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• Alzheimer's Study Casts Doubt On Rejuvenating Blood Transfusions

  02-11-2017 21:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  Transfusing blood from young mice into those with Alzheimer’s doesn’t appear to treat the disease.It’s an out-there concept that seems more of a kind with cryogenetics and organ xenotransplants but the promise of rejuvenation by blood infusion actually has some scientific legs to stand on.
  Shoulder to Lean On
  That the blood of the youthful might help the elderly was first proposed over 150 years ago when studies of mice whose circulatory systems had been sewn together reve
  
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• Neutron Star Merger Confirms Decades of Predictions

  02-11-2017 21:12 via scitechdaily.com
  Astronomers observe a binary neutron star merger through gravitational waves detected by the Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo detectors. On August 17, the Laser Interferometry...
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• Rosetta Spacecraft Records Eruption of Jets of Dust on Comet 67P

  02-11-2017 20:49 via scitechdaily.com
  Five instruments from the Rosetta Spacecraft reveal the eruption of jets of dust on 67P/Chruyumov-Gerasimenko. The impressive jets of dust that comets emit into space...
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• Razer designed its first smartphone to make holding it sideways suck less

  02-11-2017 20:40
  
  GadgetsThe screen, button layout, and even the speakers make this phone better sideways
  Gaming company Razer designed its first phone to be "horizontal first."…
  
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• Why do marathon runners get the runs?

  02-11-2017 20:30
  
  Ask Us Anything It doesn't just work your leg muscles—racing is rough on your intestines, too.
  Runners of all levels experience diarrhea and other forms of gastrointestinal distress during and after a run. Here's why.
  
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• Woolly Mammoth Bachelors Skew the Fossil Record

  02-11-2017 20:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  When paleontologists pull woolly mammoth fossils from mud pits, sinkholes, mudflows and other ancient booby traps, odds are it was a male that fell victim to the hazard.This macabre gender bias, researchers say in a new study, serves as a window into the behavioral patterns of these hirsute beasts that died out roughly 10,000 years ago. It turns out, as one might expect, woolly mammoth society may not have been so different from the pachyderm families that roam earth today.An interna
  
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• Revealing What Lies Beneath – Curiosity Looks for Minerals in Target Rocks

  02-11-2017 19:42 via scitechdaily.com
  This newly released false-color image demonstrates how use of special filters available on the Curiosity Mars rover’s Mast Camera (Mastcam) can reveal the presence of...
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• Did the First Americans Arrive Via A Kelp Highway?

  02-11-2017 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The average person's idea of how — and when — the first people arrived in the Americas needs a serious revision, say researchers: The First Americans arrived significantly earlier and via a different route than most of us learned in school. There's something fishy about the whole thing.Open most middle school textbooks to the chapter on how our species migrated to the Americas and you'll likely see an image of people in furs trekking over taiga and tundra, the lost world of Beri
  
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• Fin24.com | Tiso Blackstar may shut The Times print edition, replace it with digital version

  02-11-2017 18:45
  
  The Tiso Blackstar Group, which owns The Times newspaper, has confirmed it is considering closing the newspaper's print edition to replace it with a digital-only daily product.
  
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• Stephen Hawking releases graduate thesis, promptly breaks internet

  02-11-2017 18:15
  
  ScienceIt's a big win for something called open access.
  The Cambridge website crashed last week due to the overwhelming rush to download a paper about the implications of the expanding nature of our universe.
  
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• 2017 Ozone Hole is the Smallest Since 1988

  02-11-2017 17:39 via scitechdaily.com
  This year’s ozone hole was similar in area to the hole in 1988, about 1 million miles smaller than in 2016. Although scientists predict the...
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• Laptop accessories that will upgrade your entire life

  02-11-2017 17:30
  
  GadgetsSupplies to help you do everything (that you do on your laptop) better.
  Personal computer accessories to help protect and leverage your device's capabilities.
  
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• Scientists discover hidden chamber in Egypt's Great Pyramid

  02-11-2017 17:25 via abcnews.go.com
  Scientists say they have found a previously undiscovered hidden chamber in Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza, the first such discovery in the structure since the 19th century
  
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• Newly Discovered Orangutan Species May Soon Be Extinct

  02-11-2017 17:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  A newly discovered species of orangutan is already teetering on the edge of extinction. The Tapanuli orangutans (Pongo tapanuliensis) have been identified as the most endangered great ape species in the world, consisting of less than 800 individuals.That population size is strikingly different from the two other known species of orangutans. There are an estimated 14,000 Sumatran orangutans (Pongo abelii) and 100,000 Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) currently living in the Indonesian
  
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• How much of your life do you spend eating? Grooming? Watching TV?

