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Large New Amphibious Centipede Species Discovered in Okinawa and Taiwan
The amphibious Scolopendra alcyona Tsukamoto & Shimano inhabits streamside environments, deep in the forests of the Ryukyu Archipelago. Credit: Tokyo…
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People with rare blood clots after a COVID-19 jab share an uncommon immune response
Evidence is building that an uncommon immune response is behind dangerous, but incredibly rare, blood clots associated with some COVID-19…
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10 fast-charging cables that’ll power up your devices in half the time | Popular Science
Everyone who’s ever owned a smartphone knows how tough it is to have their phone’s battery in the red. And…
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NASA has selected SpaceX to build a lander to take humans to the moon
By Leah Crane Artist’s depiction of SpaceX’s Starship craft on the moon SpaceX SpaceX is going to the moon. NASA…
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Elon Musk Reveals When Starlink Internet Will Likely Exit Beta | Digital Trends
SpaceX launched its Starlink internet service in beta in October 2020. Currently available to a limited number of customers, the…
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DJI Air 2S drone: A pro-grade aerial camera for under $1,000 | Popular Science
Last year, DJI announced the Air 2 drone. It sits between the Mavic Mini and the more advanced (and expensive)…
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AI pinpoints local pollution hotspots using satellite images
A new AI algorithm picked out these city-block-sized satellite images as local hotspots (top) and cool spots (bottom) for air…
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Understanding the growth of disease-causing protein fibres
Transmission Electron Micrograph of fibrils from the protein alpha-synuclein, which is associated with Parkinson’s disease. Credit: University of Bath Amyloid…
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TSMC: component shortages could continue through 2022
The big picture: To combat the shortage, the world’s largest contract chipmaker is increasing investments to expand capacity and build…
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Tracking the economic impacts of COVID-19 one ship at a time
Credit: CC0 Public Domain COVID-19 saw global maritime trade collapse by as much as 10% in the first eight months…
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Bed Bath & Beyond’s turnaround hinges on a $250 million overhaul of its ‘primitive’ logistics. Here’s how its COO plans to crank up supply chain speed.
Bed Bath & Beyond is in the early stages of a three-year, $250 million supply chain overhaul. Right now it…
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Researchers Visualize the Motion of Vortices in Quantum Superfluid Turbulence
An illustration showing quantum vortex tubes undergoing apparent superdiffusion. The white dots represent trapped particle that the researchers tracked to…
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LG’s Rollable TV Goes on Sale in U.S., But It Ain’t Cheap | Digital Trends
LG caused quite a stir when it unveiled the first production version of its remarkable rollable television at CES 2019.…
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The P.1 coronavirus variant is twice as transmissible as earlier strains
The P.1 coronavirus variant first identified in Brazil may be twice as transmissible as earlier strains and may evade up…
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NASA Satellites Detect Signs of Unrest Years Before Volcanic Eruptions
Photo of eruption at Mount Redoubt in Alaska in 2009. Credit: Game McGimsey, USGS New research methods may lead to…
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A NYC real-estate titan who learned about crypto from his teenage son has secured $6 billion in gold to back a new digital token
Real estate mogul Kent Swig has landed $6 billion in gold reserves to back a new cryptocurrency, Bloomberg reported. The…
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Hints of an ancient coronavirus outbreak appear in modern East Asian DNA
An ancient coronavirus, or a closely related pathogen, triggered an epidemic among ancestors of present-day East Asians roughly 25,000 years…
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India sees record surges in cases due to coronavirus variants
By Michael Le Page Hindu woman performs prayer during the Navaratri festival at a temple in Amritsar, India Narinder Nanu/AFP…
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Climate Change Is Making Indian Monsoon Seasons More Chaotic – Potentially Grave Consequences for Agriculture and Economy
If global warming continues unchecked, summer monsoon rainfall in India will become stronger and more erratic. This is the central…
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Airborne laser scanning of gaps in Amazon rainforest helps explain tree mortality
Distribution of laser scanning flights over the Brazilian Amazon. Each flight line is about 12 x 0.5 km. Credit: Ricardo…
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How to Watch NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins Return to Earth | Digital Trends
After 185 days aboard the International Space Station (ISS), NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and her two Russian counterparts will return…
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Nancy Pelosi says she will ‘never forgive’ the Capitol rioters for the ‘trauma’ they caused Congressional staff and members
Nancy Pelosi reflected on the January 6 Capitol insurrection in a new USA Today interview Tuesday. The Speaker of the…
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British Medical Journal: Cloth Face Covering Reduces Exercise Performance and Physical Capacity
Increasing breathlessness and claustrophobia reported at higher exercise intensities. A cloth face covering reduces exercise performance and physical capacity, reveals…
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States are growing fewer trees. Forest owners say that’s a problem
Credit: CC0 Public Domain When wildfires ripped through Oregon last Labor Day, they burned huge swaths of forest, including 63,000…
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Apple suppliers may be facing issues with Mini LED production as the company readies new iPad Pro
The big picture: The iPad business generated a record $8.4 billion in revenue for Apple during Q4 2020, and the…
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Best Prime Day Soundbar Deals 2021: What to Expect | Digital Trends
Prime Day deals are coming soon and that means there will be plenty of great Prime Day soundbar sales for you…
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I reviewed 800 résumés in 65 hours to help job searchers during the pandemic. Here are 6 tips on how to build one that stands out, along with actual examples.
