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• Like Humans – New Research Reveals That Wild Horses Live in a Complex, Multilevel Society

  11-09-2023 22:58 via scitechdaily.com
  The findings reveal that wild horses,  just like humans, live in a complex, multilevel society. The organization and even past and future shifts in group...
  
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• The MGM Resorts website is offline due to a cybersecurity issue

  11-09-2023 22:47 via cnn.com
  
  MGM Resorts has shut down some of its systems as a result of a "cybersecurity issue," according to a company social media post on Monday.
  
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• Hunt for escaped Pennsylvania killer has entered the 'long game,' police say

  11-09-2023 22:15 via nbcnews.com
  
  Police entered the "long game" in their hunt for an escaped murderer in Pennsylvania, officials said Monday, as they searched an area where the fleeing prisoner had dumped a stolen van.
  
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• Brain Avalanches and the Secrets of Neural Critical States Unveiled

  11-09-2023 21:38 via scitechdaily.com
  DishBrain reveals how human neurons work together to process information. New research shows that when neurons are given information about the changing world around them...
  
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• South Dakota panel denies application for CO2 pipeline; Summit to refile for permit

  11-09-2023 21:32
  
  South Dakota regulators have denied a permit application for a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline project
  
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• FDA clears new Covid boosters to roll out this week

  11-09-2023 21:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Food and Drug Administration approved updated Covid boosters from Pfizer and Moderna.
  
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• An Otherworldly Landscape: Bolivian Salt Flats – A Natural Laboratory for Mars Research

  11-09-2023 20:28 via scitechdaily.com
  An otherworldly landscape on a plateau in the Andes provides a natural laboratory for scientists studying Earth and Mars. This photograph of Salar de Coipasa...
  
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• Danny Masterson rape victim says he got a fair sentence: 'Seems like justice to me'

  11-09-2023 20:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — One of the two women “That ’70s Show” star Danny Masterson was convicted of raping told NBC News on Monday that the 30 years to life sentence the judge imposed on the actor “seemed like justice to me.”
  
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• No One Owns Outer Space, But Could Space Mining Change That?

  11-09-2023 20:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Led by the U.S., a handful of countries has sought to encourage a growing space mining industry, which could challenge old assumptions about a solar system "for all mankind."
  
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• Balzan Prizes recognize achievements in study of human evolution, black holes with $840,000 awards

  11-09-2023 19:47
  
  An American literary historian, a French paleoanthropologist, a Danish evolutionary geneticist and a German-Dutch radio astronomer have been named the winners of this year’s Balzan Prize
  
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• What to know about a major rescue underway to bring a US researcher out of a deep Turkish cave

  11-09-2023 19:18
  
  A major rescue operation is underway in Turkey’s Taurus Mountains to bring out an American researcher who fell seriously ill nine days ago, about 1,000 meters — or 3,000 feet — from the entrance of one of world’s deepest caves
  
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• Cryo Conservation – A Cool Solution to Saving Species From Extinction

  11-09-2023 19:18 via scitechdaily.com
  Amidst the dire biodiversity crisis, underscored by a staggering 69% drop in global animal populations since 1970, experts are turning to an innovative solution to...
  
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• What to know about the Morocco earthquake and the efforts to help

  11-09-2023 19:02
  
  An earthquake has sown destruction and devastation in Morocco, where death and injury counts continue to rise as rescue crews dig out people both alive and dead in villages that were reduced to rubble
  
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• Tesla shares jump after prediction Dojo could add $500 billion in market value

  11-09-2023 19:00 via cnn.com
  
  Tesla's Dojo supercomputer could fuel a $500 billion jump in the electric vehicle maker's market value, analysts at Morgan Stanley said in a note Monday.
  
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• Ian Wilmut, a British scientist who led the team that cloned Dolly the Sheep, dies at age 79

  11-09-2023 18:54
  
  The British scientist who led the team that cloned Dolly the Sheep in 1996 has died at age 79
  
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• As US East Coast ramps up offshore wind power projects, much remains unknown

  11-09-2023 18:54
  
  As the U.S. races to build offshore wind power projects that will transform coastlines from Maine to South Carolina, much remains unknown about how the facilities could affect the environment
  
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• Maternity ward to close as family calls for justice in death of Black mother

  11-09-2023 18:14 via nbcnews.com
  
  Centinela hospital in Inglewood, California, will close its maternity ward later this month after the family of a Black woman who died in labor sued.
  
