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• Scientists: Grizzlies expand turf but still need protection

  31-03-2021 23:33
  
  Grizzly bears are slowly expanding the turf they roam in the northern Rocky Mountains but scientists say they need continued protections, They have also concluded that no other areas of the country would be suitable for the fearsome animals
  
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• First Detection of X-rays From Uranus

  31-03-2021 22:51 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Astronomers have announced the first detection of X-rays from Uranus. Uranus, the seventh planet from the Sun, is an ice giant planet in the outer...
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• Apple will no longer make Siri's voice female by default

  31-03-2021 22:38 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Apple's Siri will soon stop defaulting to a female-sounding voice.
  
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• AP Interview: EPA head removes Trump-era science advisers

  31-03-2021 22:33
  
  Michael Regan, the new head of the Environmental Protection Agency, is reversing Trump administration actions that sidelined many academic scientists as advisers in favor of industry figures
  
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• Goodbye Discover

  31-03-2021 22:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  The end of this Neuroskeptic era
  
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• The next vaccine challenge: Building a workable 'passport' app

  31-03-2021 22:07 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Biden administration said this week that it won’t build a national vaccination app, leaving it to the private sector to create mobile digital passports
  
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• Microsoft wins U.S. Army contract for augmented-reality headsets

  31-03-2021 22:04 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Pentagon announced that Microsoft has won a contract to build more than 120,000 custom HoloLe
  
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• Advance in Ground-Breaking “Optical Tweezers” to Boost Biomedical Research

  31-03-2021 21:41 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A significant advance in optical tweezer technology, developed by researchers at the UTS Institute for Biomedical Materials and Devices, will help boost biomedical research. Much...
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• Facebook removes video interview with Trump, citing his ban from the platform

  31-03-2021 20:17 via nbcnews.com
  
  Facebook removed a video featuring former President Donald Trump, a company spokesperson confirmed, citing his indefinite suspension.
  
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• Diamonds That Formed Deep in the Earth’s Mantle Contain Evidence of Deep-Earth Recycling Processes

  31-03-2021 20:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Findings allow us to trace how minerals from the surface are drawn down into the mantle. Diamonds that formed deep in the Earth’s mantle contain...
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• Discovery Unravels Darwin’s “Abominable Mystery” Surrounding Origin of Flowering Plants

  31-03-2021 19:26 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The origin of flowering plants famously puzzled Charles Darwin, who described their sudden appearance in the fossil record from relatively recent geological times as an...
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• Virgin Galactic unveils mirror-coated space plane known as 'Spaceship III'

  31-03-2021 19:10 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Virgin Galactic, the space tourism firm that hopes to send its first customers to space next year, unveiled a new spacecraft design on Tuesday. The sleek new space plane has a reflective coating that the company calls "mirror-like," and says will add to space tourists' experience.
  
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• Deep-Space Ears, Interstellar Eyes, and Off-World Wings

  31-03-2021 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  MiMi Aung, project manager for the Mars Helicopter, offers a peek into the high-frontier culture at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
  
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• Seagrass Meadows Turn Back the Clock on Ocean Acidification – Can Reduce Local Acidity by Up to 30%

  31-03-2021 18:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Expansive study shows seagrass meadows can buffer ocean acidification. Spanning six years and seven seagrass meadows along the California coast, a paper published today from...
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• Huawei has lost its smartphone crown. It may never get it back

  31-03-2021 17:14 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Just eight months ago, Huawei reached its longtime goal of becoming the world's biggest smartphone maker. Now, it is not even in the top three.
  
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• World’s First Laser-Based Manipulation of Antimatter (The Otherworldly Counterpart to Matter)

  31-03-2021 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers with the CERN-based ALPHA collaboration have announced the world’s first laser-based manipulation of antimatter, leveraging a made-in-Canada laser system to cool a sample of...
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• What is Citizen Science Month?

  31-03-2021 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  This April, researchers have over 100 events planned around everything from measuring light pollution to counting caterpillars.
  
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• The Neural Networks That 'Grow' Castles, Temples and Caterpillars in Minecraft

  31-03-2021 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  With the right rules, neural networks can learn to grow more or less anything, say computer scientists.
  
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• EPA head aims to restore 'scientific integrity,' overhauls advisory panels stocked with Trump-appointed industry figures

  31-03-2021 17:00
  EPA head aims to restore 'scientific integrity,' overhauls advisory panels stocked with Trump-appointed industry figures
  
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• Facebook to give users more control over what they see

  31-03-2021 16:52 via nbcnews.com
  
  Facebook is introducing a new feature that will make it easier for users to choose what content
  
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• In quieter Mexico City, rare bats make an appearance

  31-03-2021 16:40
  Researchers are stringing mesh nets between trees at the botanical gardens of Mexico City's National Autonomous University, hoping to capture evidence that a rare bat has begun visiting its favorite plants in the metropolis of 9 million
  
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• New Model Raises Doubt About the Composition of 70% of Our Universe – Dark Energy May Simply Not Exist!

