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As wildfires grow deadlier, officials search for solutions
Matthew Brown and Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press | Posted Nov 14th - 3:34pm
Creating fire buffers between housing and dry brush, burying spark-prone power lines and lighting more controlled burns to keep vegetation in check could give people a better chance of surviving wildfires, according to experts searching for ways to reduce growing death tolls from increasingly severe blazes in California and across the U.S. West.
Skulls reveal Neanderthals, humans had similarly harsh lives
Malcolm Ritter, Associated Press | Posted Nov 14th - 11:03am
Life as a Neanderthal was no picnic, but a new analysis says it was no more dangerous than what our own species faced in ancient times.
Houston skyscrapers may have worsened Hurricane Harvey rain
Seth Borenstein, Associated Press | Posted Nov 14th - 11:03am
Humans helped make recent devastating U.S. hurricanes wetter but in different ways, two new studies find.
Rare conservation win: Mountain gorilla population ticks up
Christina Larson, Associated Press | Posted Nov 14th - 6:04am
There are more gorillas in the mist — a rare conservation success story, scientists say.
Next generation of biotech food heading for grocery stores
Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press | Posted Nov 13th - 10:14pm
The next generation of biotech food is headed for the grocery aisles, and first up may be salad dressings or granola bars made with soybean oil genetically tweaked to be good for your heart.
'Game of Thrones' returning in April 2019 for final season
The Associated Press | Posted Nov 13th - 6:33pm
The eighth and last season of "Game of Thrones" finally has a date with destiny.
Identifying wildfire dead: DNA, and likely older methods too
Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press | Posted Nov 13th - 5:09pm
Authorities doing the somber work of identifying the victims of California's deadliest wildfire are drawing on leading-edge DNA technology, but older scientific techniques and deduction could also come into play, experts say.
Here's why Qualtrics' CEO believes the $8B acquisition has 'no downsides'
Liesl Nielsen, KSL.com | Posted Nov 13th - 3:58pm
Qualtrics’ deal with SAP is the second-largest acquisition of a private tech company in history, according to Qualtrics CEO Ryan Smith.
Handwritten Einstein letter auctioned off for nearly $40,000
The Associated Press | Posted Nov 13th - 3:29pm
A handwritten letter written by Albert Einstein warning of the dangers of growing nationalism and anti-Semitism years before the Nazis rose to power has been sold for nearly $40,000.
CIA considered potential truth serum for terror suspects
Deb Riechmann, Associated Press | Posted Nov 13th - 11:59am
Shortly after 9/11, the CIA considered using a drug it thought might work like a truth serum and force terror suspects to give up information about potential attacks.
This is heavy: The kilogram is getting an update
John Leicester, Associated Press | Posted Nov 13th - 9:47am
The kilogram is getting an update.
No accounting for these tastes: Artificial flavors a mystery
Candice Choi& Health Writer, Associated Press | Posted Nov 13th - 9:29am
Six artificial flavors are being ordered out of the food supply in a dispute over their safety, but good luck to anyone who wants to know which cookies, candies or drinks they're in.
Greek authorities say lost ancient city of Tenea is located
Nicholas Paphitis, Associated Press | Posted Nov 13th - 7:36am
Greece's culture ministry said Tuesday that archaeologists have located the first tangible remains of a lost city that the ancient Greeks believed was first settled by Trojan captives of war after the sack of Troy.
Report: Amazon picks New York and Northern Virginia for HQ2
Kaya Yurieff, CNN Business | Posted Nov 12th - 10:16pm
After running a year-long competition that drew interest from hundreds of cities and a number of states, Amazon has reportedly chosen New York City and Northern Virginia to split duty as its second headquarters.
Scientists: Wind, drought worsen fires, not bad management
Seth Borenstein, Associated Press | Posted Nov 12th - 11:12am
Both nature and humans share blame for California's devastating wildfires, but forest management did not play a major role, despite President Donald Trump's claims, fire scientists say.
State completes inspections of 43 Detroit funeral homes
The Associated Press | Posted Nov 14th - 4:44pm
State regulators have found no serious mortuary science or pre-paid funeral violations following inspections of 43 funeral homes in Detroit.
Montana hunter recovering after grizzly bear breaks arm
The Associated Press | Posted Nov 13th - 3:06pm
A Montana elk hunter who was attacked by a grizzly bear is recovering at a hospital.
Spain considers ban on sale of gas and diesel cars by 2040
The Associated Press | Posted Nov 13th - 9:59am
Spain's government is eyeing ambitious steps to tackle climate change, including a ban on the sale of gas and diesel cars from 2040.
Mellanox HDR InfiniBand Solutions Accelerate New Supercomputer for Advanced Research Computing at the University of Michigan
Mellanox Technologies, Ltd., Associated Press | Posted Nov 12th - 7:02am
Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ: MLNX), a leading supplier of high-performance, end-to-end smart interconnect solutions for data center servers and storage systems, today announced that its new generation of HDR InfiniBand solutions consisting of ConnectX®-6 adapters, Quantum™ switches, LinkX® cables and software accelerate the new supercomputer at the University of Michigan. The new supercomputer named “Great Lakes” will enhance the university research activities and provide scalable high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure for thousands of users across the university.
