Yahoo unveils line-up of free streaming concerts
Yahoo on Friday continued its shift to online content with a line-up of free streaming concerts by music stars such as Usher, Michael Franti, and The Dave Matthews Band.
Business
Jul 11, 2014
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NY attorney general sues to stop ride-sharing Lyft
(AP)—New York's attorney general has sued to block Lyft, the on-demand ride-sharing app, from operating in New York.
Business
Jul 11, 2014
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New simple setup for X-ray phase contrast
X-ray phase-contrast imaging is a method that uses the refraction of X-rays through a specimen instead of attenuation resulting from absorption. The images produced with this method are often of much higher quality than those ...
General Physics
Jul 11, 2014
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Mills Canyon fire, Washington
The Mills Canyon fire started near the City of Entiat on Tuesday, July 8, 2014. Despite the efforts of local resources, the fire quickly grew to over 1,000 acres by evening. Three outbuildings were damaged. The cause of the ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 11, 2014
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Heads up! Supermoon coming Saturday; 3 this summer
The full moon on Saturday will appear to be unusually big. In fact, it will be a "supermoon."
Space Exploration
Jul 11, 2014
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NASA sees Tropical Storm 9 over Guam
Guam and surrounding areas were under a Tropical Storm Warning and Watch on July 11 as NASA's Aqua satellite passed overhead. During the early morning hours on July 11, Tropical Depression 09W strengthened into a tropical ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 11, 2014
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Getting a charge out of water droplets
Last year, MIT researchers discovered that when water droplets spontaneously jump away from superhydrophobic surfaces during condensation, they can gain electric charge in the process. Now, the same team has demonstrated ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 11, 2014
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Musk donates $1 million for new Tesla museum
Tesla Motors founder Elon Musk has agreed to donate $1 million to help fund a new museum dedicated to inventor Nikolai Tesla.
Other
Jul 11, 2014
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Baboons groom early in the day to get benefits later
Social animals often develop relationships with other group members to reduce aggression and gain access to scarce resources. In wild chacma baboons the strategy for grooming activities shows a certain pattern across the ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 11, 2014
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Molecular snapshots of oxygen formation in photosynthesis
Researchers from Umeå University, Sweden, have explored two different ways that allow unprecedented experimental insights into the reaction sequence leading to the formation of oxygen molecules in photosynthesis. The two ...
Materials Science
Jul 11, 2014
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