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Fossil teeth from Italy, among the oldest human remains on the Italian Peninsula, show that Neanderthal dental features had evolved by around 450,000 years ago, according to a new study. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2xYoz8d

The High-Altitude Water Cherenkov Gamma-Ray Observatory (HAWC) collaboration has detected highly energetic light coming from a microquasar -- a black hole that gobbles up stuff from a companion star and blasts out powerful jets of material. Data analysis indicates that electron acceleration and collisions at the ends of the microquasar's jets produced powerful gamma rays. Multi-wavelength messengers from this unusual microquasar may offer scientists a glimpse into more extreme events happening in distant galaxies. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Nhu86I

Key insights into how sperm and egg cells are formed have been discovered by scientists, shedding light on the earliest stages of their development. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2IyOmIh

New research reveals that life stressors are most associated with an increased risk for using opioids to cope. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2NkDmzc

Drinking an additional 1.5 liters of water daily can reduce recurring bladder infections in premenopausal women by nearly half, a yearlong study of otherwise healthy women with a history of repeated infections has found. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2IBk08e

Corrosion of metals is an age-old problem, but they are normally protected from catastrophic damage by naturally forming, super-thin oxide films. Traditionally, these protective films have been viewed as simple oxides of well-anticipated compounds. Now researchers have found the protective films develop new structures and compositions that depend on how fast the oxide film grows. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2P3lbPT

Researchers have made a breakthrough in carbon nanotube technology that removes carbon dioxide from the air and converts it into useful chemicals. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2P9vRwA

A new study describes the earliest-known use of nutmeg as a food ingredient, found at an archaeological site in Indonesia. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2zPeJqQ

Engineers have developed a super-hydrophobic surface that can be used to generate electrical voltage. When salt water flows over this specially patterned surface, it can produce at least 50 millivolts. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2DW2Rrb

Engineers have created the first flat lens capable of correctly focusing a large range of colors of any polarization to the same focal spot without the need for any additional elements. Only a micron thick, their revolutionary 'flat' lens is much thinner than a sheet of paper and offers performance comparable to top-of-the-line compound lens systems. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2xVKD3y

What is the best way to spend money to increase your happiness? It may depend, in part, on how wealthy you are, according to new findings. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2ICkMlp

Scientists have discovered new compounds that may explain whole grain health benefits. A high intake of whole grains increased the levels of betaine compounds in the body which, in turn, was associated with improved glucose metabolism, among other things. The findings shed new light on the cell level effects of a whole grain-rich diet, and can help in development of increasingly healthy food products. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2DS6qyA

Researchers have used MRI scanning to try and find out how people can have such different takes on soccer/football. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2yeJ7Jg

When managers respond to online reviews, it's possible that those responses could actually stimulate additional reviewing activity and an increased number of negative reviews, a new study finds. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2DSp8Ww

Researchers have found a practicable and reliable way to test for infectious diseases: All you need are a special glowing paper strip, a drop of blood and a digital camera. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2E2Ff3Q

Americans are no longer voting for just the candidates who suit them best -- they're also voting strategically to empower their preferred political party in the legislature, and it's driving us apart, according to a new model of electoral competitiveness. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2NZLOsG

The risk of dying during pregnancy is negligible for the average Danish woman, but if the woman in question has epilepsy, the probability must be multiplied by five, according to a comprehensive epidemiological study. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2DWHRjU

Due to climate change, springtime growth begins earlier each year. Up to now, it was thought that this phenomenon was slowing climate change. However, as evaluations of satellite data have now shown, the opposite is the case. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2xXWbDl

Medical researchers demonstrate that administering broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAb) designed to target HIV in combination with agents that stimulate the innate immune system delayed viral rebound following discontinuation of ART in monkeys. The findings suggest that this two-pronged approach represents a potential strategy for targeting the viral reservoir. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2NpgHlm

Researchers are using the CRISPR-Cas system to develop a novel recording mechanism: the snippets of DNA it produces can provide information about certain cellular processes. In future, this cellular memory might even be used in diagnostics. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2P3cx3T

