Hawaii volcano unleashes more small blasts, snaking lava
Small explosions at the summit of an erupting Hawaii volcano could send ash into communities.
Environment
Jun 11, 2018
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Don't trust the tech giants? You likely rely on them anyway (Update)
If technology giants like Facebook, Google and Amazon face a common threat to their dominance, it probably lies in a single word: trust.
Business
Jun 11, 2018
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NASA finds Tropical Storm Maliksi weakening, expanding
Usually when a tropical cyclone weakens it expands and that's how Tropical Storm Maliksi has appeared in recent NASA satellite imagery as its strength wanes.
Earth Sciences
Jun 11, 2018
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Researchers ask Americans 'What does God look like?'
A team of psychologists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have used a new technique to construct what a large sample of 511 American Christians think God looks like.
Social Sciences
Jun 11, 2018
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A Liberal accent: Linguistics team documents language changes in southwest Kansas
Language changes are happening in southwest Kansas, a Kansas State University linguistics team has found. People in Liberal, Kansas, and other communities are developing a distinct accent, and the language change is a sign ...
Social Sciences
Jun 11, 2018
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Nano-decorations in nature's subsurface water filter
When bacteria and viruses get into well water and make people sick, often the contamination comes after heavy rain or flooding. In 2000, more than 2,300 people in Walkerton, Ontario, got sick when, after unusually heavy rains. ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 11, 2018
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Ethnic minority enterprise in Scotland 'is promising but needs more support to succeed'
Ethnic minority entrepreneurs in Scotland need more engagement and support from the government and key industry partners to start and grow successful businesses, according to research by the University of Strathclyde.
Social Sciences
Jun 11, 2018
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Nectar research sheds light on ecological theory
A sticky drop of nectar clinging to the tip of a hummingbird's beak drips into the next flower the bird visits. With that subtle change, the microbes within that drop are now in a new environment, teeming with other microbes. ...
Ecology
Jun 11, 2018
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Researchers discover new type of stem cell state
It's not the amount of fat, but the ability to store fat in the right locations, that equates to good metabolic health in humans. In part, for this to occur, new fat cells must be made "on demand" when the body has an energy ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 11, 2018
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Doing right by the whales
These are not good times for the North Atlantic right whale. Ship strikes and gear entanglement play major roles in the mortality of these highly endangered mammals, which now number fewer than 500. Making matters worse, ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 11, 2018
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