Eugene Hayden has worked at companies like Google, KPMG, and Boston Consulting Group. He organized a marathon where he reviewed…
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Popeye With a Whiff of Rotten Eggs: New Metabolic Capabilities of Gut Bacteria Discovered
Gut section with fluorescently labeled bacteria. Credit: Huimin Ye An international team of scientists led by microbiologists Professor Alexander Loy…
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Surface Laptop 4: Rumors, News, Release Date, and More | Digital Trends
Microsoft usually refreshes its Surface hardware every October, typically focusing on both the Surface Pro and Surface Laptop. But, we…
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450-Million-Year-Old Sea Creature’s Bizarre Breathing Organs Uncovered
Credit: UCR Trilobites Had a Leg Up on Breathing A new study has found the first evidence of sophisticated breathing…
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New, reversible CRISPR method can control gene expression while leaving underlying DNA sequence unchanged
A new CRISPR method allows researchers to silence most genes in the human genome without altering the underlying DNA sequence…
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Mystery Science Theater 3000 returns to Kickstarter to fund the show’s future
Recap: MST3K is an American comedy series that dates back to the late 80s. The show originally starred a janitor…
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COVID-19 Vaccinations of Breastfeeding Moms May Also Protect Their Babies – Major Boost in Antibodies
Nursing mothers who receive a COVID-19 vaccine may pass protective antibodies to their babies through breast milk for at least…
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The 6 best toilet papers for every type of preference
Tips for buying toilet paper How to compare toilet paper prices There is no standardization of toilet paper square or…
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Dell Virtually Giving Away Refurbished Laptops This Weekend | Digital Trends
Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. You can enjoy huge savings through…
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One of Africa’s rarest primates protected by… speedbumps
Credit: Tim R. B. Davenport A new study revealed that a drastic reduction of deaths of one of Africa’s rarest…
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Electric vehicles alone won’t solve climate change | Popular Science
Politicians and auto manufacturers alike are joining the electric vehicle caravan. At the end of March, the Biden Administration announced…
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New Nondestructive Optical Technique Reveals the Structure of Mother-of-Pearl, a Tough Iridescent Biomineral
Nacre, or mother-of-pearl, found in red abalone and other mollusks, is extremely fracture-resistant. That’s one reason researchers are interested in…
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You Won’t Believe How Cheap the Surface Laptop 3 Is Today! | Digital Trends
Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. The Surface Laptop 3 is not…
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Goldman Sachs CEO predicts a ‘big evolution’ in the way bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are regulated
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon. Michael Kovac/Getty Images Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon anticipates a “big evolution” in the…
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The incredible bacterial ‘homing missiles’ that scientists want to harness
An illustration of tailocins, and their altruistic action painted by author Vivek Mutalik’s daughter, Antara. Credit: Antara Mutalik Imagine there…
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AWS and Verizon bring private 5G and edge computing to life with Corning
Editor’s take: If you’ve been following the big trends in the tech industry, you’ve undoubtedly heard a lot about both…
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We’ve got carbon capture all wrong
Florian Gaertner/Photothek via Getty Images We’re transitioning to renewables; we are using the energy we generate with extraordinary efficiency; our…
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New web app ranks spillover risk for newly detected viruses
Primates and livestock explore the grounds outside a residence in Ghana. Credit: Terra Kelly, UC Davis SARS-CoV-2 showed the world…
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New method expands the world of small RNAs
Discovering more ‘RNA code’ by PANDORA-seq (right optic) compared to traditional RNA-seq (left optic). Credit: Qi Chen lab, UC Riverside.…
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From kimchi to kefir, here’s how to pickle and ferment like a pro
From kimchi to kefir and kombucha, fermented foods are seriously fashionable, and you’ll do well to find a hip menu…
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Broadway reopened for 36 minutes for the first time since March of last year
Broadway reopened for the first time since it was shuttered on March 12, 2020, due to the pandemic. Tony Award-winning…
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It Takes Two proves that couch co-op games are back for good
Flashback: it’s September 1999. Sega has just launched the Dreamcast in North America, less than a year after its Japanese…
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Blind Spots Uncovered at the Intersection of AI and Neuroscience – Dozens of Scientific Papers Debunked
Findings debunk dozens of prominent published papers claiming to read minds with EEG. Is it possible to read a person’s…
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An overview of cultural research in animals and its implications for conservation efforts
Neighboring communities of bonobos in DCR display different preferences for prey animals, even in areas of large overlap between adjacent…
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