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How climate change galvanizes communities

How climate change galvanizes communities

The latest research on our changing climate.

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You might want to take another pass at your passwords

You might want to take another pass at your passwords

They have become so complicated that, in some cases, passwords have undermined their own security intent. But experts say there is still value in keeping your digital door locked with a good password.
by Yuki Noguchi

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Early research links insecticide, monarch butterfly deaths

Early research links insecticide, monarch butterfly deaths

Preliminary findings by Minnesota and South Dakota researchers show a potential risk to monarch butterflies when neonicotinoids are used in plants near milkweed.
by Dan Gunderson

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Samsung warns customers their smart TVs are listening

Samsung warns customers their smart TVs are listening

All of Samsung's smart TVs come with a warning to consumers that essentially says: Your TV is listening and might be sending what you say to Samsung.

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Psychological biases play a part in vaccination decisions

Psychological biases play a part in vaccination decisions

Decisions about vaccinating one's children aren't simply a matter of weighing the relative benefits and risks. Psychologist Tania Lombrozo considers how subtle biases are also at play.
by Tania Lombrozo

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Satellite set to stream daily images of Earth from space

Satellite set to stream daily images of Earth from space

The images will come courtesy of a spacecraft called Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR). It's a mission with an unusual history.
by Joe Palca

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Driving too fast? Your cell phone will text your mom

Driving too fast? Your cell phone will text your mom

A cell phone app, developed at the University of Minnesota, monitors teens' driving habits in real time, and it alerts their parents when they break the rules of the road.
by Curtis Gilbert

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First stars fired up 140 million years later than previously thought

First stars fired up 140 million years later than previously thought

It turns out that the "let there be light" moment in the early universe occurred much later than scientists previously thought, according to newly published analysis of data.

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