The world's most powerful rocket, SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, blasted off Tuesday on its highly anticipated maiden test flight, carrying CEO Elon Musk's cherry red Tesla Roadster toward an orbit near Mars.
Space Exploration
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The most economical way to kill bacteria that cause common food-borne illnesses—mostly caused by Salmonella enterica—is heat, but, the mechanisms that kill Salmonella at lower temperatures were not fully understood until ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 6, 2018
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US regulators on Tuesday joined a growing chorus of officials saying they made need new powers to regulate cryptocurrencies which pose risks the investing public does not recognize.
Internet
Feb 6, 2018
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Every Olympic event will be streamed live. But to watch online, you'll still need to be a paying cable or satellite subscriber.
Internet
Feb 6, 2018
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Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is poised to testify Tuesday in a high-stakes trial focused on charges that his company stole self-driving car technology from Waymo, a Google spinoff.
Business
Feb 6, 2018
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Apple is mulling refunds to customers who paid full price for battery replacements on older iPhones.
Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 6, 2018
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A study published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry is the first to describe a signaling pathway that affects communication—a process called quorum sensing—between Streptococcus bacteria cells.
Biochemistry
Feb 6, 2018
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The massive Toba volcanic eruption on the island of Sumatra about 74,000 years ago did not cause a six-year-long "volcanic winter" in East Africa and thereby cause the human population in the region to plummet, according ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 6, 2018
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Since its discovery in the United States in 2002, the emerald ash borer has swiftly become the most destructive non-native forest pest to ever invade the country. As the insect's range continues to grow, despite ongoing efforts ...
Ecology
Feb 6, 2018
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Mallards are among the most abundant and widespread duck species in the world, yet little attention has been paid to date to their role in spreading plant seeds. A new study in the Journal of Ecology reveals a number of plants ...
Ecology
Feb 6, 2018
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