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‘Best case’ goals for climate warming which could still result in massive wildfire risk
In a new study, scientists have found that by projecting two different types of fire weather conditions, an additional half-degree…
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A popular flea collar was reportedly linked to nearly 1,700 animal deaths, but the EPA hasn’t issued any warnings about it
Seresto flea and tick collars have been linked to 1,700 animal deaths, according to a USA Today investigation. Despite 75,000…
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People who have had COVID-19 might need only one shot of a coronavirus vaccine
People who have already had COVID-19 — even if they didn’t show symptoms — may be able to get away…
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The Army’s new tool for analyzing bomb shrapnel could lead to better body armor
A Marine tosses a grenade during an exercise in Kuwait last year. (Lance Cpl. Andrew Skiver / US Marine Corp/)…
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The Best Upcoming PS5 Games | Digital Trends
The PlayStation 5 has been out for a few months now, and its reception has been mostly positive (assuming you…
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Apple TV puts its spin on the old-time radio thriller with ‘Calls’
Through the looking glass: “Who knows—what evil—lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows. Mwuhaahaha.” I was always fascinated…
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Breakup at Brunt: Giant Iceberg Split From the Antarctic Ice Shelf
March 1, 2021 A large iceberg finally split from the Antarctic ice shelf, but another piece stubbornly hangs on. Antarctica’s…
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Researchers can store the Declaration of Independence in a single molecule
UCI’s John Chaput and his team have transcribed the Declaration of Independence and the UCI seal to a solution of…
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The 5 best muscle rubs of 2021
Muscle rubs can provide pain relief and lower inflammation to help with acute and chronic pain. Our top pick, Penetrex,…
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Best Prepaid 5G Plans in 2021 | Digital Trends
These days, 5G phones are more commonplace as 5G steadily rolls out around the U.S. and all three of the…
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Bethesda has a Doom 3 PlayStation VR port ready for a March 29 release
Editor’s take: I was playing Doom 3 just the other day as I was waiting for Eternal to download and…
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“Virtual Unfolding” – Scientists Read 300-Year-Old Sealed Historic Letter Without Opening It
Computer-generated unfolding animation of sealed letter DB-1538. In our paper we describe how “virtual unfolding” was used to read the…
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High end of climate sensitivity in new climate models seen as less plausible
The researchers found that models with lower climate sensitivity are more consistent with observed temperature differences, particularly between the northern…
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Trading of first bitcoin ETF slows in Canada after a roaring debut for the groundbreaking fund
The Purpose Bitcoin ETF during its first two days of trading saw nearly $400 million of shares change hands. But…
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This soft robot withstands crushing pressures at the ocean’s greatest depths
Inspired by a strange fish that can withstand the punishing pressures of the deepest reaches of the ocean, scientists have…
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A novel drug to prevent Lyme disease is now being tested in humans
Clinical trials on a new Lyme disease prevention vaccine have begun. (Nicoooografie/) This story originally featured on Field & Stream.…
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Covid-19 news: US will have vaccine doses for all adults by end of May
By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Sam Wong , Graham Lawton , Adam Vaughan ,…
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Dolby Atmos Takes Movies and Music to the Next Level. Here’s How You Can Get It | Digital Trends
Not long ago, the term Dolby Atmos was used exclusively to refer to an immersive sound experience that you could…
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SpaceX’s first lunar tourist is inviting eight people to fly around the Moon
Why it matters: SpaceX’s first private flight is scheduled for later this year, but it won’t be until 2023 at…
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Astronomers Locate Source of Hazardous High-Energy Particles in the Sun
A coronal mass ejection, or CME, erupting into space on August 31, 2012. Pictured here is a blended version of…
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Journey of a skull: How a single human cranium wound up alone in a cave in Italy
MLC on the top of the shaft and Lucia Castagna, the young archaeologist of GSB-USB that secured and recovered the…
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How to create a poll in Google Meet to engage meeting attendees and gather reactions
You can create a poll in Google Meet by going to the “Activities” menu in the top-right of your meeting…
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Benefits of microdosing psychedelic drugs may be due to placebo effect
By Clare Wilson Can microdosing LSD make you more creative? Maybe, if you believe it can Panther Media GmbH/Alamy Claims…
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The Best Tower Defense Games | Digital Trends
So often in games, it’s the player who is forced to navigate and survive the obstacles put in their way.…
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Google promises to stop selling your browsing history to advertisers
In brief: Google explicitly says that when it phases out tracking cookies in two years, it will not be building…
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Vaping Marijuana Causes More Lung Damage Than Vaping or Smoking Nicotine
