An international team of researchers discovered a new species of dinosaur, Xiyunykus pengi, during an expedition to Xinjiang, China. The discovery is the latest stemming from a partnership between the George Washington University ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Aug 23, 2018
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Best known as a pathogen that causes food poisoning or steals nutrients away from its host, the E. coli bacterium actually plays a critical role in promoting health by producing a compound that helps cells take up iron, new ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 23, 2018
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The amount of proteins inside cells fluctuates over time, and this affects various functions of the cells. Cells are constantly synthesizing and degrading proteins, and studies have shown that this "see-saw" effect actually ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 23, 2018
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It's no secret that people would rather get something for free than pay for it. And faced with the possibility of paying $10.99 a month for Netflix or getting it for nothing, it should come as no surprise that someone might ...
Business
Aug 23, 2018
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Tech companies want to protect U.S. political candidates from Russian hackers ahead of the midterm elections, but could that free help count as an illegal campaign contribution?
Security
Aug 23, 2018
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Facebook users who say their personal data was misused, potentially to distort the last U.S. election, will have to wait to see if they can wring more information from Cambridge Analytica, the disappearing company that played ...
Internet
Aug 23, 2018
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What started out as a straightforward genetic study of Florida's invasive python population has turned up a surprising plot twist: a small number of crossbred Burmese and Indian pythons with the potential to become a kind ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 23, 2018
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A rolling robot may be coming to a Dallas sidewalk near you.
Robotics
Aug 23, 2018
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Due to this summer's drought in Central Europe, boulders known as "hunger stones" are reappearing in the Elbe River.
Archaeology
Aug 23, 2018
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In a few weeks, Apple will unveil its newest iPhone.
Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 23, 2018
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