  02-11-2017 16:30
  
  ScienceA day in the life of an average American.
  How long do you spend working, watching TV, and grooming yourself each day? This chart breaks down what Americans of different ages do with our waking hours.
  
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• Autumn isn’t cold enough to kill bugs anymore—find out what pests will persist in your region

  02-11-2017 15:45
  
  EnvironmentPumpkin spice and mosquito bites.
  A warmer than average summer combined with predictions for a warm fall means that pests might be coming to get you.
  
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• Fin24.com | 'Explosive time' in SA for cybercrime after Hetzner breach

  02-11-2017 15:07
  
  With a new breach at web hosting company Hetzner leaking users’ private information, identity security experts say it is an "explosive time" for South African cybercrime.
  
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• How to check on all the app subscriptions you’ve forgotten you’re still paying for

  02-11-2017 14:30
  
  DIYDon’t throw your money into the app-byss
  If you haven't been keeping track of your app subscriptions, you could be losing dozens of dollars a month. Here's how to check on what you're paying.
  
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• We just found the king of all extinct giraffe cousins, and it’s very goofy looking

  02-11-2017 13:00
  
  AnimalsGiraffids are dead. Long live giraffids.
  Our planet used to be filled with beautiful giraffids, roaming about on spindly legs with their dinky pseudo-horns. Let's go back to that time.
  
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• Cosmic Rays Uncover New Room in Egypt's Great Pyramid

  02-11-2017 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  A large chamber, never-before observed, has been discovered in the Great Pyramid at Giza.The previously unknown space was announced Thursday by an international team of researchers who used cosmic ray detectors to discern the presence of what they call a "big void" inside the pyramid's structure as part of the Scan Pyramids project. The void lies just above the Grand Gallery passageway that leads to the King's chamber within the massive monument, and appears to be over 100 feet long.
  
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• Fin24.com | Cell C reports R588m net loss

  02-11-2017 12:38
  
  Mobile network Cell C reported a R588m net loss in its interim results for 2017, its major shareholder Blue Label Telecom has announced
  
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• Russia's Latest Target as It Sows Online Chaos? Scotland

  02-11-2017 12:27 via nbcnews.com
  Russia is interfering in Scotland where there are demands for indpendence from the U.K., according to a senator who says election meddling is a global issue.
  
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• Fin24.com | AutoTrader merger with Naspers-owned OLX gets green light

  02-11-2017 11:39
  
  The Competition Tribunal has approved the merger between AutoTrader and OLX, the companies have said in a joint statement .
  
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• Fin24.com | Bitcoin surges past $7 000 to extend record rally

  02-11-2017 11:10
  
  Bitcoin has climbed past $7 000 for the first time, breaching another milestone less than one month after it tore through the $5 000 mark.
  
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• WATCH: Retailers already previewing Black Friday sales

  02-11-2017 10:57 via abcnews.go.com
  Nintendo, Costco and Dell are just a few companies gearing up for the busiest shopping season of the year.
  
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• Russia hackers had targets worldwide, beyond US election

  02-11-2017 10:04 via abcnews.go.com
  A digital hit list obtained by The Associated Press reveals an espionage campaign that not only disrupted the U.S. presidential election, but also sought to spy on thousands of targets around the world
  
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• Under pressure, social media giants acknowledge meddling

  02-11-2017 09:41 via abcnews.go.com
  In three exhaustive hearings this week, executives from Facebook, Twitter and Google acknowledged that their platforms were used by Russia
  
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• Figueres: Despite Trump, The World Is Turning A Corner On Climate Change

  02-11-2017 05:36 via technocracy.news
  Christiana Figueres is a prime mover in global warming mitigation and investment in the Green Economy. She is also the former UN official who pledged to overthrow Capitalism and Free Enterprise with Sustainable Development, aka Technocracy. ⁃ TN EditorNext week, the first major United Nations gathering on climate change since U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from the Paris climate accord will take place in Bonn, Germany. Despite the White House decision, climate action is continui
  
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• ‘Green’ China Leads The Global Drive For A Sustainable Economy

