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Yale Researchers Create Global Map of Undiscovered Life
Credit: Yale University Less than a decade after unveiling the “Map of Life,” a global database that marks the distribution…
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Climate activist Greta Thunberg tells Congress ‘subsidizing fossil fuel’ companies is a ‘disgrace’
Greta Thunberg said subsidizing the fossil fuel industry is a “disgrace” during a congressional hearing. President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan…
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Dell XPS 13 Laptops Are So Cheap It Might Be a mistake! | Digital Trends
Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. Right now, at Dell, you can…
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Friendships and Rivalries: Cooperative Male Dolphins Can Tell Who’s on Their Team
When it comes to friendships and rivalries, male dolphins know who the good team players are. New findings, published in Nature…
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The US is the biggest carbon emitter in history. Where do other nations stand?
by Anna M. Phillips, Los Angeles Times Credit: CC0 Public Domain It’s not just the United States—other major polluters around…
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How Earth’s Satellites Dodge Dangerous Space Debris | Digital Trends
Space junk is defined as an old satellite that has either stopped working or been shut down at the end…
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Scientists uncover structure of light-driven enzyme with potential biofuel applications
A study using SLAC’s LCLS X-ray laser captured how light drives a series of complex structural changes in an enzyme…
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Trump administration thought they’d be memorialized in statues for doing such a great job negotiating with China
Former Obama official Rich Hass recounted early transition meetings with the Trump administration in 2016. A member of Trump’s circle…
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You can get up to $500 off Dell’s RTX 3070 PCs
In brief: Finding an RTX 3000-series graphics card these days without paying two or three times the MSRP is a…
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Oklahoma just passed a law providing protections to some drivers who hit protesters with a car
Oklahoma just passed a bill that would provide immunity to some drivers who hit or kill protesters. The legislation would…
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Exercise pills: They seem to work but how should we use them?
Researchers have developed drugs that bestow many of the health benefits of working out. In the process, they might have…
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Tesla’s Autopilot Can Be Easily Tricked, Engineers Find | Digital Trends
Engineers at Consumer Reports (CR) said this week they were able to “easily” trick Tesla’s Autopilot system into thinking someone…
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Apple reveals that AirTag will inform you if you are being ‘stalked’
In brief: It seems that Apple’s AirTags are more versatile than the company first let on. Not only can you…
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“The Unicorn” – Closest Black Hole to Earth Ever Discovered
Credit: Ohio State illustration by Lauren Fanfer Astronomers dub it “The Unicorn,” call it something special. Scientists have discovered one…
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New species of dumbo octopus identified using minimally invasive techniques
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new species of deep-sea dwelling dumbo octopus called Grimpoteuthis imperator sp. nov. has been described…
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24 hidden iPhone settings that are actually useful
This post has been updated. It was originally published on January 10, 2018. Part of the iPhone’s appeal of its…
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Windows 10’s taskbar is getting a weather and news widget very soon
In brief: Windows 10’s taskbar hasn’t changed much over the years, but Microsoft began experimenting with some fresh feature additions…
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Naturally GM: Crops Steal Genes From Other Species to Accelerate Evolution
Grass crops are able to bend the rules of evolution by borrowing genes from their neighbors, giving them a competitive…
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Major Everglades restoration project to break ground this year
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A key project in the restoration of the Everglades moved forward Thursday with the signing of…
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Climate change in graphics: The charts that show we must act now
Global warming is already happening as carbon emissions keep on rising, with effects from sea level rise to more and…
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The Best Anime on Hulu Right Now (April 2021) | Digital Trends
One of the emerging battlegrounds in the streaming wars is taking place in the realm of anime. Japan’s wildly eclectic…
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Intel wins $3 billion patent trial against semiconductor manufacturer VLSI
In brief: Intel has won the second patent trial against VLSI, dodging a massive $3 billion blow to its finances.…
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Even Moderate Amounts of Added Sugar Doubles Body’s Fat Production
Too much sugar is unhealthy – that we know, but it’s not just down to the many calories. Even moderate…
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iPhone 12 mini is a sales flop, iPhone 11 still selling well
In brief: There is certainly a vocal minority who view the iPhone 12 mini as the best iPhone model in…
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Mars has right ingredients for present-day microbial life beneath its surface, study finds
Jesse Tarnas, a Brown University graduate and postdoctoral research at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, work in Canada’s Kidd Creek Mine.…
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EA is developing a Battlefield mobile game for 2022, “Battlefield 6” is coming later this year
