Hawaii residents covered their faces with masks after a volcano menacing the Big Island for weeks exploded, sending a mixture of pulverized rock, glass and crystal into the air in its strongest eruption of sandlike ash in ...
Environment
May 18, 2018
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A nuclear power plant in southeastern Washington shut down unexpectedly Friday.
Energy & Green Tech
May 18, 2018
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German car manufacturer BMW on Friday expanded a British safety recall for another 88,000 vehicles because of a fire risk.
Business
May 18, 2018
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A major route toward creating effective vaccines against dengue virus and Zika involves the E protein that covers the surface of each viral particle. If we could develop strong antibodies against this E protein, then that ...
Biochemistry
May 18, 2018
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It may sound contradictory, but diamonds are the key to a new technique that could provide a very-low-cost alternative to multimillion-dollar medical imaging and drug-discovery devices.
General Physics
May 18, 2018
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Genome edited (GE) crops will be sown in a field this month for the first time in the UK as part of an experimental trial at Rothamsted Research that aims to investigate genetic engineering's efficiency in developing plants ...
Biotechnology
May 18, 2018
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Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and their collaborators have developed a technique that allows them to speed up or slow down human heart cells growing in a dish on command—simply by ...
Bio & Medicine
May 18, 2018
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A New Mexico man accused of paying hackers to sabotage websites affiliated with his former employers and state agencies has been sentenced in Minnesota to 15 years in prison.
Security
May 18, 2018
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Two bottles of rare 60-year-old Macallan whisky fetched a total of more than $2 million under the hammer on Friday in Hong Kong, Bonhams said, with both sales shattering the previous world auction record for the spirit.
Other
May 18, 2018
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The wealth gap between households of seniors and those with children has ballooned since 1989, a new study finds.
Social Sciences
May 18, 2018
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