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Snowden Joins Twitter, Follows NSA - Slashdot

Snowden Joins Twitter, Follows NSA - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

The UK now gets more power from renewables than coal | ExtremeTech: Taken together with nuclear power, the country is now

The UK now gets more power from renewables than coal | ExtremeTech: Taken together with nuclear power, the country is now generating almost half of its power with low- or no-carbon technologies.
Source: extremetech.com

The tropical steam-engine: how does El Niño warm the entire globe?: El Niño has a hugely pervasive effect on global temperatures

The tropical steam-engine: how does El Niño warm the entire globe?: El Niño has a hugely pervasive effect on global temperatures - for every degree the tropical Pacific warms, land temperatures warm by 1.5 degrees. How? Because the tropical ocean is a very good heater.
Source: theconversation.com

Study: Racially charged hate crimes go up as broadband expands: Trend is higher in regions with more segregation, racism;

Study: Racially charged hate crimes go up as broadband expands: Trend is higher in regions with more segregation, racism; "lone wolf" factor explored.
Source: arstechnica.com

New Zealand to turn Kermadec into vast marine reserve - BBC News: New Zealand reveals plans to turn an area of the South

New Zealand to turn Kermadec into vast marine reserve - BBC News: New Zealand reveals plans to turn an area of the South Pacific ocean about the size of France into a marine reserve.
Source: bbc.co.uk

A Breast Cancer Surgeon Who Keeps Challenging the Status Quo - NYTimes.com

A Breast Cancer Surgeon Who Keeps Challenging the Status Quo - NYTimes.com
Source: nytimes.com

Introducing Facebook and Summit’s K-12 Education Project | Facebook Newsroom: A group of Facebook engineers has partnered

Introducing Facebook and Summit’s K-12 Education Project | Facebook Newsroom: A group of Facebook engineers has partnered with local educators to create a classroom experience that takes advantage of all the technology and information accessible to a kid growing up today.
Source: newsroom.fb.com

Facebook founder calls for universal Internet to help cure global ills | Reuters

Facebook founder calls for universal Internet to help cure global ills | Reuters
Source: reuters.com

Irish marchers demand referendum on legalising abortion: Thousands gather in capital to put pressure on government to call

Irish marchers demand referendum on legalising abortion: Thousands gather in capital to put pressure on government to call referendum on liberalising law after next general election
Source: theguardian.com

Facebook Takes a Step Into Education Software reports the New York Times.

Facebook Takes a Step Into Education Software reports the New York Times.
Source: nytimes.com

Tools for illuminating brain function make their own light: A variant on the optogenetics technique gives neuroscientists

Tools for illuminating brain function make their own light: A variant on the optogenetics technique gives neuroscientists the choice of activating neurons with light or an externally supplied chemical.
Source: eurekalert.org

Junior doctors' strike receives overwhelming support, poll shows: Patients and medical profession in favour of action over

Junior doctors' strike receives overwhelming support, poll shows: Patients and medical profession in favour of action over proposed contract that could cut pay by 30% and force junior doctors to work more antisocial shifts
Source: theguardian.com

NASA Confirms Evidence That Liquid Water Flows on Today's Mars: New findings from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)

NASA Confirms Evidence That Liquid Water Flows on Today's Mars: New findings from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) provide the strongest evidence yet that liquid water flows intermittently on present-day Mars.
Source: nasa.gov

Junior doctors: why are you protesting?: Doctors and medical students are set to protest on Monday evening in London against

Junior doctors: why are you protesting?: Doctors and medical students are set to protest on Monday evening in London against proposed changes to trainee’s contracts. Will you be there?
Source: theguardian.com

Sanofi wins EU approval for Praluent anti-cholesterol drug: French drugmaker Sanofi said the European Commission had cleared

Sanofi wins EU approval for Praluent anti-cholesterol drug: French drugmaker Sanofi said the European Commission had cleared its key cholesterol drug Praluent for the treatment of so-called "bad cholesterol," or low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, in certain adult patients with hypercholesterolemia.
Source: reuters.com

FDA Approves Two New Treatments for Diabetes NEJM Journal Watch.

FDA Approves Two New Treatments for Diabetes NEJM Journal Watch.
Source: jwatch.org

Chemistry at heart of VW emissions cheating | Chemistry World

Chemistry at heart of VW emissions cheating | Chemistry World
Source: rsc.org

Hajj Pilgrimage Safety Challenges Crowd Simulator Technology - Slashdot

Hajj Pilgrimage Safety Challenges Crowd Simulator Technology - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

When Radiation Isn’t the Real Risk - NYTimes.com

When Radiation Isn’t the Real Risk - NYTimes.com
Source: nytimes.com

Here's what Volkswagen did and how it got caught: Volkswagen fooled the state exams but was caught by independent testers

Here's what Volkswagen did and how it got caught: Volkswagen fooled the state exams but was caught by independent testers
Source: businessinsider.com