Facebook sidesteps ad-blocking on desktop computers
Facebook on Tuesday began letting marketing messages slip past ad-blocking software on desktop computers.
Internet
Aug 9, 2016
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GM begins autonomous car tests in Scottsdale, Arizona
General Motors and its autonomous technology company Cruise Automation are testing self-driving cars on the streets of Scottsdale, Arizona.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Aug 9, 2016
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Many drought-resistant plants also draw pollinators
Water-wise gardens don't have to resemble sterile moonscapes, devoid of anything but layers of rock and gravel. They can feature scores of attractive drought-resistant plants that invite bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 9, 2016
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Court deals blow to Berlin's Airbnb ban
An attempt by Berlin to clamp down on properties being rented out as holiday homes on internet platforms like Airbnb suffered a setback on Tuesday as a court ruled in landlords' favour.
Business
Aug 9, 2016
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Team digs deep to answer water-safety questions
Inside the 11 stainless steel cylinders lined up in David Freedman's lab at Clemson University are rock samples that were pulled from deep below the Earth's surface and could help shed light on one of the world's most widespread ...
Environment
Aug 9, 2016
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General support for science doesn't always correlate with attitudes toward specific issues
U.S. adults perform comparably to adults in other economically developed countries on most measures of science knowledge and support science in general, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, ...
Social Sciences
Aug 9, 2016
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New technique leads to improved perovskite solar cells
Scientists at the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), in collaboration with researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), devised a method to improve perovskite solar cells, making them ...
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 9, 2016
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3-D Galaxy-mapping project enters construction phase
A 3-D sky-mapping project that will measure the light of millions of galaxies has received formal—approval from the U.S. Department of Energy to move forward with construction. Installation of the project, called DESI (Dark ...
Astronomy
Aug 9, 2016
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Talking back: Countering terrorist narratives may reduce recruitment
Recruiters for violent extremist groups, just like screenwriters and marketers, use storytelling techniques to craft their messages. Analyzing those narratives and producing counter-narratives may be one way to cut the success ...
Internet
Aug 9, 2016
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Why are New England's wild blue mussels disappearing?
The Gulf of Maine coastline, historically home to one of the richest shellfish populations in the U.S., is undergoing a dramatic change, with once-flourishing wild blue mussels all but disappearing, according to a study led ...
Ecology
Aug 9, 2016
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