Leaf fossils discovered high in Australia's Snowy Mountains have revealed a past history of warmer rainforest vegetation and a lack of snow, in contrast with the alpine vegetation and winter snow-covered slopes of today. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2NZjoz3

For the first time, locations on the human genome have been identified that can explain differences in meaning in life between individuals. This is the result of research conducted in over 220,000 individuals. The researchers identified two genetic variants for meaning in life and six genetic variants for happiness. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2E620Er

Optimistic thinking is leading people to set up businesses that have no realistic prospect of financial success, shows new research which may help explain why only fifty per cent of businesses in the UK survive their first five years. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2RotuHV

New research sheds light on factors that contribute to the rise and spread of plant diseases. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2O6LyZa

Lung cancer is the deadliest form of cancer in the world, and 80% of death are related to smoking. In addition to tobacco control, effective chemoprevention strategies are therefore needed. A team of scientists studied a well-known natural product, resveratrol, which is found in grapes and in red wine. While its chemopreventive properties against cancers affecting the digestive tract have been documented by previous studies, resveratrol has so far shown no effect on lung cancers. Thanks to nasal administration, the UNIGE team obtained very promising results in a study conducted in mice. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2DRwFVL

The government says customs will search the phone in flight mode, and not look at data stored in the cloud. But civil liberties advocates are calling the law "a grave invasion of privacy." (Image credit: Mark Baker/AP) from Technology : NPR https://ift.tt/2P8mAVA

Millions are set to receive a presidential phone alert in the first nationwide test of an emergency system. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2IB5Eof

The three axes of the mammalian body, established shortly after implantation of the embryo in the uterus, becomes organized under the control of gene networks that coordinate the transcription of DNA. Researchers report the ability of mouse stem cells to produce pseudo-embryos that display similar capacities. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2IAY7pl

A spectator blinded in one eye at the Ryder Cup says she could have died when she was hit by a wayward tee shot. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2P33qQJ

The footballer says his "clear" conscience allows him to be calm over "any and all" investigations. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2Nlov7l

The doctor diagnosed the teddy bear, named Little Baby, with a torn underarm and stitched him up. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2ybqkyd

Here are the game notes for No. 9 Saint John's football's road game at Bethel this Saturday, Oct. 6, in Arden Hills. - Game Notes from Saint John's University https://ift.tt/2O3gw4k

On Twitter, the craft echoed Alice in Wonderland , declaring, "And then I found myself in a place like no place on Earth. A land full of wonder, mystery and danger!" (Image credit: DLR) from Technology : NPR https://ift.tt/2zOgQuY

Analyzing data from more than 400,000 people, researchers have found that consuming one to two drinks four or more times per week -- an amount deemed healthy by current guidelines -- increases the risk of premature death by 20 percent. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2P4yrnG

In 2004, the frogs of El Copé, Panama, began dying by the thousands. The culprit: the deadly chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Within months, roughly half of native frog species there went locally extinct. A new study suggests that frogs remaining in El Copé developed the ability to coexist with chytrid fungus due to ecological and/or evolutionary changes. The results could mean good news for other areas hit hard by chytrid fungus. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2RmA69u

A new study confirms that cannabis use is related to impaired and lasting effects on adolescent cognitive development. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2xViPMq

The human arm can perform a wide range of extremely delicate and coordinated movements. The robotic 'arms' on underwater research submarines, however, lack the finesse to reach and interact with soft-bodied sea creatures. A new system lets biologists intuitively control a modular, highly flexible soft robotic arm by wearing a glove equipped with wireless soft sensors. This system also could one day enable the creation of submarine-based research labs. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2DT4buT

Blue tit eggs that were laid in urban parkland were 5% larger than eggs laid in a nearby forest, which could be due to differences in the amount of calcium available to birds in urban and forest environments, a study finds. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2xUZOK3

The US president poked fun at Christine Blasey Ford for not recalling details of her alleged assault. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2O2H2e3