  31-03-2021 16:38 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers the world over have long believed that 70 percent of the universe is composed of dark energy, a substance that makes it possible for...
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• Two 'SpongeBob SquarePants' episodes pulled from Nickelodeon

  31-03-2021 16:24 via nbcnews.com
  
  "Kwarantined Crab," one of the episodes, is not airing "due to sensitivities surrounding the global, real-world pandemic," Nickelodeon said.
  
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• Researchers Urge You to Avoid Processed Meats – Linked to Higher Risk of Mortality and Major Cardiovascular Disease

  31-03-2021 16:22 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Multinational study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests that consumption of moderate amounts of unprocessed meat is okay, but processed meats should...
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• Stiff Competition: Lab-Made Hexagonal Diamonds Stiffer Than Natural Cubic Diamonds

  31-03-2021 16:04 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Nature’s strongest material now has some stiff competition. For the first time, researchers have hard evidence that human-made hexagonal diamonds are stiffer than the common...
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• Detailed Map of COVID-19 Lung Pathology Revealed With Advanced Technology

  31-03-2021 15:11 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A team led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine and New York-Presbyterian has used advanced technology and analytics to map, at single-cell resolution, the cellular...
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• Silicon Valley is starting to bring workers back to the office

  31-03-2021 14:21 via rss.cnn.com
  
  After years of building huge modern offices and a work culture that many industries have emulated, Silicon Valley was among the first to shutter those offices and go fully remote when the coronavirus pandemic began.
  
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• Researchers Collect DNA From the Air – Potential for New Ecological, Health and Forensic Applications

  31-03-2021 14:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have shown for the first time that animal DNA shed within the environment can be collected from the...
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• NASA’s Pandora Mission Would Help Probe Alien Worlds

  31-03-2021 13:24 via scitechdaily.com
  
  In the quest for habitable planets beyond our own, NASA is studying a mission concept called Pandora, which could eventually help decode the atmospheric mysteries...
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• Super Mario Bros fans are panicking over rumors that Mario is going to die

  31-03-2021 12:59 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The internet is freaking out over a rumor about the possible impending death of Mario, the famous, red-wearing, Italian plumber who changed the world of video games with the release of "Super Mario Bros" 35 years ago.
  
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• Puzzling New Type of Ancient Crater Lake Discovered on Mars

  31-03-2021 12:08 via scitechdaily.com
  
  An ancient crater lake in the southern highlands of Mars appears to have been fed by glacial runoff, bolstering the idea that the Red Planet...
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• Japan's Hitachi acquires GlobalLogic for $9.6 billion

  31-03-2021 11:42
  
  Japanese industrial, electronic and construction conglomerate Hitachi Ltd
  
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• Urgent Need for More Research on the Impact of Sunscreen on Coral Reefs

  31-03-2021 11:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  More research is needed on the environmental impact of sunscreen on the world’s coral reefs, scientists at the University of York say. The concerns over...
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• Healthy Diet and Exercise in Midlife May Prevent Serious Health Conditions in Senior Years

  31-03-2021 11:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Regular exercise and a healthy diet for middle-aged adults may be key to achieving optimal cardiometabolic health later in life. Cardiometabolic health risk factors include...
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• US, China consulted on safety as their craft head to Mars

  31-03-2021 10:17
  
  China's space agency held meetings with NASA.
  
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• Calling All Future Astronauts! Applications Are Open for ESA’s First Astronaut Selection in Over a Decade

  31-03-2021 10:10 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Applications are open for ESA’s first astronaut selection in over a decade, and all qualified candidates are encouraged to put themselves forward. Vacancy notices “Astronaut”...
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• Narwhal Spiraled Tusks Reveal Toxic Mercury Exposure Related to Climate Change

  31-03-2021 06:30 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Like rings in a tree trunk, a narwhal’s tusk provides a window into changing conditions in the Arctic. In the Arctic, climate change and pollution...
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• NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Snaps Stunning Selfie With ‘Mont Mercou’

  31-03-2021 06:02 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The rover also snapped a pair of panoramas to create a 3D view of the stark cliff face featured in the selfie. At the start...
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• UK Miscarriages Rise 366% After Taking COVID-19 Vaccine

  31-03-2021 04:36 via technocracy.news
  
  Granted that the numbers are still relatively small, but the statistical increase is stunning. Medical consequences of taking the COVID vaccine will not be forthcoming from Big Pharma, who invariably say that reactions are coincidental to taking the injection. In other words, they are not linked. ⁃ TN EditorLosing a new born is a heart breaking endeavour, as is the pain of losing an unborn child. Which is why we’re both saddened and shocked to bring you the latest update on the numbe
  
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• Non-Vaxxers Will Have No Place In The ‘New Normal’ Society

  31-03-2021 04:21 via technocracy.news
  
  The emerging purpose of the globalist-inspired and executed pandemic is to force everyone into compliance and into their web of control. For those who are not shamed and bullied into taking the vaccine, they can expect exclusion from many aspects of society, such as travel, entrance into certain stores, limited access to government facilities, etc. ⁃ TN EditorSo, the New Normals are discussing the Unvaccinated Question. What is to be done with us? No, not those who haven’t been &ldqu
  
