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One Species Loves Our Climate-Wrecking Ways: Fire Ants!
Wired - 2 Jan 2019 14:00
These stinging insects love natural disasters, human landscaping and the warming conditions brought by climate change. At least someone's happy.
Huawei celebrates Nikkei iPhone Ban by posting 2019 greeting from an iPhone
AppleInsider - 2 Jan 2019 17:41
Just days after Nikkei Asian Review contrived the story that 20 Chinese firms were supposedly supporting Huawei in a boycott of Apple's iPhones, Huawei itself tweeted out an official New Years' greeting-- from an iPhone.
Google Gets FCC Greenlight for Project Soli Sensors to Enable Touchless Device Control
Medical Design Technology - 2 Jan 2019 23:03
News Google has secured FCC approval to operate miniature radar-based sensors at higher power levels than currently allowed, opening the door for future real-world use. Staff Author: Bevin Fletcher Topics: Devices
How Often You Should Really Wash Road Salt off Your Car
Life Hacker - 2 Jan 2019 00:00
If we are headed for another economic downturn (to say nothing of the subprime car loan bubble bursting) it's more important than ever to keep what you have now in peak condition. Who knows what our financial or living s...
The Government Shutdown Will Hit the FCC on Thursday If It Continues
Gizmodo - 2 Jan 2019 02:15
From stalled investigations by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to all-out chaos at understaffed national parks, the effects of the Trump administration's government shutdown are being felt across agencies as it o...
Original Blade Runner vs. today's tech: Is the film's 2019 future here? - CNET
CNET - 2 Jan 2019 20:52
The original Blade Runner presented a nightmarish techno-world of androids, flying cars and mood organs. Here's how the movie stacks up to real life.
New mouse model reminiscent of Leigh syndrome sheds light on mechanisms of neurodegeneration
Science Daily - 2 Jan 2019 18:29
Researchers have identified a new role for PARL, a protein that has been linked to Parkinson's disease. They report that mice lacking PARL display specific problems in the nervous system reminiscent of Leigh syndrome ins...
Google to turn off the lights with native dark mode in Chrome on Windows 10
Digital Trends - 2 Jan 2019 16:53
Though the feature is already heading to MacOS Mojave in a future update, it has now been confirmed that Google will be adding support for a native dark mode in Chrome on Windows 10 as well. The post Google to turn off t...
Don't get corkscrewed by these wine opening hacks
USA Today - 2 Jan 2019 16:11
Forget your corkscrew at home? Don't fret! We tried these hacks so you don't have to! Here's what not to do.
Computer model shows how to better control MRSA outbreaks
EurekAlert! - 2 Jan 2019 07:00
(Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health) A research team led by scientists at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health report on a new method to help health officials control outbreaks of me...
NASA gives the thumbs up for production of Dream Chaser space plane
BGR - 2 Jan 2019 05:05
Sending supplies and other cargo to the International Space Station is something that has to happen on a regular basis in order for crew to continue living their lives as they carry out missions while orbiting Earth. Exa...
Mozilla Firefox "not an ad" experiment irks the Web, again
Slash Gear - 2 Jan 2019 03:42
Mozilla, the not-for-profit organization behind the popular Firefox browser, is always searching for ways to keep the lights on while developing and distributing a complex and sophisticated piece of software for the pric...
Hackers claim to have insurance data linked to 9/11 attacks
Engadget - 2 Jan 2019 00:15
The hackers who stole Orange is the New Black are back, and they've hit a new low. The group known as TheDarkOverlord claims to have stolen 18,000 documents from Hiscox Syndicates, Lloyds of London and Silverstein Proper...
Meta-analysis highlights important challenges in cognitive processing for adults with ASD
Science Daily - 2 Jan 2019 22:12
New study results contribute to understanding of patterns of cognitive functioning in adults with autism and highlight the importance of a broader approach when studying cognition.
15-years of satellite imagery shows snow's comings and goings
Science Daily - 2 Jan 2019 22:12
Winter snows in the Sierra Nevada Mountains create the snowpacks that serve as a primary water source for the western U.S. Due to rising average temperatures, snowpacks in the Great Basin appear to be transitioning from ...
Global-scale evaluation of role of soil minerals in carbon storage
Science Daily - 2 Jan 2019 22:12
One answer to our greenhouse gas challenges may be right under our feet: Soil scientists have found that minerals in soil can hold on to a significant amount of carbon pulled from the atmosphere. It's a mechanism that co...
Controlling neurons with light -- but without wires or batteries
Science Daily - 2 Jan 2019 22:12
In optogenetics, scientists use light to turn groups of neurons in the brain on or off. New research demonstrates a new optogenetics method that eliminates the need for bulky optical fibers, gives researchers more precis...
China's war on particulate air pollution is causing more severe ozone pollution
Science Daily - 2 Jan 2019 21:07
In China, the rapid reduction of the pollutant PM 2.5 dramatically altered the chemistry of the atmosphere, leading to an increase in harmful ground-level ozone pollution, especially in large cities.
Mystery of Yemen cholera epidemic solved
Science Daily - 2 Jan 2019 21:07
The most likely source of the cholera epidemic in Yemen has been discovered by scientists. Through the use of genomic sequencing, scientists estimate the strain of cholera causing the current outbreak in Yemen -- the wor...
Sex differences identified in deadly brain tumors
Science Daily - 2 Jan 2019 21:07
More males get, and die of, the deadly brain cancer glioblastoma than females. A team of researchers has identified distinct molecular signatures of glioblastoma in men and women that help explain disparities in patients...
How to better reach men for HIV testing: A randomized trial on incentives for self-testing
Science Daily - 2 Jan 2019 21:07
Providing pregnant women with HIV self-testing kits to pass along to their male partners can boost the partners' rate of HIV testing and entry into care, according to a new research.
Living a stronger and longer life: What scientists are learning from worms
Science Daily - 2 Jan 2019 21:07
Research has uncovered a cause of declining motor function and increased frailty in tiny aging worms -- and a way to slow it down.