Sea lettuce, a fast-growing seaweed that spawns massive 'green tides,' is a prolific thief, according to research that for the first time sequenced the genome of a green seaweed. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2RlDG3E

Researchers have discovered how a key function of the AND-1 protein helps protect nascent DNA strands from degradation. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2DUABFe

New research shows the positive results of a phase II clinical trial using the oral medication DFMO to prevent relapse in children with High Risk Neuroblastoma (HRNB). from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Nkvr4C

Schools with higher populations of students from low-income families may have lower achievement, but they also may have high  - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2IDGnde

Students should be taught to conduct research at an early age, asserts Angie Jameson, a library media specialist and former E - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2xVgUb4

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At one Detroit school, a designated attendance agent tracks down students who have been absent for about a week to make sure  - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2xVaQyW

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A Virginia high school has adopted a blended-learning approach for students with special needs, writes Amy Schuiteboer, the s - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2xVwxPt

The US Department of Justice is providing about $70 million in grants to prevent violence in schools as part of the STOP Scho - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2IBpJuC

Rural schools are less likely than urban schools to participate in the US Department of Agriculture's Community Eligibility P - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2y9IgcM

US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos plans to visit Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi as part of her "Rethink School" - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2zPmoFx

Data show that about 98% of US school districts have internet access, but only 28% have fast enough internet, at least 1 Mbps - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2y9aR1R

Discover the ways trauma-informed practices, social emotional learning, and positive behavioral interventions and supports co - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2zPcVhC

Deciding repercussions for student behavior is hard to get right.  - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2y9I3q0

SmartBrief Education's monthly Editor's Choice Content Award celebrates educator-written content. from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2zOTmpH

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The US first lady, on her first visit to Africa, says the slave trade was "really a tragedy". from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2OvSoqf

The 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is being awarded to Frances H. Arnold "for the directed evolution of enzymes" and jointly to George P. Smith and Sir Gregory P. Winter "for the phage display of peptides and antibodies." from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2QmagBk

President Trump has said this is a scary time in America for young men. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2IEO6Yx

Tyress Williams allegedly targeted famous stars including Rihanna, says prosecutors in Los Angeles. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2NYD5qK

Donald Trump and his siblings have been accused of helping his father and mother dodge millions in taxes. So what do we know about them? from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2DUM3Rn

অনেকে মনে করতে পারেন, মানসিক চাপ তো চাইলেই দূর করা যায় না! তাহলে কী ভাবে সম্ভব! উপায় আছে। মাত্র ১ টুকরো বরফ!  from Zee24Ghanta: Health News https://ift.tt/2NfZs5D

Judges side with Iran in a dispute over measures imposed after the US pulled out of a nuclear deal. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2O1Ybog

The US Department of Education named 349 schools as Blue Ribbon schools on Monday -- a recognition earned by the highest-perf - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2Rf1QNr

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A platform on Instagram, IGTV, which launched earlier this year, has become a go-to platform for some teachers to share resou - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2RlOwXn

Middle schools in a Texas district are partnering with area hospitals to offer students experience using a surgical robot and - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2QnqcmT

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An elementary school in Colorado is testing a therapy dog program to support students' social and emotional needs.  - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2Qr8rDb

A North Carolina school district that was closed for one week following Hurricane Florence will offer all students free break - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2RlOpLr

The US Education Department has updated its College Scorecard to remove data that allowed students to see how schools compare - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2Qsr4GV

Adolescents who get fewer than six hours of sleep at night were more than twice as likely to report alcohol and other drug us - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2RlOnTP

Researchers found that children and teens who played violent video games had increased odds of having self-, parent-, or teac - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2Qr8qPD

Join Brad Gosche, vice president and lead certified trainer at the Global Fluency Institute, for a two-part ASCD webinar seri - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2RlOkHD

Behavior charts don't teach self-regulation.  - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2QsilVa

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New research has revealed the 3-D structure of a protein fragment that could serve as a drug target in treating stroke patients. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2xSXcML

