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New molecule offers a novel approach to combat drug resistant microbes

Sep 12, 2018

A new drug uses fresh tactics to kill potentially deadly drug-resistant bacteria, which have become increasingly common in recent years. The new antibiotic was described in a report published Wednesday in the j...

California governor Jerry Brown passes climate measures while sharply criticizing Trump

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Sep 11, 2018

Environment, Policy, Science

California governor Jerry Brown signed two measures aimed at effectively eliminating the state’s carbon emissions this week, according to The Guardian, while leveling scathing criticism at President Donald Trum...

A giant net is on its way to clean up the garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean

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Sep 9, 2018

Environment, Innovation, Science

A new project launched this week will aim to clean up 90 percent of the garbage patch floating in the Pacific by 2040, using what is essentially a giant net, according to ScienceNews.org. Such a plan was fir...

Apple says they will be hurt by Trump’s proposed China tariffs

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Sep 8, 2018

Business, Policy, Science

Trump’s recently proposed tariffs on Chinese goods would affect a “wide range” of Apple products, according to a letter from the company. On Friday, Trump said $267 billion in tariffs are “ready to go on sho...

Media efforts for “balanced” coverage often promote a false equivalence with climate deniers

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Sep 7, 2018

Environment, Opinion, Science

The BBC is warning its staff to avoid false balance on climate change coverage, and accepting that its past coverage of the issue has been problematic, in a note published today by the climate change blog Carbo...

Congress questions Facebook and Twitter officials, with Google conspicuously absent

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Sep 6, 2018

Business, Policy, Science

Representatives from Facebook and Twitter took questions from the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday, at a hearing focused on the social media company’s political influence and management of user data, ...

Russian officials are investigating hole drilled on space station module

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Sep 5, 2018

Science, World

Russian officials are investigating an air leak that was detected last week on a Russian Soyuz module docked with the International Space Station (ISS), and hope to reach a conclusion in the coming weeks, accor...

California legislature passes nation’s strictest net neutrality rules

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Sep 4, 2018

Policy, Science

California is poised to pass the nation’s most stringent net neutrality law, countering the federal government’s recent abandonment of net neutrality protections. The measure passed the state legislature on Fri...

A warming climate will lead pests to consume more food crops, says study

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Sep 3, 2018

Environment, Science

A new study predicts that warming temperatures will lead pests to eat significantly more crops around the world, according to BBC News. Warming both fuels the growth of insect populations, and leads them to bur...

Trump’s EPA will reexamine an Obama-era pollution rule on mercury emissions

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Sep 1, 2018

Environment, Science

In another potential rollback of an Obama-era environmental regulation, Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency is rethinking rules that restrict emissions of mercury, as well as other pollutants, according to ...

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