Aurora, a beloved polar bear, dies at upstate New York zoo
A beloved polar bear has died at the Seneca Park Zoo in Rochester, New York.
Plants & Animals
Mar 7, 2018
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On Medicaid? Amazon offers recipients a Prime discount
Amazon has taken another step to woo low-income shoppers to its site and away from rival Walmart.
Business
Mar 7, 2018
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Geometric clusters of cyclones churn over Jupiter's poles
Jupiter's poles are blanketed by geometric clusters of cyclones and its atmosphere is deeper than scientists suspected.
Space Exploration
Mar 7, 2018
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When fee-pressured audit offices focus on non-audit services, financial statements suffer
Firms hire auditors to create independent assessments of their financial statements, providing assurance to investors and outside parties that they are free from material misstatement.
Economics & Business
Mar 7, 2018
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New approach to measuring stickiness could aid micro-device design
Brown University engineers have devised a new method of measuring the stickiness of micro-scale surfaces. The technique, described in Proceedings of the Royal Society A, could be useful in designing and building micro-electro-mechanical ...
Condensed Matter
Mar 7, 2018
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Combination of old and new yields novel power grid cybersecurity tool
An innovative R&D project led by Berkeley Lab researchers that combines cybersecurity, machine learning algorithms and commercially available power system sensor technology to better protect the electric power grid has sparked ...
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 7, 2018
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NASA finds heavy rain in new Tropical Cyclone Hola near Vanuatu
NASA obtained rainfall data on newly formed Tropical Cyclone Hola as it triggered warnings in Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean.
Earth Sciences
Mar 7, 2018
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Diverse tropical forests grow fast despite widespread phosphorus limitation
Accepted ecological theory says that poor soils limit the productivity of tropical forests, but adding nutrients as fertilizer rarely increases tree growth, suggesting that productivity is not limited by nutrients after all. ...
Environment
Mar 7, 2018
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Instability of wildlife trade does not encourage trappers to conserve natural habitats
Much of the global wildlife trade originates in nations with rich biodiversity and high levels of poverty as the act of trapping and trading local wildlife allows people to generate extra income.
Ecology
Mar 7, 2018
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Tropical birds live longer than temperate counterparts
An international research team has found strong evidence that passerine birds near the equator live longer than their higher latitude counterparts.
Ecology
Mar 7, 2018
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