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• New York preps rat birth control test-run

  17-04-2017 23:58
  
  The New York rat race is notorious—the commute and the endemic rodent population. But the city may soon have a new weapon in its arsenal: rat birth control.
  
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• 'Detergent' molecules may be driving fluctuations in atmospheric methane concentrations

  17-04-2017 23:14
  
  During the early 2000s, environmental scientists studying methane emissions noticed something unexpected: the global concentrations of atmospheric methane (CH4)—which had increased for decades, driven by methane emissions from fossil fuels and agriculture—inexplicably leveled off.
  
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• Netflix Falls Short on Subscriber Growth Estimates

  17-04-2017 23:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  Netflix posted first-quarter earnings that beat expectations, and revenue that was in line with analysts' estimates on Monday.
  
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• Netflix on the verge of hitting 100 million subscribers (Update)

  17-04-2017 22:37
  
  Netflix is on the verge of surpassing 100 million global subscribers, a testament to how much the video streaming service has changed the entertainment landscape since its debut a decade ago.
  
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• Netflix on the verge of hitting 100 million subscribers

  17-04-2017 22:37
  
  Netflix is on the verge of surpassing 100 million subscribers, a testament to how much the video streaming service has changed the entertainment landscape since its debut a decade ago.
  
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• Termite gut holds a secret to breaking down plant biomass

  17-04-2017 22:30
  
  In the Microbial Sciences Building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the incredibly efficient eating habits of a fungus-cultivating termite are surprising even to those well acquainted with the insect's natural gift for turning wood to dust.
  
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• Physicists create time crystals: New form of matter may hold key to developing quantum machines

  17-04-2017 22:26
  
  Harvard physicists have created a new form of matter - dubbed a time crystal - which could offer important insights into the mysterious behavior of quantum systems.
  
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• Learn a language while you wait for WiFi: Tool integrates with email and web browsers to harness micro-moments

  17-04-2017 22:15
  
  Hyper-connectivity has changed the way we communicate, wait, and productively use our time. Even in a world of 5G wireless and "instant" messaging, there are countless moments throughout the day when we're waiting for messages, texts and Snapchats to refresh. But our frustrations with waiting a few extra seconds for our emails to push through doesn't mean we have to simply stand by.
  
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• Sloan Digital Sky Survey Provides New Insight Into Dark Matter Halos

  17-04-2017 21:57 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Using the Sloan Digital Sky Survey to look at the distribution of dark matter around galaxies, astronomers at the University of Pennsylvania shed new light...
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• New High-Resolution Technique Could Allow Researchers to Map Brain Circuits

  17-04-2017 21:27 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A group of scientists from MIT have developed a way to make extremely high-resolution images of tissue samples at a fraction of the cost of...
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• YouTube channel showing giraffe birth 2nd most live-viewed

  17-04-2017 21:08
  
  The long-awaited arrival of April the giraffe's baby in upstate New York has made Animal Adventure Park the second most live-viewed channel in YouTube's history.
  
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• Scientists find that the space bullethead parrotfish use is influenced more by competition than by fear of predators

  17-04-2017 21:07
  
  It's a fish-eat-fish world out in the ocean, and prey species usually fear the predators that would make them into a tasty snack.
  
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• Scientists engineer human-germ hybrid molecules to attack drug-resistant bacteria

  17-04-2017 21:00
  
  Inspired by viruses that attack and kill bacteria, researchers at The Rockefeller University have created an entirely new weapon against disease-causing bacteria that shows great promise for treating drug-resistant infections.
  
