A recent report published by Amtrak’s Office of the Inspector General revealed that an employee…
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Risks from Within: Learning from the Amtrak Data Breach
A recent report published by Amtrak’s Office of the Inspector General revealed that an employee…
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Pigs’ hearts transplanted into baboon hosts remain viable more than a year
Investigators have successfully transplanted hearts from genetically engineered piglets into baboons’ abdomens and had the…
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Recycling old car batteries into solar cells: Environmental twofer could recycle lead batteries to make solar cells
This could be a classic win-win solution: A system proposed by researchers recycles materials from…
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Invasion of Americas by mosquito-borne virus likely
While media attention has been focused recently on coronavirus cases in the Arabian peninsula and…
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Smoking during pregnancy may affect grandchildren’s growth
Smoking during pregnancy has discernible effects on the growth of a woman’s future grandkids, a…
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Ocean warming could drive heavy rain bands toward poles
In a world warmed by rising atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations, precipitation patterns are going to…
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Ebola has profound effects on wildlife population dynamics
New research in gorillas that were affected by an Ebola virus outbreak shows that disease…
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Butterflies’ evolutionary responses to warmer temperatures may compromise their ability to adapt to future climate change
Members of the brown argus butterfly species that moved north in response to recent climate…
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Did an exceptional iceberg sink the Titanic?
While the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 is typically blamed on human, design and…