Trending searches: hurricane, bitcoin and sex scandal
Hurricane Irma, bitcoin, sex scandal and royal romance made up some of the hot topics explored this year at internet giant Google.
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US prosecutors confirm Uber target of criminal probe (Update)
A letter made public Wednesday in Waymo's civil suit against Uber over swiped self-driving car secrets confirmed the ride-share service is the target of a US criminal investigation.
Business
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Study: Loss of water in drought caused Sierra Nevada to rise
Loss of water from rocks during drought caused California's Sierra Nevada to rise nearly an inch (2.5 centimeters) in height from October 2011 to October 2015, according to a new NASA study made public Wednesday.
Earth Sciences
Dec 13, 2017
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Scientists call for improved technologies to save imperiled California salmon
Scientists working to protect California's most endangered salmon say in a new report that key improvements in tracking Sacramento River winter-run Chinook through California's complex water delivery system would help recover ...
Ecology
Dec 13, 2017
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The toxic sugar tree: Mapping the evolutionary history of a cancerous sugar gene
Around two million years ago, a genetic change occurred that differentiated humans from most other primates that both protected humans from diseases, yet made red meat a health risk.
Biotechnology
Dec 13, 2017
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Three papers help to crack the code of coenzyme Q biosynthesis
Coenzyme Q (CoQ) is a vital cog in the body's energy-producing machinery, a kind of chemical gateway in the conversion of food into cellular fuel. But six decades removed from its discovery, scientists still can't describe ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 13, 2017
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ANU astronomers create best map of the southern sky
Astronomers at ANU have created the most comprehensive map of the southern sky that can be viewed online by anyone around the world.
Astronomy
Dec 13, 2017
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Global, Asian heat waves in 2016 due purely to climate change: study
Last year's global heat record, extreme heat in Asia and unusually warm waters off the coast of Alaska happened purely because the planet is getting warmer due to human activities like burning fossil fuels, a study said Wednesday.
Environment
Dec 13, 2017
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Target buys same-day delivery service for $550 mn
Target said Wednesday it was acquiring same-day grocery delivery service Shipt for $550 million, helping the US retail titan step up its challenge to Amazon and its recently acquired Whole Foods supermarket chain.
Business
Dec 13, 2017
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Three plead guilty in Mirai botnet attacks
US officials unveiled criminal charges Wednesday against a former university student and two others in the Mirai botnet attacks which shut down parts of the internet in several countries starting in mid-2016.
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