Wal-Mart to launch smartphone trade-in program
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is launching a smartphone trade-in program later this month that will help consumers trade-up to the newest phones available.
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Quiet, not stormy, weather for US this year so far
After a couple years of wild, deadly and costly weather, the United States is mostly getting a lucky break this year. So far.
Environment
Sep 10, 2013
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High radiation found in Fukushima groundwater
Japan pledged a renewed push to contain potentially hazardous leaks at Fukushima on Tuesday after the operator of the crippled plant reported spiking levels of radiation in groundwater.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 10, 2013
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Researchers reconstruct mitochondrial genome of Middle Pleistocene cave bear
(Phys.org) —Researchers have reconstructed the mitochondrial genome of a Middle Pleistocene cave bear using a bone sample found in Spain. This is the first time anyone has reconstructed such an old genome from a sample found ...
Edible coatings for ready-to-eat fresh fruits and vegetables
The scientist who turned fresh-cut apple slices into a popular convenience food, available ready-to-eat in grocery stores, school cafeterias and fast-food restaurants, today described advances in keeping other foods fresh, ...
Materials Science
Sep 10, 2013
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Astronomers unravel 20-year dark matter mystery with new computer models
(Phys.org) —Astronomers at The University of Texas at Austin believe they have discovered the answer to a 20-year debate over how the mysterious cosmic "dark matter" is distributed in small galaxies. Graduate student John ...
Astronomy
Sep 10, 2013
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NASA sees Tropical Storm Gabrielle resurrected in the Atlantic, Global Hawk to investigate
NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the resurrected Tropical Storm Gabrielle in the Atlantic Ocean today, Sept. 10, 2013 and captured infrared data. Meanwhile, one of NASA's Global Hawk unmanned aircraft has set out to investigate ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 10, 2013
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Panda poop microbes could make biofuels of the future—an update
Unlikely as it may sound, giant pandas Ya Ya and Le Le in the Memphis Zoo are making contributions toward shifting production of biofuels away from corn and other food crops and toward corn cobs, stalks and other non-food ...
Biotechnology
Sep 10, 2013
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NASA sees heavy rainfall in strengthening Tropical Storm Humberto
NASA's TRMM satellite saw heavy rain falling south of Tropical Storm Humberto's center as it continues to strengthen in the Eastern Atlantic.
Earth Sciences
Sep 10, 2013
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Progress and challenges for reinventing food packaging for sustainability
Nature has provided the food industry with the perfect packages to imitate in the drive to embrace a new genre of boxes, bottles, fast-food clam shells and other sustainable packaging material for the 21st century, according ...
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