Droughts mean fewer flowers for bees
Bees could be at risk from climate change because more frequent droughts could cause plants to produce fewer flowers, new research shows.
Ecology
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From property damage to lost production: How natural disasters impact economics
When a natural disaster strikes, major disaster databases tend to compile information about losses such as damages to property or cost of repairs, but other economic impacts after the disaster are often overlooked—such ...
Environment
Apr 11, 2018
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TESS readies for takeoff
Satellite developed by MIT aims to discover thousands of nearby exoplanets, including at least 50 Earth-sized ones.
Space Exploration
Apr 11, 2018
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The changing chemistry of the Amazonian atmosphere
How do you measure a chemical compound that lasts for less than a second in the atmosphere?
Environment
Apr 11, 2018
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Zuckerberg faces 'Grandpa' questions from lawmakers
Mark Zuckerberg faced two days of grilling before House and Senate committees Tuesday and Wednesday to address Facebook's privacy issues and the need for more regulation for the social media site.
Internet
Apr 11, 2018
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Swamp microbe has pollution-munching power
Sewage treatment may be an unglamorous job, but bacteria are happy to do it. Sewage plants rely on bacteria to remove environmental toxins from waste so that the processed water can be safely discharged into oceans and rivers.
Environment
Apr 11, 2018
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EPA's IRIS program has made substantial progress, says new report
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) program has made "substantial progress" in implementing recommendations outlined in past reports by the National Academies of Sciences, ...
Environment
Apr 11, 2018
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Zuckerberg defends Facebook business model
Mark Zuckerberg defended Facebook's business model on Wednesday against fierce criticism of how it feeds user data to advertisers, even as he admitted his own personal information had been leaked to outside companies.
Internet
Apr 11, 2018
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With bikes, transit, Uber unveils urban transport vision
Uber said Wednesday it plans to add mass transit, bike-sharing and other options to its mobile app, as it unveiled a vision for urban transport that goes well beyond its core ridesharing offer.
Business
Apr 11, 2018
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Two dinosaurs fetch over 1.4 million euros each in Paris sale
Two dinosaur skeletons marketed as hip design objects— one of a diplodocus, the other of an allosaurus—sold for more than 1.4 million euros ($1.7 million) apiece at auction in Paris on Wednesday.
Archaeology
Apr 11, 2018
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