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• Science fiction horror wriggles into reality with discovery of giant sulfur-powered shipworm

  17-04-2017 21:00
  
  Our world seems to grow smaller by the day as biodiversity rapidly dwindles, but Mother Earth still has a surprise or two up her sleeve. An international team of researchers were the first to investigate a never before studied species—a giant, black, mud dwelling, worm-like animal. The odd animal doesn't seem to eat much, instead it gets its energy from a form of sulfur. The findings, led by scientists at the University of Utah, Northeastern University, University of the Philippines, Sulta
  
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• Regulating plant physiology with organic electronics

  17-04-2017 21:00
  
  A drug delivery ion pump constructed from organic electronic components also works in plants. Researchers from the Laboratory of Organic Electronics at Linköping University and from the Umeå Plant Science Centre have used such an ion pump to control the root growth of a small flowering plant, the thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana).
  
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• Reading the genetic code depends on context

  17-04-2017 21:00
  
  The so-called central dogma of molecular biology states the process for turning genetic information into proteins that cells can use. "DNA makes RNA," the dogma says, "and RNA makes protein." Each protein is made of a series of amino acids, and each amino acid is coded for by sets of "triplets," which are sets of three informational DNA units, in the genetic code.
  
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• New era of western wildfire demands new ways of protecting people, ecosystems

  17-04-2017 21:00
  
  Current wildfire policy can't adequately protect people, homes and ecosystems from the longer, hotter fire seasons climate change is causing, according to a new paper led by the University of Colorado Boulder.
  
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• Banned industrial solvent sheds new light on methane mystery

  17-04-2017 21:00
  
  Recent studies have explored a range of possible causes. Suggestions have included a rise in oil and natural gas extraction, increased emissions from tropical wetlands or increases in emissions from growing East Asian economies.
  
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• Atomic structure reveals how cells translate environmental signals

  17-04-2017 21:00
  
  Researchers at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute have determined the atomic resolution structure of a key molecule that translates signals from a cell's local environment into a language that the cell can understand and use. The determination of the architecture of the Inositol Tris-Phosphate Receptor (IP3R) had long been considered a major goal in biomedical research because of its strategic role inside cells as a molecular train station for transferring signals that control many cell functions
  
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• NASA spots Tropical Cyclone 02W's remnants in South China Sea

  17-04-2017 20:55
  
  The remnants of former Tropical Depression 02W still lingered in the South China Sea when NASA's Terra satellite passed overhead on April 17.
  
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• Houston's gourmet food trucks cooperate, compete to elevate group's prestige

  17-04-2017 20:25
  
  New research by management and organizational behavior experts at Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business finds that gourmet food trucks in Houston cooperate extensively and engage in friendly competition to promote the group members' excellence and uniqueness. The study, published in Administrative Science Quarterly, focuses on 41 food trucks in Houston, the fourth-most populous city in the United States.
  
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• Cover crops may be used to mitigate and adapt to climate change

  17-04-2017 20:24
  
  Cover crops long have been touted for their ability to reduce erosion, fix atmospheric nitrogen, reduce nitrogen leaching and improve soil health, but they also may play an important role in mitigating the effects of climate change on agriculture, according to a Penn State researcher.
  
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• Supermassive black holes found in two tiny galaxies

  17-04-2017 20:22
  
  Three years ago, a University of Utah-led team discovered that an ultra-compact dwarf galaxy contained a supermassive black hole, then the smallest known galaxy to harbor such a giant black hole. The findings suggested that the dwarfs were likely tiny leftovers of larger galaxies that were stripped of their outer layers after colliding into other, larger galaxies.
  
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• Snap CEO Denies Snapchat Is 'Only For Rich People'

  17-04-2017 20:10 via nbcnews.com
  
  If only Snap CEO Evan Spiegel's alleged words about the app being "only for rich people" could disappear just like all of those Snapchats being sent.
  
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• Seeing the forest for the trees: What one oak tells us about climate change

  17-04-2017 20:10
  
  It is the time we wait for all winter, as spring's first green leaves unfurl. The joy we feel is the thrill of a new season, kicked off by the masterful work of trees.
  
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• What wine did Jesus drink at the Last Supper?

