New baby orca spotted in Washington waters
Whale researchers are celebrating a newborn orca in the waters off San Juan Island in Washington state.
Plants & Animals
Sep 8, 2014
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Apple to reveal its next big thing (Update)
Apple is poised to reveal its next big thing Tuesday in a crucial attempt to prove its technological tastemakers still have the power to mesmerize the masses.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 8, 2014
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Amazon launches 'Fire' smartphone in Germany, Britain
US online giant Amazon said Monday it was selling its "Fire" 3D smartphone in Germany and Britain as it cut the price of the handset for US customers.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 8, 2014
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Textbook theory behind volcanoes may be wrong
In the typical textbook picture, volcanoes, such as those that are forming the Hawaiian islands, erupt when magma gushes out as narrow jets from deep inside Earth. But that picture is wrong, according to a new study from ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 8, 2014
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Team traces ecological collapse over 6,000 years of Egyptian history
Depictions of animals in ancient Egyptian artifacts have helped scientists assemble a detailed record of the large mammals that lived in the Nile Valley over the past 6,000 years. A new analysis of this record shows that ...
Ecology
Sep 8, 2014
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Co-flowing liquids can stabilize chaotic 'whipping' in microfluidic jets
Industrial wet spinning processes produce fibers from polymers and other materials by using tiny needles to eject continuous jets of liquid precursors. The electrically charged liquids ejected from the needles normally exhibit ...
General Physics
Sep 8, 2014
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In directing stem cells, study shows context matters
Figuring out how blank slate stem cells decide which kind of cell they want to be when they grow up—a muscle cell, a bone cell, a neuron—has been no small task for science.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 8, 2014
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GE, home appliance pioneer, gives up on consumers
General Electric, a household name for more than a century in part for making households easier to run, is leaving the home.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 8, 2014
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In one of nature's innovations, a single cell smashes and rebuilds its own genome
Life can be so intricate and novel that even a single cell can pack a few surprises, according to a study led by Princeton University researchers.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 8, 2014
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New study shows how conversion of forests to cropland affected climate
The conversion of forests into cropland worldwide has triggered an atmospheric change that, while seldom considered in climate models, has had a net cooling effect on global temperatures, according to a new Yale study.
Environment
Sep 8, 2014
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