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• Acupuncture Improves Symptoms of Chronic Prostatitis/CPPS Compared to Sham Treatment

  16-08-2021 23:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A multicenter randomized trial showed that 20 sessions of acupuncture over 8 weeks resulted in greater improvement in symptoms of moderate to severe chronic prostatitis/chronic...
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• T-Mobile confirms data breach, says it's investigating scope

  16-08-2021 22:30 via abcnews.go.com
  
  T-Mobile says it is investigating a leak of its data after someone took to an online forum offering to sell the personal information of cellphone users
  
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• T-Mobile confirms it was hit by data breach

  16-08-2021 22:05 via rss.cnn.com
  
  T-Mobile confirmed on Monday that it has been hit by a data breach but declined to say whether any personal information from customers was accessed or how widespread the damage may be.
  
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• Analysis of Structural Variants in Cacao Genomes Yields Clues About Plant Diversity

  16-08-2021 21:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Molecular geneticists have known for about a decade that genomic structural variants can play important roles in the adaptation and speciation of both plants and animals, but...
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• U.S. agency opens formal probe into Tesla Autopilot system

  16-08-2021 20:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  The U.S. government has opened a formal investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot partially automated driving system.
  
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• Government launches investigation into Tesla’s autopilot driving system after several crashes

  16-08-2021 19:59 via nbcnews.com
  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation into Tesla’s autopilot system after a series of crashes that left one person dead and 17 people injured. 
  
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• Colonial Pipeline says ransomware attack also led to personal information being stolen

  16-08-2021 19:35 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The ransomware attack that forced Colonial Pipeline, one of the largest fuel pipelines in the United States, to go offline this spring also compromised the personal information of nearly 6,000 individuals, a company spokesperson told CNN Business.
  
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• How (and Where) the Brain Analyzes Math and Language When Spoken

  16-08-2021 19:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Math and language processed by separate networks even if heard together. Separate math and language networks segregate naturally when listeners pay attention to one type...
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• Why are Earthquakes in Haiti So Deadly and Destructive?

  16-08-2021 18:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  For the second time in just over a decade, a massive earthquake has struck Haiti. Why are these earthquakes so devastating in Haiti?
  
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• Radioactive New Clues to the Formation of Our Solar System From Nearby Stellar Nursery

  16-08-2021 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The Ophiuchus star-forming complex offers an analog for the formation of the solar system, including the sources of elements found in primitive meteorites. A region...
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• Humans Have Caused the Extinction of Many Bird Species Over the Last 50,000 Years

  16-08-2021 16:11 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A new study from Tel Aviv University and the Weizmann Institute revealed that over the last 20,000-50,000 years birds have undergone a major extinction event,...
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• First Genetic Sequencing of Brazilian Pit Viper Completed – Reveals Origin of Toxins in Its Venom

  16-08-2021 15:11 via scitechdaily.com
  
  In an article published in PNAS, researchers affiliated with Butantan Institute describe the genome of Bothrops jararaca and suggest the origin of genes responsible for...
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• Science Launching on SpaceX's 23rd Cargo Resupply Mission to the Space Station - NASA

  16-08-2021 15:00 via news.google.com
  
  Science Launching on SpaceX's 23rd Cargo Resupply Mission to the Space Station  NASAIntriguing Science Experiments Launching on SpaceX’s Cargo Resupply Mission to the Space Station  SciTechDailySpace ship delivers pizza to Int'l Space Station  AP ArchiveNASA Invites Media to Briefing on Science Launching to Space Station  NASAArkansas, Florida Students to Hear from Space Station Astronauts  NASAView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Public’s Inaccurate Perception of Risk During the COVID-19 Pandemic Led People To Take Inappropriate Actions

  16-08-2021 15:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Lessons from the pandemic could inform how to deal with other global crises that require collective action, like climate change. Superspreading events have proven to...
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• Solar Orbiter Captures Venus’ Glare During Close Pass of Our Solar System’s Hottest Planet