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• Stellar Evolution Rewritten – New Findings Upend Our Understanding of High-Mass Star Formation

  11-09-2023 18:08 via scitechdaily.com
  Astronomers have mapped 39 interstellar clouds where high-mass stars are expected to form. This extensive data indicates that our current understanding of low-mass star creation...
  
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• Google's dominance of internet search faces major challenge in legal showdown with U.S. regulators

  11-09-2023 17:42
  
  The U.S. government is taking aim at what has been an indomitable empire: Google’s ubiquitous search engine
  
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• The origin of Elon Musk's feud with Bill Gates, according to Musk's new biography

  11-09-2023 17:37 via cnn.com
  
  Bill Gates went to see Elon Musk in 2022, hoping to convince the fellow billionaire to give away more of his money -- the way the Microsoft founder had.
  
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• Fukushima nuclear plant's operator says the first round of wastewater release is complete

  11-09-2023 17:10
  
  The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant says it has safely completed the first release of treated radioactive water from the plant into the sea and will inspect and clean the facility before starting the second round in a few weeks
  
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• What to expect when Google faces the DOJ in the first major tech monopoly trial in decades

  11-09-2023 17:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  The biggest tech monopoly trial since the Department of Justice challenged Microsoft more than 20 years ago is set to begin on Tuesday, kicking off a new chapter of anti-monopoly enforcement in the U.S.
  
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• Red Alert: Invasive Fire Ants Confirmed in Europe for the First Time – “One of the Worst Invasive Species”

  11-09-2023 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  The invasive red fire ant, native to South America, has been officially identified in Sicily, marking its introduction to Europe. Researchers warn of its potential...
  
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• How Close Is Science to Solving the Problem of Consciousness?

  11-09-2023 17:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  A 25-year-old wager is settled as a new generation of scientists takes on competing theories of consciousness.
  
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• Spiral Arms in Space Explain How Star Systems Form

  11-09-2023 16:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn how astrophysicists observed protostars and discovered the complexities of star birth.
  
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• 3,400 Years Old – Chemists Uncover Secrets of Ancient Egyptian Painters

  11-09-2023 15:58 via scitechdaily.com
  As part of a comprehensive research project in collaboration with the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities and the University of Liège, a global team of researchers...
  
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• Why Dogs Howl: The Scientific Reasons Behind this Contagious Behavior

  11-09-2023 15:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  A dog's howl is either cute or startling. Reasons why they're howling may be because they are lonely, have anxiety or it's just a primal instinct.
  
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• How Cold Temperatures Boost Appetite – New Discovery Could Lead to Improved Weight Loss Treatments

  11-09-2023 14:37 via scitechdaily.com
  Scientists from Scripps Research have made a breakthrough that could pave the way for new weight loss and metabolic health therapies. When exposed to cold...
  
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• A look back at every iPhone ever

  11-09-2023 13:59 via cnn.com
  
  The iPhone is a device that redefined the term "cell phone." With about 1.2 billion active devices out in the world, Apple's trademark product created a revolution in the mobile phone industry, marking a shift away from the flip phones and keyboards of the past toward a future full of larger touch screens and powerful cameras.
  
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• 0.000000000000000005 Seconds – Physicists Generate One of the Shortest Signals Ever Produced by Humans

  11-09-2023 13:25 via scitechdaily.com
  Physicists from the University of Konstanz have generated one of the shortest signals ever produced by humans. Molecular or solid-state processes in nature can sometimes...
  
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• Energizing the World’s Largest Radio Telescope With SMART Box “Radio-Quiet” Electronics

  11-09-2023 12:35 via scitechdaily.com
  A team of researchers, engineers, and technicians has developed a ‘SMART box’ to power the world’s largest radio telescope. The Power and Signal Distribution (PaSD)...
  
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• Super Grain Nutritional Showdown: Why Sorghum Bran Beats the Whole Grain

  11-09-2023 11:46 via scitechdaily.com
  Sorghum bran boasts higher essential nutrients than whole grain sorghum, offering significant health benefits and potential uses in disaster relief. Sorghum bran has much higher...
  
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• Former Alibaba CEO quits cloud unit in surprise move amid landmark restructuring

  11-09-2023 11:34 via cnn.com
  
  Daniel Zhang, the outgoing chairman and CEO of Alibaba, has stepped down from his position running the company's cloud division in a surprise move announced just months after he assumed the pivotal role.
  
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• Friendship, Food, and Feathers: Jackdaws Switch Friends To Gain Rewards – But Stick With Family

  11-09-2023 11:00 via scitechdaily.com
  Jackdaws, when faced with rewards, adjust their friendships but remain loyal to family, shedding light on animal social behaviors and the evolution of intelligence. Jackdaws...
  