Adolescents who vape cannabis are at greater risk for respiratory symptoms indicative of lung injury than teens who smoke cigarettes…
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Study shows a sharp rise in detection rate of broad absorption line variations
Artist’s rendering of the accretion disk in ULAS J1120+0641, a very distant quasar powered by a supermassive black hole with…
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BlackRock’s HR boss details steps, including forming a new team, to address employees’ complaints in new memo as it faces discrimination allegations
BlackRock is taking new steps to address employee concerns, including forming a new team. The firm’s human resources head detailed…
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Three visions of the future, inspired by neuroscience’s past and present
A century ago, science’s understanding of the brain was primitive, like astronomy before telescopes. Certain brain injuries were known to…
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Microsoft’s new Mesh platform turns your remote coworkers into holograms
Soon after the COVID-19 pandemic hit, many offices quickly and unexpectedly moved to the cloud. Now, these “offices” only really…
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A submersible soft robot survived the pressure in the Mariana Trench
By Matthew Sparkes This silicon rubber robot can withstand the pressures in the ocean’s deepest abyss Guorui Li A silicon…
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Are Robot Mops Safe When Children and Pets Are Around? | Digital Trends
Most of us wouldn’t drink floor cleaner, no matter what kind of floral scents are added to it. No one…
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TSMC reportedly auctioning off excess wafer capacity, despite backlog of orders
What just happened? We’ve long heard that semiconductor manufacturers are working through a backlog of orders as they struggle to…
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“Unprecedented” New Form of Symbiosis Discovered
Energy-providing bacterial endosymbiont enables its unicellular eukaryotic host to breathe nitrate, demonstrating that unicellular eukaryotes may acquire endosymbionts to complement…
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Humans control majority of freshwater ebb and flow on Earth, study finds
Proportion of seasonal surface water storage variability associated with reservoirs by hydrologic basin from Oct 2018 to July 2020. Darker…
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Here’s who gets the 3rd stimulus check, according to the bill just approved by the House
The House voted to approve a third stimulus check as part of a massive economic relief bill. The checks aren’t…
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Thor: Love and Thunder — Everything We Know So Far | Digital Trends
Marvel Studios’ God of Thunder will do what no Marvel Cinematic Universe character has yet done and return for a…
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Intel told to pay $2.2 billion in patent infringement lawsuit
In a nutshell: Intel has been ordered to pay $2.18 billion in damages to VLSI Technology LLC, marking one of…
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Super-Earth Atmospheres Probed With Sandia National Lab’s Powerful Z Machine
An artist’s conception of the magnetic fields of selected super-Earths as the Z machine, pictured at bottom, mimics the gravitational…
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Researchers discover SARS-CoV-2 inhibitors
Colorized scanning electron micrograph of a dying cell (blue) heavily infected with SARS-CoV-2 (yellow), the virus that causes COVID-19. Credit:…
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Target rounds out 2020 with impressive growth, but will it carry into 2021?
Target’s ecommerce business soared in Q4. But it may need to shift its focus back to in-store retail to maintain…
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U.K. to Double Apple Pay and Google Pay Contactless Limit | Digital Trends
The U.K. is set to double the existing contactless payment limit, taking it to 100 British pounds, or about $140,…
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Watch AMD unveil the Radeon RX 6700 XT right here at 8am PT / 11am ET
Something to look forward to: The third episode of AMD’s Where Gaming Begins takes place in a few hours, and…
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How Environmentally Friendly Are “Green” Fireworks?
Fireworks are used in celebrations around the world, including Independence Day in the U.S., the Lantern Festival in China and…
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Snakeskin inspires new, friction-reducing material
A new kind of synthetic “skin” applied to a stretchy material to spell out the word “SLIP.” Credit: Ding lab…
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Someone bombed a COVID testing site and Dutch police fear anti-lockdown protesters may have turned to terrorism
Police say the attack was intentional and they are investigating it as a case of pandemic-related terrorism. An increase in…
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The hidden rules that determine which friendships matter to us
Evolutionary psychologist Robin Dunbar has found that our friendships are governed by secret rules, based on everything from your sex…
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Best Cheap Generator Deals for March 2021 | Digital Trends
The best time to shop for the cheap generators is when you don’t need one. If you wait until a…
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Micron adds a $490 4TB model to its Crucial X6 portable SSD series
In brief: Originally launched in 1TB and 2TB capacities, Crucial’s compact and durable X6 portable SSD lineup has been expanded…
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Scientists Discover How Electrons Close to Earth Can Reach Almost the Speed of Light
The contours in color show the intensities of the radiation belts. Grey lines show the trajectories of the relativistic electrons…
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