Shocking gaps in basic knowledge of deep sea life
Human interference in the deep sea could already be outpacing our basic understanding of how it functions.
Environment
Aug 21, 2017
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New climate change report likely to be ignored to death
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officially confirmed last week that 2016 was the Earth's hottest year on record, surpassing 2015, which surpassed 2014. The NOAA had reported this unofficially back in January. ...
Environment
Aug 21, 2017
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GE's Immelt among finalists in Uber CEO search
Former General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt is among the finalists being considered to run ride-hailing company Uber, but there's no clear consensus among its board about a front-runner, two people briefed on the search said ...
Business
Aug 21, 2017
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Researchers find an alternative mode of bacterial quorum sensing
Whether growing in a puddle of dirty water or inside the human body, large groups of bacteria must coordinate their behavior to perform essential tasks that they would not be able to carry out individually. Bacteria achieve ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 21, 2017
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Clean energy scores a small victory
Government scientists worried that their long-in-the-works assessment of climate change would be suppressed. The concern hardly rates as overwrought. Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, says he ...
Environment
Aug 21, 2017
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Hackers hit Malaysian sites over Indonesia flag gaffe
Indonesian hackers on Monday claimed responsibility for attacking more than 30 Malaysian websites following a gaffe that saw Indonesia's flag printed upside-down in a Southeast Asian Games commemorative magazine.
Internet
Aug 21, 2017
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Google to serve next version of Android as 'Oreo"
An upcoming update to Google's Android software finally has a delectable name. The next version will be known as Oreo, extending Google's tradition of naming each version after a sweet treat.
Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 21, 2017
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Get Started: FBI warns of spreading W-2 email theft scheme
The IRS is warning businesses about a sharp increase in email phishing scams involving employees' W-2 forms—scams that can put staffers' Social Security numbers and other critical information in the hands of thieves.
Security
Aug 21, 2017
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Virus reprograms ocean plankton
A virus which infects ocean plankton can reprogramme cells and change the way they absorb nutrients - potentially changing how carbon is stored in the ocean, new research shows.
Earth Sciences
Aug 21, 2017
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Dino-killing asteroid could have thrust Earth into 2 years of darkness
Tremendous amounts of soot, lofted into the air from global wildfires following a massive asteroid strike 66 million years ago, would have plunged Earth into darkness for nearly two years, new research finds. This would have ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 21, 2017
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