England will test electric car charging lanes ');
document.write('An 18-month off-road trial will test underground charging systems to juice up on the go and extend driving range Source: CBSNews - Discipline: Energy');
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IIHS tests state-of-the-art crash prevention tech ');
document.write('Institute for Highway Safety is known for crash-test safety ratings, but as cars get smarter there\'s a need to look beyond crashworthiness Source: CBSNews - Discipline: Physics');
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In The Search For The Perfect Sugar Substitute, Another Candidate Emerges ');
document.write('There\'s a new contender in the century-old quest for perfect, guiltless sweetness: allulose. It\'s sugar — but in a form that our bodies don\'t convert into calories. Perfect? Not quite. Source: NPR - Discipline: Health');
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Lack of vitamin D may cause multiple sclerosis, study finds ');
document.write('Researchers say findings may have important public health implications as vitamin supplements are relatively safe and cost-effective Source: TheGuardian - Discipline: Health');
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White sky at night not a city bird\'s delight ');
document.write('Free-living songbirds show increased stress hormone levels when nesting under white street lights. But different light spectra may have different physiological effects as this study finds, suggesting that using street lights with specific colour spectra may mitigate effects of light pollution on wildlife Source: TheGuardian - Discipline: Animal Behavior');
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Aphantasia: A life without mental images ');
document.write('Scientists identify the condition aphantasia, in which people cannot create images in their head Source: BBC News - Discipline: Neuroscience');
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Thousands of microbes in house dust ');
document.write('The dust in our homes contains an average of 9,000 different types of fungi and bacteria, a study suggests. Source: BBC News - Discipline: Microbiology');
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Dainty step gives mosquito legs strength to walk on water ');
document.write('A mosquito can bear up to 23 times its total body weight on each leg, which is crucial for landing on water – the insect\'s secret is way it stands Source: New Scientist - Discipline: Evolution');
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New Boss on Construction Sites Is a Drone ');
document.write('Drones are being used to capture video footage that shows construction progress at the Sacramento Kings’ new stadium in California. Source: Technology Review - Discipline: Technology');
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Cincinnati Zoo says goodbye to its last Sumatran rhino ');
document.write('8-year-old Harapan joins his brother at an Indonesian breeding sanctuary; fewer than 100 \"hairy rhinos\" are left in the world Source: CBSNews - Discipline: Ecology');
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Winemakers Are Building Houses for Bats to Make Vineyards Greener ');
document.write('Attracting the right species can help get rid of vine-munching insects and allow farmers to cut back on pesticides Source: Smithsonian - Discipline: Agriculture');
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Universal flu vaccine a step closer as scientists create experimental jabs ');
document.write('Annual vaccinations could be a thing of the past as scientists have successfully tested vaccines on animals infected with different strains of influenza Source: TheGuardian - Discipline: Epidemiology');
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Do Netflix, Spotify and Facebook know me as well as they think? ');
document.write('Websites try to suggest everything from your next best friend to your next best shirt. But are these recommendations a help or a hindrance? Source: TheGuardian - Discipline: Computer Science');
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Great Barrier Reef species more at risk from climate change, says study ');
document.write('Tropical species with smaller geographical ranges are more likely to die out in a warming climate than those that can adapt by ‘invading’ new regions Source: TheGuardian - Discipline: Marine Biology');
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Yellow gets greener in summer ');
document.write('Remember winter, when everything was cold and grey? Right now, when all around is lush and green, the contrast couldn’t be greater. But is everything really as it seems? New research shows that we see things differently in winter compared with summer. Source: TheGuardian - Discipline: Health');
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The Bacteria That Turn Amoebas Into Farmers ');
document.write('Most people think of bacteria as germs, signs of filth, or unwanted bringers of disease. Slowly, that view … Source: National Geographic - Discipline: Microbiology');
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Octopuses seen throwing things may be using shells as weapons ');
document.write('The gloomy octopuses crowded at Jervis Bay, Australia, appear to spit and throw debris such as shell at each other in what could be an intentional use of weapons Source: New Scientist - Discipline: Animal Behavior');
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Hormones boost placebo effect by making you want to cooperate ');
document.write('Therapies based on hormones that make us more trusting enhance our natural placebo effect – a finding that could alter the way clinical trials are conducted Source: New Scientist - Discipline: Neuroscience');
