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On this day in 2014: SL defeated India

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): It was on this day, seven years ago, when Sri Lanka managed to defeat MS Dhoni-India to lift its first T20 World Cup title. The match was played at the Shere Bangla N

Planned Parenthood accused of selling aborted body parts

CBSNews.com 

Anti-abortion activists released an undercover video filmed last year, accusing a senior official at Planned Parenthood of selling aborted baby parts. CBSN's Meg Oliver and Elaine Quijano have more on what was said on camera.

EU chiefs in rare Turkey visit to revamp relations

France24.com (en) 

The European Union's top two officials will pay a rare visit on Tuesday to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan aimed at testing his avowed commitment to improve uneasy ties. Years of disagreements over a growing list of issues threatened to boil over last summer when Turkey sent navy ships to support an energy exploration mission in waters claimed by EU members Cyprus and Greece. Tensions cooled somewhat when Turkey withdrew the vessels and this year engaged in its first maritime talks with Greece since 2016. Читать дальше...



Brain Size May Change With the Seasons

Real Clear Science 

Ross Pomeroy, RealClearScience

For people living in higher latitudes, distinct seasons are a fact of life. A verdant spring gives way to a hot and humid summer, which simmers to a picturesque fall filled with painted leaves, and finally leads to a cold, dark winter.

Welcoming Our New Robot Overlords

Real Clear Science 

Adam Elkus, The New Atlantis

What ever happened to machines taking over the world? What was once an object of intense concern now seems like a punchline. Take one of the latest videos released by the robotics company Boston Dynamics, of its iconic two- and four-legged machines shaking it to "Do You Love Me?" by The Contours, which was met with sarcastic online quips about the robots doing victory dances after murdering humans.

The Telescope That Could Find a Second Earth

Real Clear Science 

Marc Kaufman, Air & Space

For all the excitement surrounding the search for distant exoplanets in recent years, the 4,000-plus planets confirmed so far have been unseen actors on the cosmic stage. Except for a handful of very large bodies imaged by ground-based telescopes, virtually all exoplanets have been detected only when they briefly dim the light coming from their host stars or when their gravity causes the star to wobble in a distinctive way.

The Great Oxygenation Events

Real Clear Science 

Steven Novella, Neurologica

The deep history of the Earth is fascinating, and while we have learned much about the distant past there are still many puzzle pieces missing. A new study tweaks our understanding of one of the biggest events in Earth's history - the Great Oxygenation Event, and also helps better align the other big events in the past.

Cancer Driven by DNA Outside of Chromosomes?

Real Clear Science 

Paul Mischel, The Scientist

In the spring of 2012, my colleagues and I began to notice something strange in tumor cells from patients with glioblastoma, a highly aggressive form of brain cancer, who were coming into our clinic at the University of California, Los Angeles.

A Dangerous Toxin From Pond Scum Can Go Airborne

Real Clear Science 

Ed Cara, Gizmodo

A potent toxin released by algae blooms has the potential to become airborne, recent research suggests. In what's said to be a first, the study found traces of the toxin in the air near pond water in Massachusetts. Though it's unclear whether this and similar toxins are harmful to people and animals when airborne, the scientists warn that the discovery is definitely worrying.

Chasing "Net Zero" Carbon Unicorns

Real Clear Science 

Rishika Pardikar, EOS

In the past few months, many governments have announced net zero carbon emission targets. These targets update the nationally determined contributions (NDCs) at the heart of the Paris Agreement. Many private corporations, including

Mathematicians Settle Erdős Coloring Conjecture

Real Clear Science 

Kelsey Houston-Edwards, Quant

In the fall of 1972, Vance Faber was a new professor at the University of Colorado. When two influential mathematicians, Paul Erdős and László Lovász, came for a visit, Faber decided to host a tea party. Erdős in particular had an international reputation as an eccentric and energetic researcher, and Faber's colleagues were eager to meet him.

Consciousness From Brain's Electromagnetic Field?

Real Clear Science 

Johnjoe McFadden, Aeon

Some 2,700 years ago in the ancient city of Sam'al, in what is now modern Turkey, an elderly servant of the king sits in a corner of his house and contemplates the nature of his soul. His name is Katumuwa.

Jet pack pioneer talks future of personal fight

CBSNews.com 

Visions of a world with personal flight are a long-running fixture in movies and TV, but the reality has been slow to take off. Jet pack pilot Nick Macomber is one of the leading pioneers. Macomber joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss how close the jet pack is to becoming a viable personal transportation device.





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