the private space exploration firm has made a successful landing at sea.
  
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• Is pro video gaming a sport?

  31-05-2016 19:49 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Hordes of fans queue outside, eagerly awaiting a glimpse of their heroes.
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• Drug-resistant bacteria CRE found in U.S. woman

  31-05-2016 19:45 via rss.cnn.com
  
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• Creation of 'weak' materials offers strong possibilities for electronics

  31-05-2016 19:45
  
  New fundamental research by UT Dallas physicists may accelerate the drive toward more advanced electronics and more powerful computers.
  
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• The secret to making a scientific discovery

  31-05-2016 19:44 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Scientists spend years in search of answers to the some of the world's biggest breakthroughs. Three eminent professors share how they do it.
  
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• New method helps scientists get atom's level understanding of electrochemical properties

  31-05-2016 19:41
  
  A team of American and Chinese researchers has developed a new tool that could aid in the quest for better batteries and fuel cells.
  
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• US Army camera captures explosives in fine detail

  31-05-2016 19:38
  
  When the script of Lawrence of Arabia called for wrecking a train, director David Lean found it easiest to go ahead and wreck a train, orchestrating and filming it with expert precision. Similarly, while it's possible to study explosives, sans explosives, new techniques involving high-speed, high-fidelity imaging with optical filtering and signal processing techniques have recently made setting off explosives and capturing the data in real-time a reasonable alternative to developing a new simula
  
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• Attosecond camera for nanostructures

  31-05-2016 19:35
  
  Physicists based at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich and the Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics have observed a nanoscale light-matter phenomenon which lasts for only attoseconds.
  
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• New class of protein could treat cancer and other diseases, researchers find

  31-05-2016 19:32
  
  A protein designed by researchers at Georgia State University can effectively target a cell surface receptor linked to a number of diseases, showing potential as a therapeutic treatment for an array of illnesses, including cancer, according to the research team.
  
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• Forest-destroying palm oil powers cars in EU: report

  31-05-2016 19:22
  
  Palm oil produced on tropical plantations that drive deforestation has become a major biofuel for vehicles in the European Union, industry figures released Tuesday by an environmental group revealed.
  
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• New Models Show That Kepler-62f Might Be Able To Sustain Life

  31-05-2016 18:51 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New research reveals that a distant planet known as Kepler-62f could be habitable. The planet, which is about 1,200 light-years from Earth in the direction of the constellation Lyra, is approximately 40 percent larger than Earth. At that size, Kepler-62f is within the range of planets that are likely to be rocky and possibly could […]
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• Watch: New Entertainment From Netflix

  31-05-2016 18:05 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The streaming video service is in the midst of adding dozens of new shows and movies.
  
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• Watch: Extreme Pluto Close-Up Shows Most Detailed View Yet

  31-05-2016 18:04 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The photos were taken 23 minutes before New Horizons probe’s closest approach to Pluto.
  
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• Researcher shows cool roofs cut energy consumption year-round

  31-05-2016 18:02
  
  As the summer heats up, so do cities. That's true not just for hot places like Los Angeles and Phoenix, but also for cooler capitals like Ottawa and Reykjavik.
  
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• Lund Astronomers Believe Planet 9 Was an Exoplanet

  31-05-2016 18:02 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New research details how Planet 9 may have once been an exoplanet “captured” by our sun billions of years ago. Through a computer-simulated study, astronomers at Lund University in Sweden show that it is highly likely that the so-called Planet 9 is an exoplanet. This would make it the first exoplanet to be discovered inside […]
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• Finland to seek EU aid to cope with Microsoft, Nokia layoffs

  31-05-2016 18:00
  
  Finland says it will apply for EU help to deal with recent redundancies, particularly among workers at Microsoft and Nokia.
  
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• The mysterious sexual life of the most primitive dragonfly

  31-05-2016 17:57
  
  The dragonfly considered the most primitive in the world lives in Australia and Tasmania, and was believed to be extinct four decades ago. But it is far from being so. A Spanish researcher has observed thousands of these insects in one of the few habitats in which it has been detected and it displays sexual behaviour that is unique, not only directed towards reproduction.
  
