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Carnegie Science Center gets $7.5M donation for new wing

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This year's hot graduation gift: Snapchat geofilters

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How artificial intelligence is taking on ransomware

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Man sentenced for money laundering in massive hacking scheme

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Scientists develop super-strong metal for next tech frontier

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Soybean rust study will allow breeders to tailor resistant varieties to local pathogens

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Study on human skin microbiome finds archaea abundance associated with age

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3,000-year-old textiles are earliest evidence of chemical dyeing in the Levant

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How are long strands of DNA packed into tiny cells?

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Nanostructures taste the rainbow

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Nanopipette technology wins first place in NIH 'Follow that Cell' challenge

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Zeolite catalysts pave the road to decentral chemical processes

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Palm cockatoos beat drum like Ringo Starr

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Researchers develop yeast-based tool for worldwide pathogen detection

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'Bulges' in volcanoes could be used to predict eruptions

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High sea surface temperatures may affect immune competence of California sea lions

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More summer sunshine leading to increased Greenland ice melt

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Concurrent hot and dry summers more common in future: study

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Can antipoverty programs work globally? J-PAL offers user's guide

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Analysis of Neanderthal teeth grooves uncovers evidence of prehistoric dentistry

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Scientists identify key locations for spread of Pin-tailed Whydahs

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Guinness World Records names graphene aerogel as world's least dense 3-D printed structure

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Chinese authorities put the brakes on a surge in live streaming

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Hints of extra dimensions in gravitational waves?

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2020 deadline to avert climate catastrophe: experts

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Minnesota scientist: EPA pressured her to change testimony

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How minimizing fluid friction can make oceangoing vessels more fuel-efficient and reduce harmful emissions

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Calculating 'old' and 'new' water runoff

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Improving Chinese air pollution leads to business opportunities

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Potentially lethal parasite rat lungworm found throughout Florida

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World first: New polymer goes for a walk when illuminated

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Climate change impacts Antarctic biodiversity habitat

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The multi-colored photons that might change quantum information science

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Russia scraps plans to ban Telegram messaging app

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Swimming microbots can remove pathogenic bacteria from water

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Real-time vapor analysis could improve training of explosive-detecting dogs

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Researchers develop a model that marries ecology and economics to determine how to protect biodiversity

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Highway safety: National Academies committee recommends implementation improvements

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Micron-sized hydrogel cubes show highly efficient delivery of a potent anti-cancer drug

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Does symmetry matter for speed? Study finds Usain Bolt may have asymmetrical running gait

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US demands more security on international flights to US (Update)

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Vortex-antivortex pairs found in magnetic trilayers

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When the going got tough, Nintendo and Microsoft decided to go for broke on video-game strategy

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NASA looks at rainfall from Tropical Storm Dora

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As Spotify and Pandora struggle, Apple Music lowers its subscription prices

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Who'll be responsible when self-driving car crashes?

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South Africa approves export of 800 lion skeletons this year

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Scientists describe a well-defined mitochondrial proteome in baker's yeast

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Facebook's high-stakes dilemma over suicide videos

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Review: Pico Brew helps bring the craft beer movement to your kitchen

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Patrick May: Google will barely feel multibillion-dollar slap on the wrist

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Companies, governments assess damage from latest malware

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Cyberattack blocks Maersk terminals, new orders

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Social connections impact voter turnout, decisions, research says

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Four new beamlines get go ahead at the ESRF, opening new frontiers in X-ray science

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Tech firms want to detect emotions and expressions, but people don't like it

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Image analysis and artificial intelligence (AI) will change dairy farming

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Newly established, a national park in Australia unveils a new plant species

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Injectable plant-based nanoparticles delay tumor progression

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Globally, floods seem to be decreasing even as extreme rainfall rises. Why?

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Why it's important to understand social media's dark history

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Pets strengthen neighbourhood ties

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Opinion: It's nonsense to say fracking can be made safe, whatever guidelines we come up with

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Subjects impact little on poor pupils' job prospects

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Solar minimum is coming

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Graphene and terahertz waves could lead the way to future communication

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Space farms will feed astronauts and earthlings

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Rare archaeological find could be the first time unique pottery seen in the South West

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The world's tropical zone is expanding, and Australia should be worried

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NATO says cyber attacks a call to arms

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Bird-like dinosaurs hatched eggs like chickens: study

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Robots to help children with autism

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New 'hot Jupiter' exoplanet detected by K2 mission

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Cheap, energy-efficient and clean reaction to make chemical feedstock

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Valuable substances extracted from conifer stumps and roots

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A new method of modeling drug-target interactions fixes a detrimental bias of past techniques

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Better understanding the principles of silicon etching leads to improved surface patterning

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The body relies on thousands of sugar–protein complexes to stay healthy

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Nanoparticles improve the strength of metallic alloys

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Controlled rupturing of thin films can make low-cost nanopatterned arrays for solar cells and biomolecular detection

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Human reared wolves found to display signs of attachment and affection towards foster-parents

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New wheelchair prototype with an innovative propulsion system

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A levitated nanosphere as an ultra-sensitive sensor

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Study shows fairy wrens aware that their mating plumage attracts predators

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A method to engineer crystals with a large fraction of reactive facets

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How non-monogamous relationships find success

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Discovering the early age immune response in foals

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Bacteria-coated nanofiber electrodes digest pollutants

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NASA keeps a close eye on tiny stowaways

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Poll highlights inequities in how Californians access the internet

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Screen-printed batteries for renewables on the way

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How corals that re-colonized Bikini Atoll after nuclear bomb tests adapted to persistent radiation

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Exposure to inequality reduces support for 'millionaire's tax'

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The common insecticide poisoning our rivers and wetlands

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Hacking the human brain—lab-made synapses for artificial intelligence

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Indoor air in schools could add to children's exposure to PCBs

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Tackling iron and zinc deficiencies with 'better' bread

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Ruthenium rules for new fuel cells

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Tracking bacterial movement between humans, animals key to understanding antibiotic resistance

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'Celestial Sleuth' identifies Lord Byron's stellar inspiration

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Boaty McBoatface returns home with unprecedented data

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Bacteria change a liquid's properties and escape entrapment

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Sensitive faces helped dinosaurs eat, woo and take temperature, suggests study

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Research on active substances in breast milk can begin

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Researchers create very small sensor using 'white graphene'

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'Pompom' stars may solve quasar puzzle

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New wound healing properties of ficin researched

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The stable retrograde orbit of the Bee-Zed asteroid explained

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A bioplastic derived from soya protein which can absorb up to 40 times its own weight

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Firms scramble to recover from wave of cyberattacks

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Sunscreen creams break down into dangerous chemical compounds under the sunlight

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Philips buys US cardiac-implant firm for 1.9 bln euros

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Cambodia conservationists find rare cache of crocodile eggs

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'On your mark, get set'—Neutrons run enzyme's reactivity for better biofuel production

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Facebook to livestream Champions League football games

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In rural Kentucky, solar eclipse preparation keeps town busy (Update)

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'Ransomware' wave seemed aimed at old flaw and Ukraine

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Toshiba pushes back closing deal on memory unit sale

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Are asteroids humanity's 'greatest challenge'?

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Finding friends: Lonely elephant arrives at Los Angeles Zoo

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Scientists create better tools to study the processes of life

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Predicting eruptions using satellites and math

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Researchers document early, permanent human settlement in Andes

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