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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel: Sci, Space, Tech
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from Discovery NewsRescuers picked their way through rugged terrain and pockets of Taliban insurgency in the search for survivors after a massive quake hit Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from Science BlogAnyone who knows the history of the jury trial or has seen the movie “12 Angry Men” is aware that U.S. juries were originally exclusively white and male. There have been many efforts toward making juries more diverse and representative...
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Wednesday, October 28, 2015 from Phys.org: Other Sciences NewsBritish parents encourage their children to play musical instruments as part of a family tradition and not to boost their social status as Americans do, research says.
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Wednesday, October 28, 2015 from SPACE.comNASA astronauts Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren will take the first spacewalks of their cosmic careers today (Oct. 28) at the International Space Station. Here's how to watch the action live online.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from Breaking Science News | Sci-News.comAfter a hundred years of debate, a team of Canadian scientists has proved that American eels (Anguilla rostrata) really do migrate to the Sargasso Sea to reproduce. “Eel larvae have been observed in the Sargasso Sea since 1904,...
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from Discovery NewsThe mountainous region around the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan is an unstable place, and not just because of its long history of invasions and civil war. Continue reading →
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from Discovery NewsWal-Mart is following the lead of Amazon, Google and other retailers asking for permission to enlist drones for commercial use. Continue reading →
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Wednesday, October 28, 2015 from LiveScience.comSnakebite treatments are urgently needed in Africa, researchers argue.
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Wednesday, October 28, 2015 from ScienceDaily: Latest Science NewsResearchers have found that fish release a chemical 'distress call' when caught by predators, dramatically boosting their chances of survival.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from ScienceDaily: Latest Science NewsPatients who stop taking cholesterol medications before surgery are following outdated recommendations, and significantly increasing their risk of death if they don’t resume taking the medications within two days after surgery, according...
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from ScienceDaily: Most Popular NewsScientists have built a novel sonic tractor beam that can lift and move objects using sound waves. High-amplitude sound waves are used to generate an acoustic hologram which can pick up and move small objects.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from ScienceDaily: Most Popular NewsUsing a new process in planetary formation modeling, where planets grow from tiny bodies called 'pebbles,' scientists can explain why Mars is so much smaller than Earth. This same process also explains the rapid formation of the gas...
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from Discovery NewsAs many as 25 of the critically endangered animal were observed in the Gulf of California.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from e! Science News - Popular science newsA team of researchers from the Universities of Bristol and Sussex in collaboration with Ultrahaptics have built the world's first sonic tractor beam that can lift and move objects using sound waves. read more
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from Latest Headlines | Science NewsMore drylands, largely impacting developing nations, are forecasted for near future.
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Wednesday, October 28, 2015 from ScienceDaily: Latest Science NewsThe amount of anesthetic required for general anesthesia during surgery varies widely from patient to patient and some may be able to receive a lower dose than typically administered, suggests a new study.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from Popular Science - New Technology, Science News, The Future NowSan Ramon Earthquake Swarm USGS/ComCat catalog A map of some of the earthquakes that hit the town of San Ramon. Large earthquakes can be incredibly serious, like the one that struck Afghanistan on Monday. But not all earthquakes are...
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Wednesday, October 28, 2015 from e! Science News - Popular science newsReducing consumption of added sugar, even without reducing calories or losing weight, has the power to reverse a cluster of chronic metabolic diseases, including high cholesterol and blood pressure, in children in as little as 10 days,...
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from Discovery NewsFind out how a deadly poison save lives. Continue reading →
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Wednesday, October 28, 2015 from Phys.org - spotlight science and technology news storiesA new study of chickens overturns the popular assumption that evolution is only visible over long time scales. By studying individual chickens that were part of a long-term pedigree, the scientists led by Professor Greger Larson at...
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Wednesday, October 28, 2015 from Universe Today
Even though the New Horizons spacecraft hasn’t officially been approved to do a flyby of a distant Kuiper Belt Object in about 3 years, the engineering team has now performed two maneuvers in a series of four to direct the spacecraft... -
Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from Phys.org - spotlight science and technology news storiesA Dartmouth-led study sheds light on the impact of plasma waves on high-energy electrons streaking into Earth's magnetic field from space.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from Phys.org - spotlight science and technology news storiesA North Carolina State University physicist and his German colleagues have created a new, more precise algorithm for simulating particle interactions when a single impurity is introduced into a Fermi sea. The algorithm shows that when...
