Two independent teams of scientists from the University of Utah and the University of Massachusetts Medical School have discovered that a gene crucial for learning, called Arc, can send its genetic material from one neuron ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Shoppers spent a record amount online during the holiday season.
Business
Jan 16, 2018
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Latvia said its new e-health system was on Tuesday hit by a large-scale cyberattack that saw thousands of requests for medical prescriptions pour in per second from more than 20 countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the ...
Security
Jan 16, 2018
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Federal ocean managers say it might be time to move the East Coast population of the world's largest turtle from the United States' list of endangered animals.
Ecology
Jan 16, 2018
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Google on Tuesday said it is adding three new undersea data cables as it continues to bulk up its ability to power cloud services around the world.
Telecom
Jan 16, 2018
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Some Antarctic fish living in the planet's coldest waters are able to cope with the stress of rising carbon dioxide levels the ocean. They can even tolerate slightly warmer waters. But they can't deal with both stressors ...
Environment
Jan 16, 2018
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NASA's Terra satellite passed over the Southern Indian Ocean and saw Tropical Cyclone Berguitta moving southwest toward the island of Mauritius. A tropical cyclone alert class 2 is in effect for Mauritius.
Earth Sciences
Jan 16, 2018
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In 2014, astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope found that this enormous galaxy cluster contains the mass of a staggering three million billion suns—so it's little wonder that it has earned the nickname of ...
Astronomy
Jan 16, 2018
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According to a recent ruling by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, 288 million gallons of cellulosic biofuel must be blended into the U.S. gasoline supply in 2018. Although this figure is down slightly from ...
Biotechnology
Jan 16, 2018
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A nanostructured composite material developed at UC Santa Cruz has shown impressive performance as a catalyst for the electrochemical splitting of water to produce hydrogen. An efficient, low-cost catalyst is essential for ...
Materials Science
Jan 16, 2018
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