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• World Leaders Call For More Globalization To Solve Global Pandemic

  31-03-2021 03:51 via technocracy.news
  
  The answer to the pandemic, brought to us by the elite oligarchs of globalization, is more globalization.
  This is the lie of the century, and exactly the same tripe heard at the Agenda 21 conference in 1992 in Rio, called UNCED (UN Conference on Economic Development) This group had already trashed most of the world’s ecology over the previous 50 years, but insisted that the answer to all those problems would be more development.  According to the United Nations, it would eliminate pov
  
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• Addison Rae Addressed The Backlash Against Her TikTok Dance Segment On "The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon" - BuzzFeed

  31-03-2021 03:06 via news.google.com
  Addison Rae Addressed The Backlash Against Her TikTok Dance Segment On "The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon"  BuzzFeedPeople Are Dragging Influencers For Their Barely-There Masks  BuzzFeed NewsThe Internet Has Feelings About Addison Rae Using a Glass Shield as a Mask While Out in New York City  Yahoo LifestyleWhat does DC stand for in TikTok? Meaning of viral caption revealed!  HITC - Football, Gaming, Movies, TV, MusicAddison Rae Addresses Backlash From Ji
  
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• Over 100 Washingtonians became ill with coronavirus despite vaccinations, DOH says - KOMO News

  31-03-2021 02:26 via news.google.com
  Over 100 Washingtonians became ill with coronavirus despite vaccinations, DOH says  KOMO NewsAll 50 states now have expanded or will expand Covid vaccine eligibility to everyone 16 and up  CNN Coronavirus in North Texas: State launches a new tool to help Texans find a vaccine appointment  WFAAGov. Wolf gives update on COVID-19 vaccination efforts across Pa.  WTAE PittsburghPierce County sees more than 60 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday  Tacoma News
  
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• G. Gordon Liddy, unrepentant Watergate burglar who became talk show host, has died - Los Angeles Times

  31-03-2021 02:06 via news.google.com
  
  G. Gordon Liddy, unrepentant Watergate burglar who became talk show host, has died  Los Angeles TimesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Biden decides to shelve Warren’s wealth tax - POLITICO

  31-03-2021 01:58 via news.google.com
  Biden decides to shelve Warren’s wealth tax  POLITICOBiden to announce up to $4 trillion infrastructure plan with massive tax hikes  New York Post Republicans seek to make vaccine passports the next battle in the pandemic culture wars  The Washington PostPress: Forget bipartisanship — it's dead! | TheHill  The HillBiden’s brand of bipartisanship  The Washington PostView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Snapchat’s Spectacles might become true AR glasses this time — and there’s a drone - The Verge

  31-03-2021 01:53 via news.google.com
  Snapchat’s Spectacles might become true AR glasses this time — and there’s a drone  The VergeSnap is reportedly working on AR Spectacles and a selfie drone  EngadgetSnap Working on Advanced Smart Glasses With Augmented Reality Capabilities  MacRumorsSnap planning ‘more advanced’ AR Spectacles targeting developers and creators  9to5MacSnap expected to debut AR Spectacles for developers in May  AppleInsiderView Full Co
  
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• Referee alert after collapsing on sideline during Gonzaga-USC Elite Eight game - ESPN

  31-03-2021 01:50 via news.google.com
  Referee alert after collapsing on sideline during Gonzaga-USC Elite Eight game  ESPNNCAA ref Bert Smith taken out on stretcher after on-court collapse during Elite Eight  Yahoo SportsOfficial collapses at NCAA men's tournament game between Gonzaga and USC  CNN Why USC-Gonzaga is a fascinating NCAA Elite Eight matchup  OCRegister3 things to know Tuesday  KREM.comView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Cramer says there's no reason for Ark's new space ETF to exist - CNBC

  31-03-2021 01:50 via news.google.com
  Cramer says there's no reason for Ark's new space ETF to exist  CNBCArk Funds Changes Weighting Caps: Could This Mean A Higher Tesla Allocation?  BenzingaJim Cramer on Cathie Wood's debut of Ark's space exploration ETF  CNBC TelevisionArk Invest's space exploration ETF ARKX begins trading today, slips 1%  CNBCApple, Netflix, Peloton, Square, Roku, DraftKings - What Cathie Wood's Ark Bought And Sold On Monday  BenzingaView Full Coverage on Google
  
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• LinkedIn confirms it’s working on a Clubhouse rival, too - TechCrunch

  31-03-2021 01:21 via news.google.com
  LinkedIn confirms it’s working on a Clubhouse rival, too  TechCrunchEven LinkedIn is making a Clubhouse clone  The VergeLinkedIn confirms it's working on a Clubhouse rival, too  Yahoo Singapore NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• It's possible to reach herd immunity, then lose it. Repeatedly. Here's what you can do to help prevent that from happening - CNN

  31-03-2021 01:17 via news.google.com
  It's possible to reach herd immunity, then lose it. Repeatedly. Here's what you can do to help prevent that from happening  CNN View Full Coverage on Google News
  
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