Pesticide exposure causes bumblebee flight to fall short
Bees exposed to a neonicotinoid pesticide fly only a third of the distance that unexposed bees are able to achieve.
Ecology
Apr 29, 2019
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Toyota to assemble Lexus in Canada: Trudeau
Japanese automaker Toyota will assemble two models of its Lexus in Canada starting in 2022, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday.
Automotive
Apr 29, 2019
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Federal research significant in environmental rule-making
Federally-sponsored science plays a more significant role in bringing together stakeholders and facilitating environmental governance debates than all other types of research, according to an international team of researchers.
Environment
Apr 29, 2019
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'Right' cover-crop mix good for both Chesapeake and bottom lines
Planting and growing a strategic mix of cover crops not only reduces the loss of nitrogen from farm fields, protecting water quality in the Chesapeake Bay, but the practice also contributes nitrogen to subsequent cash crops, ...
Environment
Apr 29, 2019
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Several US airlines hit by brief computer-related outage
At least three major U.S. airlines were briefly affected Monday by an outage at a technology provider that shut down ticketing and check-in online and at airport kiosks.
Software
Apr 29, 2019
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Lawyer fighting palm oil among six to win environmental prize
When Alfred Brownell arrived in a remote Liberian village, the surrounding tropical rainforest had been leveled by bulldozers. Burial grounds were uprooted, religious shrines were desecrated and a stream people depended upon ...
Environment
Apr 29, 2019
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A daunting task begins: Reducing lobster gear to save whales
Fishing managers on the East Coast began the daunting process Monday of implementing new restrictions on lobster fishing that are designed to protect a vanishing species of whale.
Ecology
Apr 29, 2019
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Selling an old computer on eBay? You may also be giving away data you thought you erased
You're donating an old computer storage drive or putting one up for sale on eBay. But first, you erase all the data.
Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 29, 2019
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EU fine on Google weighs on parent Alphabet profits
Google parent Alphabet on Monday reported that profit in the first three months of this year sagged under the weight of a hefty antitrust fine in the European Union.
Business
Apr 29, 2019
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Sensor-based technologies are promising to support independent living for older women
A study conducted by Assistant Professor Blaine Reeder, Ph.D., and co-authored by Catherine Jankowski, Ph.D., at the University of Colorado College of Nursing on older women's perception of technology found that more active ...
Engineering
Apr 29, 2019
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