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from Discovery NewsOn average, a machine will erect more than 700 bridge spans throughout its life.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from Phys.org: Astronomy NewsThe baffling and strange behaviors of black holes have become somewhat less mysterious recently, with new observations from NASA's Explorer missions Swift and the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR. The two space telescopes...
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Wednesday, October 28, 2015 from Latest Headlines | Science NewsPreserved Victorian specimens reveal budding embryonic penis that disappears before adulthood.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from SPACE.comThe National Reconnaissance Office released Oct. 22 a trove of declassified records —including this video — from the 1960s about a military human spaceflight program.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from LiveScience.comThere's still time to assemble an appropriately geeky getup in time for this weekend's festivities.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from e! Science News - Popular science newsOnce an icon of overfishing, mismanagement, and stock decline, the northern Atlantic cod is showing signs of recovery according to new research published today in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences . read more
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from ScienceDaily: Latest Science NewsA new study sheds light on the impact of plasma waves on high-energy electrons streaking into Earth's magnetic field from space.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from Phys.org: Other Sciences NewsRecent negative publicity surrounding police after several shootings of unarmed civilians appears to have diminished some officers' motivation to be in law enforcement but does not decrease willingness to carry out their duties,...
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from Phys.org - spotlight science and technology news storiesWhen global leaders converge on Paris on Nov. 30 for the 2015 United Nations climate change conference, their goal will be to deliver an agreement that, for the first time, seeks to safeguard the Earth's climate by having all nations...
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from Discovery NewsClimate change will hit many nations hard, where it hurts most -- in the pocketbook Continue reading →
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from SPACE.comThe full moon of October will rise tonight (Oct. 27) in a lunar treat just in time for Halloween this weekend, and it's a Hunter's Moon, so watch out for early werewolves. Here's some other names the full moon is known by.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from Discovery NewsAbout 1,000 displaced residents of the Bikinia Atoll want to relocate to the United States due to rising sea level. Continue reading →
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from Discovery NewsChickens selectively bred to be bigger over a 50-year period show that evolution can happen dramatically during our lifetimes.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from ScienceDaily: Latest Science NewsA new study suggests that researchers have achieved the most realistic robotic implementation of human walking dynamics that has ever been done, which may ultimately allow human-like versatility and performance. The work opens the door...
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from Discovery NewsThe animals are at least 10,000 years old and are the best-preserved examples of the species ever.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from LiveScience.comFood you can't see is food you're less likely to snack on, a new study suggests.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from LiveScience.comNot sure what to be for Halloween? Google might be able to help.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from Discovery NewsThe latest deaths came less than two weeks after 26 elephants died from poisoning in two separate incidents outside Hwange National Park.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from LiveScience.comA record-breaking number of small earthquakes has hit San Ramon, California, over the past two weeks.
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Wednesday, October 28, 2015 from ScienceDaily: Latest Science NewsAnxious patients heading into surgery often receive medication to ease their fears, but a few calming words from their physicians might actually be more effective medicine. In fact, “conversational hypnosis” as the approach is known, may...
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Wednesday, October 28, 2015 from Discover Top StoriesNever heard of an Omura's whale? There's a good reason. Until recently, no one had laid eyes on one in the wild. Before 2003, the Omura's whale was thought to be simply a dwarf version of another type of whale. Then Japanese scientists...
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from Discovery NewsNothing gets the appetite going like a discussion of intestinal worms.
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Wednesday, October 28, 2015 from Phys.org: Plants & Animals NewsResearchers studying banded mongooses in Uganda have discovered that pups born to females that experienced elevated stress hormones during the later stages of pregnancy are much less likely to survive their first month.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from SPACE.comAccording to observations by Hubble and Kepler, the universe has only just begun to produce habitable worlds — what does this mean for the evolution of intelligent life?
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Wednesday, October 28, 2015 from EurekAlert! - Breaking NewsNew research finds that economically disadvantaged immigrant neighborhoods of non-English speaking Latinos are more likely to be exposed to cancer-causing air toxins than comparable communities of any other racial group in the United...
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Wednesday, October 28, 2015 from LiveScience.comA simple ultrasound could give pregnant women a more precise due date, researchers say.
