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• NASA Announces Slate of Discovery Mission Finalists, With One Thing In Common

  13-02-2020 23:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The four potential targets for NASA's next Discovery Mission have been announced and they're all worlds with lots of volcanism.
  
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• The Heat Goes On: Last Month Was The Warmest January On Record

  13-02-2020 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The four warmest Januaries documented in the climate record have all occurred since 2016.
  
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• Venomous Snot Helps These Jellyfish Sting Without Their Tentacles

  13-02-2020 22:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  For decades, people couldn't figure out why swimming over upside-down jellyfish made their skin hurt. Scientists finally cracked the code.
  
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• Astronaut Christina Koch's 328 Days in Space Are Helping Us Better Prepare for a Trip to Mars

  13-02-2020 22:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  After spending nearly a full year in space, scientists will use Koch’s mission to study how microgravity affects women.
  
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• Latest Data From New Horizons' Flyby of Arrokoth Reveals Clues to Solar System's Formation

  13-02-2020 22:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Data from the tiny world known as Arrokoth reveal brand-new insights into how the planets came together.
  
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• Judge blocks Microsoft from starting Pentagon cloud contract, handing early win to Amazon

  13-02-2020 21:41 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A federal judge has agreed to temporarily block Microsoft from beginning work on the Pentagon's multibillion-dollar cloud computing contract, in an early court victory for Amazon.
  
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• Last month was hottest January on record, US scientists say

  13-02-2020 21:17
  Last month was the hottest January since scientists began keeping temperature records in 1880
  
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• NASA's space snowman reveals secrets: few craters, no water

  13-02-2020 21:13
  
  NASA's space snowman is revealing fresh secrets from its home far beyond Pluto
  
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• Uber is letting customers in Arizona book cars with a 1-800 number

  13-02-2020 20:34 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Uber made the concept of booking a cab with a phone call seem outdated. Now it's trying to bring it back.
  
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• Judge temporarily blocks Microsoft's Pentagon cloud contract after Amazon suit

  13-02-2020 20:21 via nbcnews.com
  
  Amazon has alleged Trump launched “behind-the-scenes attacks” against the company, which caused it to lose out on the cloud contract.
  
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• U.S. says Chinese telecom giant Huawei did business with Iran, North Korea

  13-02-2020 19:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  Prosecutors in Brooklyn, New York, alleged that Huawei set up a shell company in Iran so the subsidiary could purchase U.S. goods, technology and services in an effort to skirt sanctions.
  
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• A Different Kind of Climate Refugee

  13-02-2020 19:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Research on past climates is showing how we can help plants that are running out of places to go as their habitats warm.
  
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• IRS quietly deletes guideline that Fortnite virtual currency must be reported on tax returns

  13-02-2020 19:37 via rss.cnn.com
  
  For months leading up to this tax season, a section of the IRS's website advised players of Fortnite, the popular online video game, that their use of in-game virtual currency could be subject to federal taxes.
  
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• Voatz smartphone voting app has significant security flaws, MIT researchers say

  13-02-2020 19:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  Researchers did not say they found evidence that the app had been hacked, but noted that the vulnerabilities could have been exploited.
  
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• Ancient Antarctic Ice Melt Increased Sea Levels by Over 3 Meters — and We’re Headed There Again

  13-02-2020 19:11 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Rising ocean temperatures drove the melting of Antarctic ice sheets and caused extreme sea level rise more than 100,000 years ago, a new international study...
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• Attosecond Control of an Atomic Electron Cloud Using Synchrotron Radiation

  13-02-2020 17:58 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers at SAGA Light Source, the University of Toyama, Hiroshima University and the Institute for Molecular Science have demonstrated a method to control the shape...
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• Stinging Water Mystery Solved – “Mucus Grenades”

  13-02-2020 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Jellyfish Can Sting Swimmers, Prey With “Mucus Grenades” Interdisciplinary research team discovers, describes new free-floating jellyfish stinging structures. In warm coastal waters around the world,...
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• Kaboom! Switzerland Halts 5G Rollout Over Health Concerns

  13-02-2020 16:44 via technocracy.news
  
  It’s a gloomy day for Technocrats in Switzerland, which has imposed a nationwide ban on new 5G installation while demanding a thorough study on the health effects of millimeter waves on humans. Until produced, the ban will not be lifted. ⁃ TN EditorSwitzerland, one of the world’s leaders in the rollout of 5G mobile technology, has placed an indefinite moratorium on the use of its new network because of health concerns.
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• Medical Association Sues Rep. Adam Schiff For Censorship

  13-02-2020 16:22 via technocracy.news
  
  American Association of Physicians & Surgeons is suing Rep. Adam Schiff over demanding that Twitter remove the vaccine movies Vaxxed and Shoot ‘Em Up: The Truth About Vaccines. Twitter ‘obeyed’ Schiff and removed the videos. Schiff’s actions are patently unconstitutional and the lawsuit intends to hold him accountable. ⁃ TN EditorAAPS Press Release – The internet is supposed to provide open access to information to people of d
  
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• Why Are Bat Viruses So Deadly? Answers to the Question Raised by Coronavirus Outbreak

  13-02-2020 16:21 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Bats’ fierce immune systems drive viruses to higher virulence, making them deadlier in humans. It’s no coincidence that some of the worst viral disease outbreaks...
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• The Future Of Farming Is… Robots?