  02-11-2017 05:17 via technocracy.news
  Granted, this is an industry press-release, but it underscores the globalist mentality that China is in the Green Economy driver’s seat for decades to come. Investment capital is flowing into China, which is an engineered Technocracy, because it is viewed as a safe haven for fellow Technocrats. ⁃ TN EditorChina is making wholesale changes to promote a more sustainable future. BNP Paribas examines China’s drive for sustainability, and how investors can make the mo
  
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• UN Habitat Chief: ‘Rethink Ways To Govern Cities’

  02-11-2017 05:06 via technocracy.news
  UN Technocrats now suggest that urbanites should be ‘open minded’ and dream up ‘innovative solutions’ to create the cities of the future. This is nonsense, however, because the decisions have already been made and models have already been built. Technocrats only want to offer a distant hope of citizen participation. ⁃ TN EditorMarking World Cities Day, a senior United Nations official on Tuesday spotlighted the need to find innovate ways to govern cities, as mo
  
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• Newly disclosed Facebook ads show Russia's cyber intrusion

  02-11-2017 03:10 via abcnews.go.com
  Lawmakers have released a trove of Facebook ads linked to a Russian effort to disrupt the American political process and shape public opinion on divisive social issues
  
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• Georgia attorney general quits defense in server wiping case

  02-11-2017 02:06 via abcnews.go.com
  The Georgia attorney general's office will no longer represent state election officials in an elections integrity lawsuit in which a crucial computer server was quietly wiped clean, The Associated Press has learned
  
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• Space dust is stirring this star's plasma soup

  02-11-2017 00:45
  
  SpaceWhat is the solar wind, anyways?
  Observations of a distant star show that aluminum dust might be speeding up its solar winds. Here’s why understanding solar winds is important.
  
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• Apple CEO Says There's a Greater Issue Than Russian Facebook Ads

  02-11-2017 00:40 via nbcnews.com
  Cook, in an exclusive interview with Nightly News anchor Lester Holt, says how social media is being used 'to manipulate people' is a larger concern for him.
  
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• WATCH: New iPhone X hits the market in 2 days

  02-11-2017 00:25 via abcnews.go.com
  Reviews are in, with users commenting on the phone's face ID technology, emoji upgrades and battery life.
  
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• SpaceX's huge Falcon Heavy rocket could end 2017 with a bang - CNET

  02-11-2017 00:18
  CNET
  SpaceX's huge Falcon Heavy rocket could end 2017 with a bang
  CNET
  Falcon Heavy could be the most powerful rocket in the world very soon. SpaceX. The next big rocket from SpaceX has been years in the making, and the company is still hoping Falcon Heavy will finally get off the ground in 2017. A report on ...
  Report: SpaceX to Launch the First Falcon Heavy in DecemberPopular Mechanics
  SpaceX Launch Of Falcon Heavy Rocket Postponed Until DecemberInternational Business Times
  SpaceX aims for la
  
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• Tesla posts record quarterly loss of $619M on Model 3 delays

  02-11-2017 00:17 via abcnews.go.com
  Tesla posts record quarterly loss of $619M as Model 3 delays cause headaches
  
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• Facebook says security investments will affect profitability

  02-11-2017 00:16 via abcnews.go.com
  Zuckerberg says the company is "serious about preventing abuse."
  
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• The Latest: Congress releases Russia-linked Facebook ads

  02-11-2017 00:14 via abcnews.go.com
  A trove of Facebook ads made public by Congress depicts Russia's extraordinary cyber intrusion into American life in 2016
  
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• Three Reasons Why Tim Cook Restricted The iPhone X Reviews - Forbes

  02-11-2017 00:13
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  Three Reasons Why Tim Cook Restricted The iPhone X Reviews
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  One of the curious features of yesterday's rush of iPhone X reviews was the amount of time that most reviewers were given to come to grips with the iPhone X and write up their experiences. With four exceptions who had over a week with the new handset ...
  You can reserve your iPhone X for pickup -- but not in the USCNET
  The iPhone X Is Cool. That Doesn't Mean You Are Ready for It.New York Times
  Here's everything that's
  
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• Do We Need An Adoption Service for Orphan Data?

  02-11-2017 00:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  Having recently left an academic post, I've been thinking about what will happen to the data that I collected during my previous role that remains unpublished. Will it, like so much data, end up stuck in the limbo of the proverbial 'file drawer'?The 'file drawer problem' is generally understood to mean "the bias introduced into the scientific literature by selective publication - chiefly by a tendency to publish positive results but not to publish negative or nonconfirmatory results."
  
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