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App gives smartphone snaps more than 5 million different filters ');
document.write('A new app called Infltr taps into a smartphone\'s graphics processor to generate filters on the fly, allowing for the perfect shot in one step Source: New Scientist - Discipline: Technology');
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Stephen Hawking says he has a way to escape from a black hole ');
document.write('Researchers have long struggled to resolve what happens to information when it falls inside a black hole, but the famous physicist says he has a solution Source: New Scientist - Discipline: Physics');
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These Newborn Pandas Face 4 Big Threats to Survival ');
document.write('The blind, hairless babies born recently at Washington D.C.\'s National Zoo are completely dependent on their mothers—who can sometimes accidentally crush them. Source: National Geographic News - Discipline: Animal Behavior');
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Why Dung Beetles Watch the Sky While Rolling Poop Balls ');
document.write('The poop-hoarding insects have an amazingly advanced internal GPS that allows them to navigate by day or night. Source: National Geographic News - Discipline: Animal Behavior');
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Why Windows 95 Was a Game-Changer for Computer Users ');
document.write('Windows 95, the operating system update that changed the way millions of people interacted with their computers, was released 20 years ago today. Source: ABC News - Discipline: Computer Science');
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Particles From The Edge Of Space Shine A Light On Fukushima ');
document.write('Researchers have been using muons to take a peek inside the nuclear reactors in Japan that melted down in 2011. The results could aid the continuing cleanup operations. Source: NPR - Discipline: Physics');
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Existence of cosmic neutrinos confirmed by Antarctic scientists ');
document.write('Neutrinos, created by violent phenomena such as black holes and exploding stars, could hold the key to the universe’s most distant and mysterious events Source: TheGuardian - Discipline: Physics');
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Be wary of studies that link mental ill health with creativity or a high IQ ');
document.write('The idea that genius and madness are intertwined is an ancient one. But in truth, in this desperately underfunded field, we don’t even have objective tools to diagnose disorders of the mind, let alone back up claims such as this Source: TheGuardian - Discipline: Neuroscience');
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Humans are \'unique super-predator\' ');
document.write('A new study confirms humans\' status as a unique super predator, and points to ways our impacts on other species could be lessened. Source: BBC News - Discipline: Animal Behavior');
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Metamaterial wormhole teleports magnetic fields across space ');
document.write('Better MRI scanners could result from a trick in which a magnetic field springs up from nowhere, using materials famous for their link to invisibility cloaks Source: New Scientist - Discipline: Physics');
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Watery time capsule hints at how life got started on early Earth ');
document.write('Water locked away in rocks for 1.5 billion years reveals conditions were right for complex organic molecules to form in deep sea hydrothermal vents Source: New Scientist - Discipline: Geology');
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Scientists reject claims of lab-grown mini human brain ');
document.write('It made headlines, but a claim to have cultured a nearly fully formed brain is \"entirely unjustified\", say neuroscientists contacted by New Scientist Source: New Scientist - Discipline: Neuroscience');
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Genetic switch makes fat cells burn energy rather than store it ');
document.write('We now know how to turn fat cells into ones that burn calories as heat rather than store them – raising the prospect of a gene therapy for obesity Source: New Scientist - Discipline: Health');
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Archaeologist\'s Execution Highlights Risks to History\'s Guardians ');
document.write('A scholar\'s brutal death at the hands of ISIS is a reminder that archaeologists can find themselves on war\'s front lines, protecting artifacts. Source: National Geographic News - Discipline: Archaeology');
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Massive Aztec human skull rack found in Mexico City ');
document.write('Archeologists have discovered a massive ceremonial skull rack from the heyday of the Aztec empire in the heart of Mexico City, a find that could shed new light on how its rulers projected power by human sacrifice, the team said on Thursday. Source: Reuters - Discipline: Archaeology');
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This Graphic Shows How ‘Unimaginable’ Wildfires Are on the Rise ');
document.write('\"We are seeing wildfires in the United States grow to sizes that were unimaginable just 20 or 30 years ago\" Source: TIME Magazine - Discipline: Environment');
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Here are the Most Heart-Stopping Photos of Saturn from the Cassini Mission ');
document.write('As the spacecraft completes its final flyby of Saturn\'s moon Dione, TIME reflects on the most spectacular images from the mission thus far Source: TIME Magazine - Discipline: Space');
