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'Unusual' Greenland wildfires linked to peat

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Сер 9 2017

New images have been released of wildfires that continue to burn close to the Greenland ice sheet.

A Guide to Hurricane Season 2017

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Сер 9 2017

Here’s a guide to the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season including predictions, naming conventions and how to make storm preparations.

How Apple Could Become the First $1 Trillion Company

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Сер 9 2017
  1. How Apple Could Become the First $1 Trillion Company  Fortune

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  2. Marijuana Use Linked to Increased Risk of Dying from High Blood Pressure

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    Сер 9 2017

    Smoking pot is often considered safer than smoking cigarettes, but a new study suggests that marijuana use may increase a person's risk of death from high blood pressure.

    When you're blue, so are your Instagram photos

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    Сер 9 2017

    Instagram photos can be examined by a computer to successfully detect depressed people, new research shows. The computer results are more reliable (70 percent) than the diagnostic success rate (42 percent) of general-practice doctors. The approach promises a new method for early screening of mental health problems through social media.

    Eclipses Were Regarded As Omens in the Ancient World

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    Сер 9 2017

    August 21, people living in the continental United States will be able to see a total solar eclipse.

    Replacing some old pipes can still result in lead-contaminated water

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    Сер 9 2017

    Lead in drinking water is a decades-old problem and still poses serious public health risks today. In response, utilities are replacing segments of old lead pipes that are causing the contamination. Surprisingly, researchers report that although partial line replacements can decrease lead levels in tap water, concentrations spike right after line replacement and can remain elevated for months afterward.

    Thunder roundtable: Russell Westbrook's contract, Semaj Christon's future and OKC's projected wins

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    Сер 9 2017
    1. Thunder roundtable: Russell Westbrook's contract, Semaj Christon's future and OKC's projected wins  NewsOK.com

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    2. Google Manifesto: Does Biology Explain Gender Disparities in Tech?

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      Сер 9 2017

      A Google employee wrote a manifesto arguing that innate differences between men and women may partly explain the gender gap in tech jobs, but experts say that's off-base

      Eradicating exotic pests with 'infertility genes' may be possible

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      Сер 9 2017

      It may be possible to eradicate populations of invasive pest animals through the inheritance of a negative gene – a technique known as gene drive – suggest researchers.