  17-04-2017 20:06
  
  What kind of wine did Jesus serve at the Last Supper?
  
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• California utility launches first hybrid power systems (Update)

  17-04-2017 20:02
  
  A California utility has launched unique systems combining a hybrid battery and gas turbine to produce and store electricity for use during hot summer months and other times when power demand soars.
  
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• California utility launches first hybrid power systems

  17-04-2017 20:02
  
  A California utility has launched hybrid battery and gas turbine systems to produce and store electricity for use during hot summer months when power demand soars.
  
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• NASA providing 1st live 360-degree view of rocket launch

  17-04-2017 20:01
  
  Want the world's best, up-close view of a rocket launch without being right there at the pad?
  
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• New many-toothed clingfish discovered with help of digital scans

  17-04-2017 19:56
  
  A set of curious researchers, state-of-the-art visual technology and a bit of good luck helped find a new fish whose tooth collection could put a shark to shame.
  
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• NASA team explores using LISA Pathfinder as 'comet crumb' detector

  17-04-2017 19:55
  
  LISA Pathfinder, a mission led by ESA (the European Space Agency) with contributions from NASA, has successfully demonstrated critical technologies needed to build a space-based observatory for detecting ripples in space-time called gravitational waves. Now a team of NASA scientists hopes to take advantage of the spacecraft's record-breaking sensitivity to map out the distribution of tiny dust particles shed by asteroids and comets far from Earth.
  
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• Canada glacier melt rerouted in rare case of 'river piracy'

  17-04-2017 19:18 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A new study documents the first modern case of 'river piracy.'
  
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• Migration from sea-level rise could reshape cities inland

  17-04-2017 18:32
  
  When Hurricane Katrina struck Louisiana in 2005, cities inland saw an influx of evacuees escaping the storm and its aftermath. Now, a new University of Georgia study predicts that this could happen again as a result of sea-level rise.
  
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• Experts: Ship may have hit endangered whale found dead

  17-04-2017 18:32
  
  Researchers say preliminary findings show a North Atlantic right whale may have been struck by a ship before the animal was found dead in Massachusetts waters.
  
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• Dietary supplement may enhance dairy cattle health and reproductive capacity

  17-04-2017 18:31
  
  Animal scientist Phil Cardoso knew that milk protein increases when dairy cows are fed the amino acid methionine, but he suspected that the supplement might have additional health benefits.
  
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• Behind the iron curtain: How methane-making microbes kept the early Earth warm

  17-04-2017 18:24
  
  For much of its first two billion years, Earth was a very different place: oxygen was scarce, microbial life ruled, and the sun was significantly dimmer than it is today. Yet the rock record shows that vast seas covered much of the early Earth under the faint young sun.
  
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• Fin24.com | Russia fines Google over R100m as part of competition deal

  17-04-2017 18:19
  
  Google has settled its dispute with Russia’s antitrust watchdog in an agreement that opens the way for local search engine Yandex to be pre-installed on Android devices.
  
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• What's new on Cortana for the Windows 10 Creators Update - Windows Central

  17-04-2017 18:06
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  What's new on Cortana for the Windows 10 Creators Update
  Windows Central
  Microsoft is updating Cortana with the Windows 10 Creators Update, and here we show you everything you need to know. The Creators Update for Windows 10 has finally arrived, and with it, Microsoft is yet again introducing a new set of features and ...
  Report: Microsoft exploring browser-like tabs for Windows 10 to simplify user experienceGeekWire
  What could have been: Canceled Nokia Windows phone protot
  
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• Lessons from Parkfield help predict continued fault movements after earthquakes

  17-04-2017 18:00
  
  A new study shows that the San Andreas Fault continued to slip gradually for six to twelve years after the 2004 magnitude 6.0 Parkfield, California earthquake, raising the issue of continued damage to structures built across fault zones after damaging earthquakes. This long period of "afterslip" compares to just a year of afterslip for a similar magnitude quake in Napa, California in 2014, demonstrating large variation in fault behavior after earthquakes.
  
