Parents turn to Uber to shuttle kids, even though it's not allowed
Teenager Emily Lieber needed a ride home from the bus stop, so she did what her parents might do: She called Uber.
Business
Aug 23, 2017
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Regulators, Whole Foods shareholders approve Amazon deal
Whole Foods shareholders and federal regulators approved Amazon's $13.7 billion acquisition of the organic grocer, a deal that could bring big changes to the supermarket industry and how people order groceries online.
Business
Aug 23, 2017
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In Seattle, behind-the-scenes Facebook team wrangles digital deluge in massive cloud
More than 2 billion people log into Facebook every month. Every day, the social-media crowd uploads billions of photos, calls up hundreds of millions of hours of video, and fires off a prodigious flurry of likes and comments. ...
Internet
Aug 23, 2017
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Disease-carrying mosquitoes rare in undisturbed tropical forests
A new study by scientists from the Smithsonian, the Panamanian government and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, among other institutions, concludes that conserving old-growth tropical rainforest is "highly recommended" ...
Environment
Aug 23, 2017
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Anglers' delight as algal blooms breakthrough highlights innovative science
Millions of fish-deaths caused by toxic Prymnesium algal blooms could be prevented with the application of a household chemical best known for bleaching hair, breakthrough research has revealed.
Ecology
Aug 23, 2017
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'Sci-fi to real life': US invests $17 million in laser tech
The U.S. Defense Department is investing $17 million in high-powered laser technology that has the potential for practical uses on the battlefield, from destroying enemy drones to disrupting communication systems.
Engineering
Aug 23, 2017
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Poodle gets tumor that's a third of its body weight removed
A poodle named Oreo is on the mend after having a 6.4-pound (2.9-kilogram) tumor removed—nearly a third of its body weight.
Plants & Animals
Aug 23, 2017
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You and some 'cavemen' get a genetic checkup
Had an arrow in his back not felled the legendary Iceman some 5,300 years ago, he would have likely dropped dead from a heart attack. Written in the DNA of his remains was a propensity for cardiovascular disease.
Archaeology
Aug 23, 2017
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Research identifies new microbe with potential to help rebalance Earth's nitrogen cycle
New research from University of Alberta and University of Vienna microbiologists provides unparalleled insight into the Earth's nitrogen cycle, identifying and characterizing the ammonia-oxidizing microbe, Nitrospira inopinata. ...
Environment
Aug 23, 2017
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Confederate submarine crew killed by their own weapon
The H.L. Hunley, the first combat submarine to sink an enemy ship, also instantly killed its own eight-man crew with the powerful explosive torpedo it carried, according to new research from a Duke University Ph.D. in biomedical ...
Archaeology
Aug 23, 2017
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