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• Ad-blocking software use for mobile surges: study

  31-05-2016 17:57
  
  The use of ad-blocking software for mobile devices has nearly doubled in the past year, raising questions about the viability of online media business models, a study showed Tuesday.
  
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• Sharing biodiversity data: Best tools and practices via project EU BON

  31-05-2016 17:56
  
  Due to the exponential growth of biodiversity information in recent years, the questions of how to mobilize such vast amounts of data has become more tangible than ever. Best practices for data sharing, data publishing, and involvement of scientific and citizen communities in data generation are the main topic of a recent report by the EU FP7 project Building the European Biodiversity Observation Network (EU BON), published in the innovative Research Ideas & Outcomes (RIO) journal.
  
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• Why are blacks at higher risk for cognitive impairment?

  31-05-2016 17:54
  
  Social and economic disadvantages play a significant role in why blacks face a much higher risk than whites of developing cognitive impairment later in life, indicates a national study led by a Michigan State University sociologist.
  
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• Male fiddler crabs produce female-luring vibrations in their burrows

  31-05-2016 17:54
  
  The vibrations and pulses that male fiddler crabs produce when they are trying to lure females into their burrows to mate are surprisingly informative. These signals serve as a type of "Morse code" that the females decipher to learn more about the size and stamina of their suitors. This is according to a study by Japanese researchers Fumio Takeshita of Nagasaki University and Minoru Murai of the University of the Ryukyu, published in Springer's journal The Science of Nature.
  
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• New 'Einstein ring' is discovered

  31-05-2016 17:53
  
  The PhD student Margherita Bettinelli, of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the University of La Laguna (ULL), together with an international team of astrophysicists has recently discovered an unusual astronomical object: an Einstein ring. These phenomena, predicted by Einstein's theory of General Relativity, are quite rare but scientifically interesting. The interest is sufficiently strong that this object has been given its own name: the "The Canarias Einstein ring". Th
  
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• New blood test for the detection of bovine TB

  31-05-2016 17:52
  
  A new blood test to detect Mycobacteria in blood has been developed by a team at The University of Nottingham led by Dr Cath Rees, an expert in microbiology in the School of Biosciences and Dr Ben Swift from the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science.
  
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• Statistics predict France and Germany as UEFA EURO favorites

  31-05-2016 17:44
  
  When Europe's best national football teams kick off the UEFA EURO 2016 on June 10th, host France and World Cup Champion Germany will, mathematically speaking, also be the odds-on favorites as statisticians headed by Achim Zeileis from the University of Innsbruck show. By applying their statistical model based on bookmakers' odds, the researchers previously correctly predicted the 2008 EURO final and Spain as the 2010 FIFA World Cup Champion and the 2012 EURO Champion.
  
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• Stick insects produce bacterial enzymes themselves

  31-05-2016 17:42
  
  Many animals depend on their microbiome to digest their food. Symbiotic microorganisms produce enzymes their hosts cannot, and these work alone or together with the animals' own enzymes to break down their food. Many plant-feeding insects need microbial enzymes, such as pectinases, that degrade plant cell walls; yet some insects have overcome this dependency in a surprising way. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany, found that stick insects make microbial
  
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• New Cassini Image of Saturn’s Moons Janus and Mimas

  31-05-2016 17:42 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A newly released image of Saturn’s moons Janus and Mimas from the Cassini Spacecraft. Saturn’s moons Janus and Mimas coast in their silent orbits beyond the rings in this view from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. The ansa, or outer edge of the rings, is visible at left. Janus hangs above center, while Mimas shines at right. […]
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• Facebook, YouTube, Microsoft Back EU Hate Speech Rules

  31-05-2016 17:41 via nbcnews.com
  
  By Julia Fioretti and Foo Yun Chee. BRUSSELS- Facebook, Twitter, Google' s YouTube and Microsoft on Tuesday agreed to an EU code of conduct to tackle online hate speech within 24 hours in Europe. As part of the pledge agreed with the European Commission, the web giants will review the majority of valid requests for removal of illegal hate speech in less than 24 hours...
  
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• Fin24.com | Tech giants vow to tackle online hate speech within 24 hours

  31-05-2016 17:39
  
  Facebook, Twitter, Google and Microsoft have pledged to tackle online hate speech in less than 24 hours to combat the use of social media by terrorists.
  
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