  13-02-2020 16:07 via technocracy.news
  
  Advanced technology is rapidly taking over agriculture, which will eventually deliver the entire food chain into the hands of error-prone Technocrats who will only say “Oops!” when a system fails while people starve. ⁃ TN EditorIn a research field off Highway 54 last autumn, corn stalks shimmered in rows 40-feet deep. Girish Chowdhary, an agricultural engineer at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, bent to place a small white robot at the edge of a row marked 103. T
  
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• Setting Fires to Avoid Fires: Stanford Finds Approaches to Enable More Prescribed Burns

  13-02-2020 15:20 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Despite having proven effective at reducing wildfire risks, prescribed burns have been stymied by perceived and real risks, regulations, and resource shortages. A new analysis...
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• Twitter, Facebook fined for not moving user data to Russia

  13-02-2020 14:45
  
  A court in Moscow has fined Twitter and Facebook 4 million rubles each for refusing to store the personal data of Russian citizens on servers in Russia
  
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• Preserving Lumber With Atomic-Scale Metal Oxide Coating Offers Advantages Over Pressure Treating

  13-02-2020 14:30 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Pressure treating — which involves putting lumber inside a pressurized watertight tank and forcing chemicals into the boards — has been used for more than...
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• Major U.S. newspaper publisher files for bankruptcy protection

  13-02-2020 14:21 via nbcnews.com
  
  The company said that it will continue to run normally as it pursues approval of its restructuring plan under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
  
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• New Technology Reduces the Cost of High-Efficiency Solar Cells

  13-02-2020 13:51 via scitechdaily.com
  
  St. Petersburg scientists have proposed technology for manufacturing high-efficiency solar cells based on A3B5 semiconductors integrated on a silicon substrate, which may increase the efficiency...
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• If you're buying the Samsung S20 for 5G, you may want to wait

  13-02-2020 13:35 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Samsung is hyping its first full line of 5G-enabled flagship smartphones — the Galaxy S20, S20+ and S20 Ultra — introduced at the company's "Unpacked" event Tuesday.
  
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• Samsung and Apple's war for the best high-end smartphone is leading to ridiculous prices

  13-02-2020 13:01 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Samsung kicked off its "Galaxy Unpacked" event in San Francisco on Tuesday with a slick promo video introducing its new folding smartphone, the Galaxy Z Flip. Rebecca Hirst, Samsung's UK head of marketing, took the stage to tout the phone as being "like nothing you've ever experienced before."
  
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• It Turns Out Airplane Contrails Are Bad – Even Without Chemtrail Conspiracies

  13-02-2020 12:53 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Small airplane altitude changes could cut contrail impact of flights by up to 59 percent. Aircraft contrails – the white streaks aircraft leave in the...
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• Fin24.com | WATCH | Tesla recalls 15 000 Model X SUVs over power steering failure danger

  13-02-2020 11:59
  
  Electric car maker Tesla is recalling 15 000 cars in North America because of faulty power steering.
  
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• Hubble Space Telescope Spots Ghostly Spiral With Open Arms

  13-02-2020 11:20 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The spiral galaxy NGC 2008 sits center stage, its ghostly spiral arms spreading out towards us, in this image captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space...
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• Massive Iceberg 5 Times Larger Than Manhattan Shatters Into Pieces – Satellite Video

  13-02-2020 10:22 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The Pine Island Glacier recently spawned an iceberg over 300 sq km that very quickly shattered into pieces. This almost cloud-free image, captured on  February...
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• Evidence That Early Magnetic Field Around Earth Was Even Stronger Than Scientists Previously Believed

  13-02-2020 09:11 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Deep within Earth, swirling liquid iron generates our planet’s protective magnetic field. This magnetic field is invisible but is vital for life on Earth’s surface:...
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• Want a Lower Homicide Rate? Try Reducing the Number of Liquor Stores.

  13-02-2020 07:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Reducing the number of businesses in Baltimore that sell alcohol in urban residential areas may lower the homicide rate, according to new research. As cities...
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• Coronavirus Outbreak Death Toll Hits 1,115 With 45,171 Confirmed Cases Worldwide

  13-02-2020 05:56 via scitechdaily.com
  
  WHO Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report 23 No new countries reported cases of 2019-nCoV in the past 24 hours. WHO has published key considerations for...
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• Toxic Oil Spread From Deepwater Horizon Was Actually Larger Than Previously Thought

  13-02-2020 04:06 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Toxic and invisible oil spread well beyond known satellite footprint, fishing closures. Toxic and invisible oil spread well beyond the known satellite footprint of the...
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• What Mongolia's Dairy Farmers Have to Teach Us About the Hidden History of Microbes

  13-02-2020 04:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Dairying is one of the great puzzles of history. An archaeologist set out to unravel it and, in the process, discovered Mongolia's hidden wealth of endangered microbes.
  
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• Prince Harry in talks to give speech for Goldman Sachs

  13-02-2020 00:01 via nbcnews.com
  
  Disney CEO Bob Iger and Prince Harry have also discussed voiceover work for the Duchess of Sussex.
  
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