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Can Health Care Be Cured Of Racial Bias? ');
document.write('A growing body of research suggests that doctors\' racial biases and other prejudices continue to affect the care patients received. Medical educators say self-awareness is an important first step. Source: NPR - Discipline: Healthcare');
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Soviet-era timber litters Arctic shores ');
document.write('Driftwood on Iceland and other Arctic islands is younger than once thought Source: Science - Discipline: Environment');
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FDA approval of \'female Viagra\' leaves bitter taste for critics ');
document.write('Addyi gains US marketing licence after third attempt, but questions remain about its effectiveness, potential side-effects and the true need for the drug Source: TheGuardian - Discipline: Health');
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Potential sources of helium revealed, as reserves of the precious gas dwindle ');
document.write('Helium, used in nuclear, medical and, yes, party industries, has become scarce, but new research has revealed a possible way to pinpoint fresh sources Source: TheGuardian - Discipline: Chemistry');
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Narcolepsy medication modafinil is world\'s first safe \'smart drug\' ');
document.write('Increasingly taken by healthy people to improve focus before exams, after a comprehensive review researchers say modafinil is safe in the short-term Source: TheGuardian - Discipline: Health');
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Can the humble fruit fly help create a flourishing African scientific community? ');
document.write('A small institute in Kampala is cultivating a regional network of researchers, using an inexpensive lab model based on the fruit fly. African biomedical scientists face important challenges – poor training, poorer infrastructure and scarce resources. Source: TheGuardian - Discipline: Research');
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Marine mammals thriving in Thames ');
document.write('Ten years of public sightings show that large marine mammals are regularly found in the River Thames. Source: BBC News - Discipline: Marine Biology');
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Shock therapy and surgery saving California’s threatened condors ');
document.write('Electric shock training and surgery are starting to pay off for the teams fighting to save one of the world\'s largest birds Source: New Scientist - Discipline: Ecology');
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Print your own satellite in orbiting space factory ');
document.write('Satellites that are manufactured and assembled in orbit could let you launch your own armchair science project or just experience the effect of seeing Earth from above Source: New Scientist - Discipline: Space');
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NASA scours retired space shuttles for spare parts ');
document.write('Two of the four NASA space shuttles on display in US museums have had their water tanks removed for possible use in a storage system for the ISS Source: New Scientist - Discipline: Space');
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Turning CO2 from air into car parts may help carbon capture pay ');
document.write('Atmospheric CO2 can be turned into carbon nanofibres for high-tech uses a method that may also hold promise for profitable carbon capture Source: New Scientist - Discipline: Technology');
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Do Whales Get the Bends? ');
document.write('Scientists take a deeper look at decompression sickness in marine mammals. Source: National Geographic News - Discipline: Health');
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Japan cargo ship embarks on International Space Center supply mission ');
document.write('After three botched missions to resupply the International Space Center since October, an unmanned cargo ship blasted off from southern Japan on Wednesday with food, water and gear needed to keep the research station and its crew functioning. Source: Reuters - Discipline: Space');
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Researchers Explore Declining Bat Population In North America ');
document.write('As bat populations dwindle, a new effort is aimed at getting North America\'s bat researchers working on the same page. Source: NPR - Discipline: Ecology');
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A Lot Of Heat Is Wasted, So Why Not Convert It Into Power? ');
document.write('What if there were a way to take the waste heat that spews from car tailpipes or power plant chimneys and turn it into electricity? An entrepreneur says something called thermoelectrics is the key. Source: NPR - Discipline: Energy');
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To Decode Elephant Conversation, You Must Feel The Jungle Rumble ');
document.write('The trumpeting roar of an elephant is loud. But scientists living with herds in the forests of central Africa say the deep rumbles that humans can\'t hear, but can feel, carry crucial messages, too. Source: NPR - Discipline: Animal Behavior');
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Blind children can repurpose brain\'s visual center to process speech — study ');
document.write('Findings that highlight how brain’s ‘plasticity’ allows congenitally blind and sighted children to adapt to sensory experiences could inform future treatments Source: TheGuardian - Discipline: Neuroscience');
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