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Monday, October 26, 2015 from - Science RSS FeedThe condition can mean that people aren’t genetic mothers of children they’ve given birth to, and that people can have two different blood types
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Monday, October 26, 2015 from Reuters: Science NewsLONDON, (Reuters) - Anyone who goes down with flu in Europe this winter could be asked to enroll in a randomized clinical trial in which they will either be given a drug, which may or may not work, or standard advice to take bed rest and...
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Monday, October 26, 2015 from NYT > ScienceReaders respond to articles in Science Times.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from BBC News - Science & EnvironmentAustralia names Dr Alan Finkel as its next chief scientist, an engineer and vocal advocate of nuclear power who set out a vision of a future with "no oil, gas or coal".
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Monday, October 26, 2015 from NYT > ScienceIn many countries that have removed or lowered penalties for drug use, H.I.V. is being reduced, fueling a debate.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from BBC News - Science & EnvironmentA case of anthrax in a cow is confirmed on a farm in Wiltshire, Public Health England confirms.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from BBC News - Science & EnvironmentThe great British tradition of conker fighting is under threat because of an infection which is being spread through the country by a moth - which eats horse-chestnut trees.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from National Geographic NewsArchaeologists hail the burial, untouched for 3,500 years, as the biggest discovery on mainland Greece in decades.
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Monday, October 26, 2015 from NYT > ScienceA warrior’s tomb full of precious metals and jewels is expected to give insight into the rise of the Mycenaeans, from whom Greek culture developed.
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Monday, October 26, 2015 from National Geographic News“I never expected this,” says a Parkinson's patient whose hand tremor went away for first time in 10 years.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from National Geographic NewsAround the world, inspiring projects are finding ways to use less energy or make it cleaner and more accessible.
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Monday, October 26, 2015 from NPR Topics: Health & ScienceThe World Health Organization's decision puts bacon, hot dogs and sausages in the same category of cancer risk as tobacco smoking. And beef, pork, veal and lamb are "probably carcinogenic," WHO says.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from National Geographic NewsScientists use satellite tags to track American eels to an open ocean spawning area—a first for science.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from Science & Health from NewserEarth isn't just dealing with the loss of big mammals, such as elephants, whales, and rhinos. It's also faced with a dramatic reduction in their poop, which could have profound effects on the planet's ecosystems, reports Red Orbit ....
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from National Geographic NewsFlying just 30 miles above a massive plume of water erupting from Saturn’s moon Enceladus, the Cassini probe will gather the best samples ever from an ocean beyond Earth.
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Monday, October 26, 2015 from NYT > Science“In contrast to the simple caveman view of a hunter-gatherer, we found that it requires a tremendous amount of skill, knowledge and training,” a study author said.
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Monday, October 26, 2015 from NPR Topics: Health & ScienceIn response to a big jump in diabetes in the U.S., a federal panel advises tens of millions of overweight Americans to get their blood tested, and to get intensive counseling if sugar's too high.
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Monday, October 26, 2015 from Science - Los Angeles TimesSince its dramatic touchdown on Mars in 2012, NASA’s Curiosity rover has inched its way toward Mount Sharp, the 3-mile-high peak in the middle of Gale Crater, finally arriving at its base late last year. And now, with the click of a...
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Monday, October 26, 2015 from Science & Health from NewserScientists are celebrating after a days-old orca calf was spotted off the west coast of Washington state's San Juan Island on Saturday. The calf was born into one of three pods of Southern Resident orca whales, known as "J Pod," which...
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Monday, October 26, 2015 from National Geographic NewsThe moon guides the way to a creepy crab, and a monster’s eye appears to wink at Earth.
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Monday, October 26, 2015 from BBC News - Science & EnvironmentThe deadly quake in Afghanistan and Pakistan was large but mercifully deep, according to geoscientists studying the area.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from NYT > ScienceThe head of the medical testing company said on Monday that the firm would publish data validating the accuracy of its tests.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from U.S. News - ScienceSAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey says 435 small earthquakes have rattled the San Francisco Bay Area city of San Ramon in the last two weeks.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from BBC News - Science & EnvironmentVenus, Jupiter and Mars can be seen from the Earth's skyline this week in a rare grouping of the three planets.