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• Telecom lobbying muscle kills privacy rules

  17-04-2017 17:46
  
  The telecom industry's lobbying muscle pushed a consumer privacy measure to a swift death in Congress.
  
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• NASA spots short-lived Tropical Cyclone Maarutha

  17-04-2017 17:43
  
  On Saturday, April 15, Tropical Cyclone 1B formed in the Northern Indian Ocean and it made landfall in Burma (Myanmar) on April 16. NASA's Terra satellite captured an image of the storm as if formed quickly and strengthened into a tropical storm that was renamed "Maarutha."
  
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• Nano-SPEARs gently measure electrical signals in small animals

  17-04-2017 17:41
  
  Microscopic probes developed at Rice University have simplified the process of measuring electrical activity in individual cells of small living animals. The technique allows a single animal like a worm to be tested again and again and could revolutionize data-gathering for disease characterization and drug interactions.
  
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• Researchers provide new insight into dark matter halos

  17-04-2017 17:38
  
  Research from the University of Pennsylvania could shed light on the distribution of one of the most mysterious substances in the universe.
  
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• Researchers working toward indoor location detection

  17-04-2017 17:35
  
  Rice University computer scientists are mapping a new solution for interior navigational location detection by linking it to existing sensors in mobile devices. Their results were presented in a paper at last month's 2017 Design, Automation and Test in Europe (DATE) Conference in Lausanne, Switzerland.
  
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• ESO Astronomers View a Great Cold Spot on Jupiter

  17-04-2017 17:35 via scitechdaily.com
  
  This newly released image from the CRIRES instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope shows a giant cold spot on Jupiter, which is believed to be...
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• Puyo Puyo Tetris and the joy of small games on Switch - The Verge

  17-04-2017 17:32
  
  The Verge
  Puyo Puyo Tetris and the joy of small games on Switch
  The Verge
  It has been out for over a month now, but the conversation around the Nintendo Switch is still dominated almost entirely by a single game, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Link's latest adventure was the showcase example of how great a massive ...
  Nintendo Switch Global Sales Hit 2.4M Units In First Month [REPORT]ValueWalk
  Research group reveals 2.4 million Nintendo Switch consoles sold in MarchDigital Trends
  
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• Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8 Plus OtterBox Cases Now Available - Android Headlines

  17-04-2017 17:24
  
  Android Headlines
  Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8 Plus OtterBox Cases Now Available
  Android Headlines
  Popular smartphone accessory manufacturer OtterBox is now offering a line of protective gear for the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus, just ahead of the smartphones' global release scheduled for April 21. The two new Samsung flagships are unique-looking ...
  Samsung's Galaxy S8 Plus dual-camera prototype shows up in a photoThe Verge
  11 reasons why Samsung's Galaxy S8 is better than Apple's iPhone 7 for bu
  
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• Hubble Image of the Week – EZ Canis Majoris, Sh2-308

  17-04-2017 17:22 via scitechdaily.com
  
  This newly released Hubble image shows a few of the tenuous threads that comprise Sh2-308, a faint and wispy shell of gas located 5,200 light-years...
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• Tweaking a molecule's structure can send it down a different path to crystallization

  17-04-2017 17:00
  
  Silky chocolate, a better medical drug, or solar panels all require the same thing: just the right crystals making up the material. Now, scientists trying to understand the paths crystals take as they form have been able to influence that path by modifying the starting ingredient.
  
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• Time-lapse shows how anticancer and antiviral drugs get into cells

  17-04-2017 17:00
  
  Some of the most effective treatments against viral infections and cancer belong to a class of drugs called nucleoside analogs. These are essentially faulty versions of molecular building blocks that can slip into cells and get incorporated into DNA, effectively throwing a wrench into the machinery that viruses and cancer cells to make copies of themselves.
  
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