  16-08-2021 14:26 via scitechdaily.com
  
  On August 9, 2021, ESA/NASA’s Solar Orbiter spacecraft passed within 4,967 miles (7,995 kilometers) of the surface of planet Venus. In the days leading up...
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• Metal Pollution: If It’s in the Air – and in Our iPhones – It’ll End Up in Our Bones

  16-08-2021 14:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Lead found in 12,000 Year old skeletons reflects increasing rates of lead production, toxic exposure, and a harbinger of things to come, Hebrew University study...
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• Nuclear Physicists Use High-Energy Electron Beam To Hunt for Clues of Color Transparency in Protons

  16-08-2021 13:44 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The Science Protons populate the nucleus of every atom in the universe. Inside the nucleus, they cling tightly to neighboring protons and neutrons. However, it may be...
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• US opens formal investigation of Tesla autopilot citing collisions with parked emergency vehicles

  16-08-2021 13:41 via abcnews.go.com
  US opens formal investigation of Tesla autopilot citing collisions with parked emergency vehicles
  
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• Improving Photosynthesis in Crops To Boost Yields

  16-08-2021 13:09 via scitechdaily.com
  
  In order to feed a projected 9 billion people by 2050, farmers need to grow 50% more food on a limited amount of arable land....
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• NASA Dedicates Facility To Honor Neil Armstrong’s Legacy – World’s Most Powerful Space Simulation Chambers

  16-08-2021 12:30 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The facility that houses the world’s most powerful space simulation chambers has now been named for the world’s most famous astronaut. Yesterday, NASA’s Glenn Research...
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• Watch NASA’s “Tour of Asteroid Bennu” – Selected for Prestigious Computer Graphics Film Festival

  16-08-2021 11:39 via scitechdaily.com
  
  It’s hard to imagine what the surface of asteroid Bennu might look like – it’s shortest distance from Earth still 250,000 miles away – but...
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• Using Sea Lampreys’ Natural Instincts Against Them – Controlling a Destructive Invasive Species

  16-08-2021 11:05 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers at Michigan State University are using pheromones, passive barriers, and the sea lampreys’ parasitic suction against them. Sea lampreys are a destructive invasive species...
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• J. Kenji López-Alt Cooks With a Dash of Science

  16-08-2021 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  For the Times food columnist J. Kenji López-Alt, the kitchen is also a lab, where an understanding of a few basics at the molecular level can make a difference in your next dish.
  
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• Human Evolution: Fire Record Shows Cultural Diffusion Took Off 400,000 Years Ago

  16-08-2021 10:34 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Middle Pleistocene fire use: The first signal of widespread cultural diffusion in human evolution. Researchers from the University of Leiden and Eindhoven University of Technology...
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• Experience the Sights and Sounds of an Extraordinary Venus Flyby

  16-08-2021 07:40 via scitechdaily.com
  
  ESA’s Solar Orbiter and BepiColombo spacecraft made a historic Venus flyby earlier this week, passing by the planet within 33 hours of each other and...
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• Hubble Captures the Brilliant Heart of the Furnace

  16-08-2021 06:23 via scitechdaily.com
  
  This jewel-bright image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows NGC 1385, a spiral galaxy 68 million light-years away from Earth, which lies in the...
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• Research Shows Regular Exercise, Even in Polluted Areas, Can Lower Risk of Death

  16-08-2021 06:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Regular exercise, even performed in areas with air pollution, can reduce the risk of death from natural causes, according to new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association...
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• MIT’s Nimbus Solar Car Wins 2021 American Solar Challenge

  16-08-2021 05:22 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Student-designed Nimbus solar car travels 1,109 miles in five days, averaging 38.4 miles per hour. After three years of hard work, the MIT Solar Electric...
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• New Dye Molecule Constructed for Visualizing Stress in Plastics

  16-08-2021 04:50 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Research team led by Chemnitz University of Technology develops dyes that continuously translate stress plastics by changing color. A research team led by Prof. Dr....
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• Taliban sweep into Afghan capital after government collapses - Associated Press

  16-08-2021 00:08 via news.google.com
  
  Taliban sweep into Afghan capital after government collapses  Associated PressView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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