Climate change is often talked about in terms of averages—like the goal set by the Paris Agreement to limit the Earth's temperature increase to 2 degrees Celsius. What such numbers fail to convey is that climate change ...
Environment
Mar 12, 2019
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Facebook, already the leader in enabling you to share photos, videos and links, now wants to be a force in messaging, commerce, payments and just about everything else you do online.
Internet
Mar 12, 2019
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Similarities between the Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines crashes have focused attention on an anti-stalling system used in the new Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft.
Engineering
Mar 12, 2019
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A major exhibition dedicated to the scientific genius of Leonardo da Vinci opens in Rome on Wednesday, part of festivities to mark the 500th anniversary of the death of the artist and inventor.
Other
Mar 12, 2019
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A persistent question among urban ecology researchers has been the long-term impact of urbanization on bird species biodiversity. Specifically, they wonder whether the portions of cities with higher diversity are simply exhibiting ...
Ecology
Mar 12, 2019
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By slingshotting themselves forward, human cells can travel more than five times faster than previously documented.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 12, 2019
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For decades, Peggy Sellars and her husband George have warily watched periodic floodwaters inundate the land around their home in the Mississippi Delta, but the dwelling always remained dry—until this year.
Environment
Mar 12, 2019
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One of General Motors' first self-driving test vehicles is going on display at an automotive history museum in suburban Detroit.
Automotive
Mar 12, 2019
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An Italian cargo ship sank about 330 kilometres (200 miles) off the western Atlantic coast of France on Tuesday after rescue vessels were unable to put out a fire that broke out late Sunday, officials said.
Environment
Mar 12, 2019
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15
In late 2018, the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft arrived at Bennu, the asteroid it will be studying and sampling over the next several years.
Space Exploration
Mar 12, 2019
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