Obama to guest-edit issue of Wired magazine
Is President Barack Obama already thinking about his next job? In the coming months, he will guest-edit an issue of tech-focused Wired magazine.
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Aug 30, 2016
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Theorists solve a long-standing fundamental problem
Trying to understand a system of atoms is like herding gnats - the individual atoms are never at rest and are constantly moving and interacting. When it comes to trying to model the properties and behavior of these kinds ...
Quantum Physics
Aug 30, 2016
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Researchers show that when it comes to climate change and stream flow, plants play an important role
In California's Sierra Nevada mountains, as more precipitation falls in the form of rain rather than snow, and the snowpack melts earlier in spring, it's important for water managers to know when and how much water will be ...
Environment
Aug 30, 2016
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Multi-billion Apple windfall puts Ireland in unusual bind
The European Commission's demand for Apple to pay Ireland some 13 billion euros in back taxes has put the country in the strange position of refusing the windfall for fear of scaring away valuable investment.
Business
Aug 30, 2016
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Ghost HQ and Double Irish: Apple's tax deals
Take one set of European profits, one phantom headquarters and two companies and there you have it: Apple's recipe for avoiding tax.
Business
Aug 30, 2016
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NASA's Terra satellite spies tropical storm weakening Lionrock over Hokkaido
Tropical Storm Lionrock moved over Honshu, the big island of Japan and then proceeded over the Hokkaido, the northernmost island, when NASA's Terra satellite passed overhead and analyzed the storm's cloud top temperatures.
Earth Sciences
Aug 30, 2016
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Satellite sees large Tropical Depression 9 in the Gulf of Mexico
Although the center of Tropical Depression 9 moved away from Cuba and into the southeastern Gulf of Mexico, western Cuba was still getting drenched from the system. A visible image from NOAA's GOES-East satellite showed the ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 30, 2016
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NASA satellite catches major Hurricane Madeline as Hawaii braces
NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP and NOAA's GOES satellites showed major Hurricane Madeline nearing the Hawaiian Islands. An animation of satellite imagery showed the movement of Madeline and nearby Hurricane Lester over a two day period.
Earth Sciences
Aug 30, 2016
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NASA looks at Eastern Pacific's Category 3 Hurricane Lester
NASA satellites provided forecasters with infrared and visible imagery of Major Hurrricane Lester as it continued to move through the Eastern Pacific Ocean. After peaking as a Category 4 hurricane on Aug. 29, Lester weakened ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 30, 2016
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Defend or grow? These plants do both
From natural ecosystems to farmers' fields, plants face a dilemma of energy use: outgrow and outcompete their neighbors for light, or defend themselves against insects and disease.
Biotechnology
Aug 30, 2016
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