Sirius XM buys stake in music streaming site Pandora
Pandora is raising cash to help it take on Spotify and other streaming music services.
Business
Jun 9, 2017
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Fractal planting patterns yield optimal harvests, without central control
Bali's famous rice terraces, when seen from above, look like colorful mosaics because some farmers plant synchronously, while others plant at different times. The resulting fractal patterns are rare for man-made systems and ...
Environment
Jun 9, 2017
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Experiences of African American christian counseling students with LGB clients
A new study looks at the experiences of African American Christian counseling students from the Black church as they seek to balance their faith and ethical responsibilities in working with lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) ...
Social Sciences
Jun 9, 2017
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New report: Social, behavioral, and economic sciences contribute to advancing NSF mission
The social, behavioral, and economic (SBE) sciences make significant contributions to the National Science Foundation's mission to advance health, prosperity and welfare, national defense, and progress in science, says a ...
Social Sciences
Jun 9, 2017
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Protective mother bear cuts off Dracula's castle
While Dracula's legend usually fails to scare tourists away from the blood-sucking vampire's 15th century castle, a large, furry and protective mother bear has had more success.
Ecology
Jun 9, 2017
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Parasitic nematodes that cause greatest agricultural damage abandoned sex
The nematode worms that cause the world's most devastating crop losses have given up on sexual reproduction and instead rely on their large, duplicated genomes to thrive in new environments. A group led by Etienne G. J. Danchin ...
Biotechnology
Jun 9, 2017
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Soft shelled turtles, food in China, likely spread cholera
The pathogen, Vibrio cholerae can colonize the surfaces, as well as the intestines of soft shelled turtles. This finding is strong evidence that soft shelled turtles in China, where they are grown for human consumption, are ...
Ecology
Jun 9, 2017
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Miniaturizing America's tallest dam
Engineers at Utah State University's Utah Water Research Laboratory have constructed a 1:50 scale model of the Oroville Dam spillway.
Engineering
Jun 9, 2017
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Physicists use numerical 'tweezers' to study nuclear interactions
Researchers from North Carolina State University and the Ruhr-Universität Bochum have developed numerical "tweezers" that can pin a nucleus in place, enabling them to study how interactions between protons and neutrons produce ...
General Physics
Jun 9, 2017
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Amid the rise of GPS, NOAA weighs a move away from paper charting
Growing up boating in Annapolis, Jan Majer remembers his father marking up his nautical charts by hand each year with the latest information on buoy and shoal movements.
Earth Sciences
Jun 9, 2017
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