Southern California beaches with storm drain diversion systems attract millions more people annually, a new…
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Strength in numbers when resisting forbidden fruit
A new study from the University of British Columbia helps explain how people become obsessed…
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Tiny bubbles in your metallic glass may not be a cause for celebration
Bubbles in a champagne glass may add a festive fizz, but microscopic bubbles that form…
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Detecting lead hotspots in urban gardens requires different sampling strategies
Analyzing soil lead in an urban garden plot is important and sampling approaches may involve…
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Backdoor Wipes MBR, Locks Screen
German users are at risk of having their systems rendered unusable by a malware that…
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Backdoor Wipes MBR, Locks Screen
German users are at risk of having their systems rendered unusable by a malware that…
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Genetic editing shows promise in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Using a novel genetic “editing” technique, biomedical engineers have been able to repair a defect…
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Saturn’s metal-poor ‘cousin’ discovered with little telescope
Astronomers have discovered a hot Saturn-like planet in another solar system 700 light-years away.
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Candidate drug provides benefit in spinal muscular atrophy animal models
The drug RG3039 demonstrates that it can extend survival and improve function in two spinal…
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‘Lending circles’ help low-income communities join the financial mainstream, study suggests
An innovative financial lending program is helping low-income individuals, particularly immigrants, build credit and enter…