With Comcast out, how Disney's empire will look with Fox
The Mouse House is getting close to catching the Fox.
Business
Jul 19, 2018
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Traveling to the sun: Why won't Parker Solar Probe melt?
This summer, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will launch to travel closer to the Sun, deeper into the solar atmosphere, than any mission before it. If Earth was at one end of a yard-stick and the Sun on the other, Parker Solar ...
Space Exploration
Jul 19, 2018
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Trump aims to end automatic protections for some species
The Trump administration on Thursday proposed ending automatic protections for threatened animal and plant species and limiting habitat safeguards that are meant to shield recovering species from harm.
Ecology
Jul 19, 2018
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Learning from 'Little Monsters'
Caddisflies, crustaceans, mollusks and flatworms. Those are just a few of the curious creatures known as benthic (bottom-dwelling) invertebrates and commonly found in small streams. Fingernail clams and oligochaetes are part ...
Ecology
Jul 19, 2018
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Hawaii businesses seek lava viewing site to reignite tourism
Stunning images of Hawaii's erupting Kilauea volcano have captivated people around the world. But ironically it's nearly impossible for residents and visitors on the ground to see the lava—a fact that's squeezing the tourism-dependent ...
Environment
Jul 19, 2018
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Research suggests another way Neanderthals were like us: They could start their own fires
Humans may not have been the only hominids who knew how to start a fire long ago. New research suggests that as early as 50,000 years ago, Neanderthals wielded this power as well.
Archaeology
Jul 19, 2018
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Belgian airspace closed over computer glitch
Belgium on Thursday closed its airspace following a computer glitch linked to problems downloading data related to flight plans, said Belgocontrol, the company tasked with controlling the country's skies.
Business
Jul 19, 2018
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3-D technology to be tested for carry-on bags at JFK Airport
Travelers at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York will soon experience a test of more advanced, three-dimensional imaging to screen carry-on bags.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jul 19, 2018
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Disney Animation to premiere first VR short at SIGGRAPH 2018
Walt Disney Animation Studios will debut its first ever virtual reality short film at SIGGRAPH 2018, and the hope is viewers will walk away feeling connected to the characters as equally as they will with the VR technology ...
Software
Jul 19, 2018
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Fruit fly species can learn each other's dialects
Fruit flies from different species can warn each other when parasitic wasps are near. But according to a new study led by Balint Z. Kacsoh of Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, published July 19th in PLOS Genetics, they ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 19, 2018
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