science / science - 6 years ago
Washington voters have likely defeated what would have been the United States' first-ever fee on carbon pollution. Although votes are still being counted, on Tuesday night The Seattle Times reported that after officials tallied nearly 2 million votes from all the state's precincts, 56 per...
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Authorities are describing Hania as a Hispanic female with black hair, brown eyes and 5 feet tall. Police said she weighs approximately 126 pounds and was last seen wearing a blue shirt with flowers and blue jeans.
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A painting of an animal in an Indonesian cave dates from at least 40,000 years ago, making it the world's oldest piece of figurative art, new research has shown. The painting in Borneo, possibly depicting a native type of wild cattle, is among thousands of artworks discovered decades ago in the rem...
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The Pacific archipelago of Palau has become the first country to ban many types of sunscreen, in an effort to protect coral reefs.
science / science - 6 years ago
While Democrats took control of the House of Representative, President Donald Trump said the midterms were a victory for Republicans.
science / science - 6 years ago
Democrat Sharice Davids, a member of Wisconsin’s Ho-Chunk Nation tribe, defeated four-term Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder in Kansas on Tuesday
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To a certain degree, that’s true. Similar to other birds, roosters actually have an internal clock that helps them anticipate the sunrise. This internal clock was discovered by researchers at Nagoya University, in Japan, who found that, when exposed to light and darkness in 12-hour increments, a ro...
science / science - 6 years ago
A run-off may be coming
science / science - 6 years ago
Mexico, Nov. 7 (Notimex).- Nanotechnology is today an indispensable discipline and present in multiple products and services, which is why its boost in universities and institutes is key, said the vice-rector in research at the Universidad Panamericana (UP, for its acronym in Spanish), Campus Aguasc...
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Here's how the bizarre pairing came to be
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A malfunctioning sensor may have been to blame
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He championed causes like healthcare, renewable energy and gun violence prevention
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Mexico, Nov. 7 (Notimex).- The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM, for its acronym in Spanish), the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN, for its acronym in Spanish) and the civil association "2050 The hydrological balance counts", will develop programs and strategies that help...
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The man who conceived the computer and helped crack the Nazi Enigma code deserves national recognition.
science / science - 6 years ago
Could you treat depression, anxiety and other disorders by training people to be better at dealing with uncertainty? Scientists are trying to find out.