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Monday, October 26, 2015 from NPR Topics: Health & ScienceAn expert panel's conclusion that hot dogs and yes, even turkey bacon are carcinogenic had many of you wanting more details. Which cancers? How much is safe to eat? We tackle your questions.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from NYT > ScienceRecent studies find that athletes really do experience a “hot hand,” temporary bursts of improved performance.
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Wednesday, October 28, 2015 from NYT > ScienceComputer scientists have developed a system allowing real-time manipulation of facial expressions in live video.
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Monday, October 26, 2015 from BBC News - Science & EnvironmentA supermarket in London is shocking customers by selling live crabs wrapped in plastic. But do crabs actually feel pain?
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Monday, October 26, 2015 from - Science RSS FeedExperts say the mission is an attempt to find out whether the moon could have 'the ingredients for life'
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Monday, October 26, 2015 from National Geographic News
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Monday, October 26, 2015 from NYT > ScienceProcter & Gamble, the maker of Tampax, and Kimberly-Clark, the maker of Kotex, yield to public concern about materials in their pads and tampons.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from Science & Health from NewserArchaeologists have discovered a treasure trove in the undisturbed grave of a warrior who died some 3,500 years ago in Greece. Found in the ancient city of Pylos in May, the 5-foot-deep grave contained a bronze sword with an ivory hilt;...
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Monday, October 26, 2015 from National Geographic NewsDuring National Bat Week, the scariest thing about bats is how endangered they are.
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Monday, October 26, 2015 from Science & Health from NewserAn unknown object is falling from the sky—WTF?? Actually, astronomers refer to it as WT1190F and say it's destined to strike Earth on Friday the 13th next month, CBS San Francisco reports. Bill Gray, an expert at NASA's Jet Propulsion...
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from NPR Topics: Health & ScienceRoughly 265,000 U.S. kids entered foster care last year — the highest number since 2008. Officials say the abuse of heroin or prescription painkillers by more parents is one reason for the increase.
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Monday, October 26, 2015 from Anthropology-News
SMM: I can hardly believe it’s been four years since I became a contributing editor for the Evolutionary Anthropology Society. In that time, I’ve held four positions, had two children, and moved house (including internationally) five... -
Monday, October 26, 2015 from NYT > ScienceIn many instances, schools are not carrying out their obligation to provide care for children with Type 1 diabetes, which puts a burden on parents.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from Science & Health from NewserA stark warning, even by the standards of climate research: If emissions continue at their current level, parts of the Persian Gulf region will simply become too hot and humid for people to survive in. Researchers say that by the end of...
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Monday, October 26, 2015 from Evolution News & Views
Evolutionists point to the fact that natural selection always selects more "fit" organisms, and so is not random. -
Monday, October 26, 2015 from NYT > ScienceA panel of experts convened by the World Health Organization also said the increase in risk is so slight that most people should not be overly worried.
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Monday, October 26, 2015 from BBC News - Science & EnvironmentRock star Brian May's request for a judicial review into the legalities of badger culling is rejected.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from BBC News - Science & EnvironmentThe UK's most popular dog breed can suffer from weight gain in middle age just like people, a canine health survey by Edinburgh scientists finds.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from NYT > ScienceResearchers had expected to find that a decades-long trend of decline in Americans’ death rates would continue, but the rate became flat from 2010 to 2013.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from BBC News - Science & EnvironmentMars, Jupiter and Venus will be seen together in the sky this week, in a rare grouping of the three planets.
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Monday, October 26, 2015 from BBC News - Science & EnvironmentTributes are paid to the historian and biographer Lisa Jardine following her death at the age of 71 from cancer.
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Monday, October 26, 2015 from BBC News - Science & EnvironmentThe Welsh island of Anglesey has wiped out grey squirrels
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from NPR Topics: Health & ScienceThis week, the Hidden Brain podcast explores the science of fear — traveling to a haunted house curated by a scientist to investigate what scares us, and why some people enjoy feeling fear.
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Monday, October 26, 2015 from BBC News - Science & EnvironmentProcessed meats - such as bacon and ham - do cause cancer, according to the World Health Organization.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from BBC News - Science & EnvironmentAbout 1,000 Bikini islanders are hoping to relocate to the United States as rising seas threaten their adopted home.
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Monday, October 26, 2015 from Physics News
