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Winter wave heights and extreme storms on the rise in Western Europe | Alan Williams
Waves crashing onto Chesil Beach in Dorset during the winter of 2013/14. Credit: Tim Poate/University of Plymouth Apr. 24, 2018 (Phys.org) -- Average winter wave heights along the Atlantic coast of ...
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How young children run around all day without getting tired | Sébastien Ratel & Anthony Blazevich
Credit: Robert Kraft/public domain April 24, 2018 (Phys.org) -- Children not only have fatigue-resistant muscles, but recover very quickly from high-intensity exercise -- even faster than ...
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New smartphone reader for quicker infection testing | Tina Hilding
Dr. "Bones" from the Star Trek TV show uses a "tricorder" to diagnose a medical condition. April 24, 2018 (Phys.org) -- Washington State University researchers have developed a low-cost, portable ...
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Amateur mathematician partially solves 60-year-old problem | Bob Yirka
The 1581-vertex, non-4-colourable unit-distance graph G. Credit: arXiv:1804.02385 April 24, 2018 (Phys.org) -- Professional biologist and amateur mathematician Aubrey de Grey has partially solved ...
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Gender inequality is 'drowning out' the voices of women scientists | Heather Ford & Petra Dekens
Credit: CC0 Public Domain April 24, 2018 (Phys.org) -- A University of Cambridge researcher is calling for the voices of women to be given a fairer platform at a leading scientific conference. Dr. ...
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Record concentration of microplastic in Arctic sea ice | Dr. Ilka Peeken
An AWI scientist is preparing an Arctic sea-ice core for a microplastic analysis in a lab at the AWI Helgoland. Credit: Alfred-Wegener-Institut/Tristan Vankann April 24, 2018 (Phys.org) -- Experts ...
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Media Cover-up: Shielding Israel is a Matter of Policy | Ramzy Baroud
Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust April 23, 2018 The term "media bias" does not do justice to the western corporate media's relationship with Israel and Palestine. The relationship ...
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BOOKS: Retreat From a Rising Sea | Dr. Jeff Masters
Above: An excellent example of a well-managed strategic retreat from the coast occurred in 1999 when the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse on North Carolina’s Outer Banks was moved 2,900 feet back from an ...
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Binary Pablum For The Masses | Emanuele Corso
Early container of Pablum. Image courtesy of the Hospital for Sick Children.Emanuele Corso -- World News Trust April 17, 2018 The smoke and mirrors tactics of the 2016 presidential campaign continue ...
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Fox in the Hen House: Why Interest Rates Are Rising | Ellen Brown
The Fed is aggressively raising interest rates, although inflation is contained, private debt is already at 150 percent of GDP, and rising variable rates could push borrowers into insolvency. So ...
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Remember: Hitler Loved Dogs and Little Kids | Philip A. Farruggio
Philip A. Farruggio -- World News Trust April 21, 2018 Channel surfing last night I came across something on C-Span that caught my attention. I saw the famous Irish singer, Bono, from U-2, sitting ...
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