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• Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates: Tech titans to talk AI at private Capitol summit

  11-09-2023 11:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Congress turns its attention to artificial intelligence this week, with Elon Musk, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates coming to the Capitol.
  
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• Death toll surpasses 2,600 as tough search for Morocco earthquake survivors still underway

  11-09-2023 10:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  Rescuers dig for Moroccan quake survivors with their hands as aid blocked from worst-hit areas
  
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• The search for Cyprus' missing goes high-tech as time weighs on loved ones waiting for closure

  11-09-2023 10:30
  
  Clues about hundreds of Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots who disappeared in the clashes during the 1960s and the 1974 Turkish invasion are becoming more scarce
  
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• Unraveling a Century-Old Secret – The Hidden Mechanism Connecting Diabetes and Cancer

  11-09-2023 10:25 via scitechdaily.com
  Researchers have discovered that insulin resistance, typically linked with type 2 diabetes, is also present in cancer patients and can accelerate the spread of the...
  
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• Former CEO of China's Alibaba quits cloud business in surprise move during its leadership reshuffle

  11-09-2023 10:22
  
  The former CEO of Alibaba has resigned as head of its cloud computing business in a surprise move as the Chinese e-commerce empire wraps up a leadership reshuffle
  
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• Laser Precision Qubit Control: Leap in Reliable Quantum Information Processing

  11-09-2023 09:19 via scitechdaily.com
  New optical system designed to target and control individual atoms. Researchers have pioneered a groundbreaking technique utilizing laser light to control individual qubits made of...
  
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• How Sex Lives Evolve As People Age – Surprising Findings of New Study

  11-09-2023 08:14 via scitechdaily.com
  Researchers revealed shifts in sexual partner numbers as people age. Notably, gay and bisexual men above 70 often maintain multiple partners, whereas heterosexual women’s activity...
  
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• Rewriting the History of Plant Evolution: New Study Uncovers Intriguing Insights Into Plant Biology

  11-09-2023 07:30 via scitechdaily.com
  A recent study has uncovered intriguing insights into the evolution of plant biology, effectively rewriting the history of how they evolved over the past billion...
  
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• Stellar Sextants: Charting the Course of Celestial Bodies

  11-09-2023 06:29 via scitechdaily.com
  This dream-like Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week features the galaxy known as NGC 3156. It is a lenticular galaxy, meaning that it falls...
  
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• Morocco earthquake: A look at the world's deadliest temblors over the past 25 years

  11-09-2023 05:34
  
  The earthquake that struck Morocco late Friday has killed more than 2,100 people and the toll is expected to increase as rescuers reach hard-hit remote mountain areas
  
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• ChatGPT’s Strong Left-Wing Political Bias Unmasked by New Study

  11-09-2023 05:27 via scitechdaily.com
  A research study identifies a significant left-wing bias in the AI platform ChatGPT, leaning towards US Democrats, the UK’s Labour Party, and Brazil’s President Lula...
  
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• Scientists Re-Engineer The Brain To Alter Human Addiction

  11-09-2023 04:54 via technocracy.news
  
  Gene therapy for “ending addiction”? What could possibly go wrong with that? This article explains: “Re-engineering the brain to try and alter human behaviour has begun to emerge as a new frontier in medicine.” Beware: this knife cuts in both directions. ⁃ TN EditorOhio State University professor Krystof Bankiewicz never imagined that he’d find himself working with alcoholic monkeys. Yet, through his research into Parkinson’s disease, he began to realise
  
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• Regular Napping Linked to Increased Brain Size

  11-09-2023 04:37 via scitechdaily.com
  Taking daytime naps might help maintain brain health and decelerate the rate of brain volume reduction as we grow older, according to a recent study...
  
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• Table Salt – The Surprising Secret Ingredient Revolutionizing Chemical Recycling

  11-09-2023 03:45 via scitechdaily.com
  Muhammad Rabnawaz, an associate professor at Michigan State University’s esteemed School of Packaging and a recent member of the National Academy of Inventors, has always...
  
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• Generating Electricity From Wastewater – Bioengineered Bacteria Produce Power

  11-09-2023 02:32 via scitechdaily.com
  Scientists have successfully engineered E. coli bacteria to generate electricity, offering potential advancements in waste management, energy production, and other bioelectric applications. “We engineered E....
  
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• New Study: We Are Wasting Up to 20 Percent of Our Time on Computer Problems

  11-09-2023 01:22 via scitechdaily.com
  Although our computers have significantly improved over the past 15 years, they still malfunction 11 to 20 percent of the time, according to a recent...
  
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