Apple's new iPhone will probably cost more than a MacBook Air
Is a phone worth a mortgage payment? That's what consumers may be asking themselves when Apple unveils its newest iPhone on Tuesday.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 12, 2017
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Quarter of houses in Florida Keys destroyed: US official
Irma destroyed a quarter of the houses in the Florida Keys, where it first made landfall in the United States as a Category Four hurricane, the US emergency response chief said Tuesday.
Environment
Sep 12, 2017
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Carbon cycling in forest soils research presented
Just as individual humans have different microbial communities in their guts, the microbial communities living in soils vary from site to site as well. Recent research compared the decomposition rates of wood stakes over ...
Environment
Sep 12, 2017
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Modeling the impact of green eggs and hens
The whole food movement may be right; consumption of vegan and organic food can be the best choice for reducing environmental impacts, at least if you're a chicken.
Environment
Sep 12, 2017
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Study sets new distance record for medical drone transport
Johns Hopkins researchers have set a new delivery distance record for medical drones, successfully transporting human blood samples across 161 miles of Arizona desert. Throughout the three-hour flight, they report, the on-board ...
Engineering
Sep 12, 2017
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Researchers discover new, abundant enzyme that helps bacteria infect animals
Researchers have discovered a new class of enzymes in hundreds of bacterial species, including some that cause disease in humans and animals. The discovery provides new insights into how bacteria invade their hosts. The research ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 12, 2017
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Earthquake faults may have played key role in shaping the culture of ancient Greece
The Ancient Greeks may have built sacred or treasured sites deliberately on land previously affected by earthquake activity, according to a new study by the University of Plymouth.
Earth Sciences
Sep 12, 2017
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Explosion in number of known life forms
A remarkable effort from University of Queensland researchers has helped increase the number of known genomes by almost 10 per cent.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 12, 2017
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In Persian Gulf, computer hacking now a cross-border fear
From suspected Iranian cyberattacks on Saudi Arabia to leaked emails causing consternation among nominally allied Arab nations, state-sponsored hacks have become an increasing worry among countries across the Persian Gulf.
Security
Sep 12, 2017
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Marsupial moms express placental genes in milk
Modern mothers, whether they be human or mouse, might be forgiven for envying marsupial mamas. Rather than enduring a long pregnancy and the birth of a relatively well-developed—and comparatively large—baby, kangaroos, ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 12, 2017
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