A technique using umbilical cord blood stem cells could be a promising new approach for repair of cleft palate in infants, researcher report. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2O0nUgR

Studying neurons in C. elegans, researchers made a surprising discovery: these roundworms, like most animals, process information using a digital, electric code. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2IyKmrd

In an innovative study that promises to reduce production costs for the most potent form of vitamin K, Menaquinone-7, researchers have developed a novel method to enhance the fermentation process that creates the supplement by agitated liquid fermentation in a biofilm reactor. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2IzxFfV

Researchers describe a new means of searching vast repositories of compounds produced by microbes. By analyzing the mass spectra of the compounds, they were able to identify known compounds within the repository and eliminate them from further analysis, focusing instead on the unknown variants that might potentially be better or more efficient antibiotics, anticancer drugs or other pharmaceuticals. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2OxZQRC

The extent to which sensory-specific parts of the brain are able to connect as a network, not necessarily anatomically, but functionally, during a child's development predicts their reading proficiency, according to a new neuroimaging study. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2OrdMgv

Researchers have taken a major step toward printed, aligned anisotropic magnets via additive manufacturing processes. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Rk0uRq

A team of biologists has discovered that the distinctive genetic processes of early development help explain patterns of animal development in nature and across the evolutionary tree. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2yaFvaX

Light-absorbing brown carbon aerosols, emitted by wildfires, remain longer in the atmosphere than expected, which could have implications for climate predictions. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2QqYFAZ

Together, genetics and years of education can influence whether or not someone becomes obese, a new study finds. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2NY6Wzq

Heart experts have long believed that weekday mornings -- and especially Mondays -- were the danger zones for unexpected deaths from sudden cardiac arrests. But a new study shows those peak times have disappeared and now, sudden cardiac arrests are more likely to happen on any day at any time. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2xTiNoi

A new cost-effectiveness study estimates that nearly one million cardiovascular and diabetes events could be prevented and $42 billion could be saved in healthcare costs by including food incentives and disincentives for participants on SNAP. Of three models, two were cost-effective but the third, SNAP-plus, was not only cost-effective but actually cost-saving -- i.e., the government gained more dollars than it spent -- with net cost-savings of $10.16 billion at five years and $63.33 billion over lifetime. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2IzxH7x

While many cancer therapies initially can be very successful, tumors often return and spread when remaining cancer cells develop resistance to treatment. To combat this tendency, cancer researchers could take a lesson from our own immune system and explore 'natural adaptive therapies,' according to a new article. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2y9Lv3R

Beneficial effects, and possible harm, of exposure to weak pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMFs) may be mediated by a protein related to one that helps birds migrate, according to a new study. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2OxZzy4

Anthropogenic warming will increase the burned areas due fires in Mediterranean Europe, and the increase of the burned area could be reduced by limiting global warming to 1.5ºC. The higher the warming level is, the larger the increase of the burned area is. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2DQ67nN

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Saint John's soccer dropped a 2-1 decision at St. Thomas on Tuesday, Oct. 2, in St. Paul. - Box Score from Saint John's University https://ift.tt/2O2U9Mk

Christine Blasey Ford has not been contacted by agents investigating Brett Kavanaugh, lawyers say. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2y6rDi0

A US paper claims the president helped his parents dodge millions in tax - which his lawyer denies. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2zMciVJ

A rising star in the Democratic Party is pulling in huge crowds - and his race with Ted Cruz is surprisingly tight. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2RhyJsK

Edmonton in Canada has enlisted herds of goats in an effort to rid the city of noxious weeds in parks. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2P5gJQV

Texts stating "Presidential Alert" will be sent to some 225 million U.S. cellphones at 2:18 p.m. ET. (Image credit: FEMA) from Technology : NPR https://ift.tt/2P9mtcx

Amazon announced on Tuesday that it will raise wages to $15 an hour starting Nov. 1 for some 250,000 regular workers and 100,000 seasonal workers. from Technology : NPR https://ift.tt/2QqR0ma