Today's soybeans are typically golden yellow, with a tiny blackish mark where they attach to the pod. In a field of millions of beans, nearly all of them will have this look. Occasionally, however, a bean will turn up half-black, ...
Biotechnology
Jun 19, 2017
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As the temperature began to soar across the Iberian peninsula last week, everyone knew it was only a matter of time before fires started—they've become a summer fixture. But this time they came with a vengeance, one in ...
Environment
Jun 19, 2017
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The unwanted crabs that have plagued Maine's clam beds for years might soon play a new role—as appetizer.
Ecology
Jun 19, 2017
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Google is stepping up its efforts to block "extremist and terrorism-related videos" over its platforms, using a combination of technology and human monitors.
Internet
Jun 19, 2017
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Billions of dollars could be saved if Congress revises a law to allow regulators to be more aggressive in reducing losses from insolvent banks, according to a recent study co-authored by a faculty member from Florida Atlantic ...
Economics & Business
Jun 19, 2017
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Antimicrobial resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health, affecting anyone, at any age, in any country, according to the World Health Organization. Currently, 700,000 deaths each year are attributed to antimicrobial ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 19, 2017
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The problem is a fundamental incompatibility in communication styles.
Materials Science
Jun 19, 2017
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One in three people has a potentially nasty parasite hiding inside their body—tucked away in tiny cysts that the immune system can't eliminate and antibiotics can't touch.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 19, 2017
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17
Seventy-four percent of the world's population will be exposed to deadly heatwaves by 2100 if carbon gas emissions continue to rise at current rates, according to a study published in Nature Climate Change. Even if emissions ...
Environment
Jun 19, 2017
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DNA found at archaeological sites reveals that the origins of our domestic cat are in the Near East and ancient Egypt. Cats were domesticated by the first farmers some 10,000 years ago. They later spread across Europe and ...
Biotechnology
Jun 19, 2017
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