TL;DR: The Battlefield franchise is expanding into mobile platforms. In partnership with Industrial Toys and Dice, EA is working on…
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Dodging Debris to Keep Satellites Safe
Despite progress in technology, and in understanding the space environment, the need for significantly increasing the pace in applying…
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3D printed models provide clearer understanding of ground motion
3D printed seismic model in stainless steel. Credit: Sunyoung Park It seems like a smooth slab of stainless steel, but…
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Biden’s plan to get out of Afghanistan risks repeating the ‘end’ of the war in Iraq
Biden’s plan to withdraw troops from Afghanistan by September 11 doesn’t comply with the peace deal but is welcome. But…
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Apple hit with $50 million ransom demand in attack against manufacturing partner
TL;DR: Apple has been indirectly hit with a ransomware attack. On April 20, the same day as its Spring Loaded…
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Inspired by nature, the research to develop a new load-bearing material
The interface between the hydrogel (left-hand side) and the PDMS (on the right-hand side). The images was taken at 100,000…
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How to Take a Screenshot on a Chromebook | Digital Trends
Grabbing screenshots on a Chromebook may be slightly different than what you’re accustomed to on a Windows PC or Mac,…
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Asteroseismologists Confirm That Older Stars Rotate Faster Than Expected
“Sound waves trapped inside stars cause them to oscillate at particular frequencies. These vibrations are visible on the surface, and…
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The difficulties of getting hold of a powerful monopolar dog collar
Josie Ford Blame Brexit A wise old dog, a bit arthritic – not Feedback’s Tinder bio, but Peter Holness’s description…
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The Best Portable Air Conditioners | Digital Trends
For those looking to beat the heat, there are a multitude of air conditioning options available for your residence. While…
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Razer invests in sustainable toilet paper to celebrate Earth Day
WTF?! Razer is getting into toilet paper. While this sounds like a three-week-late April Fool’s Day joke, it’s technically accurate.…
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Astronomers Puzzled by Giant Planet at Large Distance From Sun-Like Star
A direct image of the exoplanet YSES 2b (bottom right) and its star (center). The star is blocked by a…
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How a molecular machine is assembled to convert light to food for plants
In a first, a research team has worked out how photosystem II is made up of more than 100 individual…
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Seagate adds an external gaming HDD and Hub to its FireCuda range
In brief: The FireCuda Gaming Hard Drive has been launched in 1 TB, 2 TB, and 5 TB capacities, while…
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Experts on violence release report giving recommendations for reducing inappropriate use of force by police
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new report from the Police Violence Commission of the International Society for Research on Aggression…
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The manager of a small-cap fund with a 5-star Morningstar rating shares 3 of his highest-conviction stock picks right now amid soaring valuations — and breaks down his 4 criteria for identifying opportunities
Small-cap stocks are up immensely over the last year. But opportunities in the space are now becoming harder to find…
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Capturing the sense of touch could upgrade prosthetics and our digital lives
On most mornings, Jeremy D. Brown eats an avocado. But first, he gives it a little squeeze. A ripe avocado…
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NASA has produced oxygen on the surface of Mars for the first time
By Leah Crane The MOXIE experiment was carried to Mars by NASA’s Perseverance rover NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS A NASA experiment on Mars…
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Membranes unlock potential to vastly increase cell-free vaccine production
With the new iVAX biomanufacturing platform, healthcare professionals can simply add water to a test tube with freeze-dried vaccine components.…
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Russia threatens to abandon the International Space Station and build its own
Russia could leave the International Space Station as soon as 2025, its deputy prime minister said. Roscosmos, Russia’s NASA equivalent,…
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AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT Sets 3.2GHz World Record | Digital Trends
Overclocker Der8auer set a new world record with the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT. In a YouTube video released Wednesday,…
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Breakthrough Sets Stage for Biotech to Generate 1 Billion Vaccine Doses in Less Than a Month
With the new iVAX biomanufacturing platform, healthcare professionals can simply add water to a test tube with freeze-dried vaccine components.…
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Plant Heist review: Succulent stealing is a big money game
There is a mysterious black market for succulents poached from the California coast. A fascinating documentary follows the people trying…
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Best Photo Editing Software in 2021 | Digital Trends
Once the purview of photographers and graphic design professionals, photo editing is something most of us now do on a…
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Using Ultrasound Waves to Make Patterns That Never Repeat
A quasiperiodic two-dimensional pattern. Credit: Courtesy of Fernando Guevara Vasquez Method of generating quasipatterns may lead to customizable materials. Mathematicians…
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