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Color vision, ocular color detection is achieved with complicated neural mechanisms in the eyes. Researchers have found color detection with a simplest mechanism in the fish pineal organ, an extraocular photosensitive organ on the brain surface. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2RTQxu6

The burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides buries the cadavers of small animals to use them as a food source for its offspring. However, the carcass is susceptible to microbial decomposition. Researchers show that the beetles replace harmful microorganisms with their own beneficial gut symbionts, thus turning a carcass into a nursery with a microbial community that even promotes larval growth. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2AbJs1r

Heating pads can relieve muscle aches and cramps, and help injuries heal. In this article, learn three ways to make a homemade heating pad. from Body Aches News From Medical News Today https://ift.tt/2yFcpkm

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Saint John's University junior quarterback Jackson Erdmann (Rosemount, Minn.) earned his second MIAC Football Offensive Player of the Week honor of the season, and third of his career, on Monday, Oct. 15. - MIAC Release from Saint John's University https://ift.tt/2RS5nSc

Engineers have developed an algorithm that quickly pinpoints the types of extreme events that are likely to occur in a complex system, such as an ocean environment, where waves of varying magnitudes, lengths, and heights can create stress and pressure on a ship or offshore platform. The researchers can simulate the forces and stresses that extreme events -- in the form of waves -- may generate on a particular structure. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Abb3j6

A new study reveals phytoplankton spring blooms in the Arctic Ocean, which were previously nonexistent, are expanding northward at a rate of one degree of latitude per decade. Although blooms did not previously occur in this area, phytoplankton were present in the Arctic's central basin at low biomass. The study also found the primary productivity of the phytoplankton, or the rate at which phytoplankton convert sunlight into chemical energy, is increasing during the spring blooms. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2yjSI21

For decades researchers have studied materials from structures to see why and how they fail. Before catastrophic failure, there are individual cracks or dislocations that form, which are signals that a structure may be weakening. While researchers have studied individual dislocations in the past, a team has now made it possible to understand how dislocations organize and react at nanoscale. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2NKe5P0

Researchers have successfully produced a litter of pigs that are genetically resistant to Transmissible Gastroenteritis Virus (TGEV), which commonly infects the intestines of pigs and causes almost 100 percent mortality in young pigs. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2yGTgyn

A tissue-like material capable of synchronized beating when heated and cooled has been developed by a team of University of Bristol chemists. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Oox3Qt

Saudi and Turkish investigators enter the consulate in Istanbul where the Saudi journalist was last seen. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2Chtu7d

A team has developed an antibody that blocks the inflammatory and oxidative activity of fibrin, which contributes to neurodegeneration in the brain, without compromising the protein's clotting function. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2RPeH98

Researchers have reviewed the threat of the virus peste des petits ruminants (PPR) to conservation. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2AbKOsZ

Adopting benchmarks similar to the fuel-efficiency standards used by the auto industry in the production of fertilizer could yield $5-8 billion in economic benefits for the U.S. corn sector alone, researchers have concluded. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EnWRHO

New algorithms take advantage of multiple smart watch sensors to accurately monitor wearers' sleep patterns. As well as obtaining rich information on wearers' sleep, the software, called SleepGuard, can estimate sleep quality and provide users with practical advice to help them get a better night's snooze. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2RSAgpj

Targeting applications like neural networks for machine learning, a new discovery is paving the way for atomic ultra-efficient electronics, the need for which is increasingly critical in our data-driven society. The key to unlocking untold potential for the greenest electronics? Creating bespoke atomic patterns to in turn control electrons. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EnWQ6I

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. - Saint John's University vaulted three spots to No. 5 in the D3football.com poll released Sunday, Oct. 14 and two spots to fifth in the American Football Coaches' Association (AFCA) poll posted Monday, Oct. 15. - D3football.com Poll | AFCA Poll from Saint John's University https://ift.tt/2ElsEZZ

Researchers have taken an important step toward what may become a new approach to restore the hearing loss. In a new study scientists have been able to regrow the sensory hair cells found in the cochlea -- a part of the inner ear -- that converts sound vibrations into electrical signals and can be permanently lost due to age or noise damage. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2RTKcPJ

Mice can be used to study the neural circuits underlying complex decision-making, suggests an analysis of more than 500,000 mouse decisions. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2pVD1cY

Numbers of Asian students were kept artificially low to promote campus diversity, a lawsuit claims. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2NIJSzU

Sweet and bitter flavors are identified as soon as they are tasted, according to human neural and behavioral data. The study provides new insight into how the brain rapidly detects and discriminates between potentially nutritious and toxic substances. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2P54oj2

A molecular mechanism that is involved in the breast's adaptation to breastfeeding may sustain pre-cancerous breast cells, finds a new study. from Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today https://ift.tt/2ClGkRQ

To forge nanodiamonds, which have potential applications in medicine, optoelectronics and quantum computing, researchers expose organic explosive molecules to powerful detonations in a controlled environment. These explosive forces, however, make it difficult to study the nanodiamond formation process. To overcome this hurdle, researchers recently developed a procedure and a computer model that can simulate the highly variable conditions of explosions on phenomenally short time scales. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2AchTFk

Researchers, including chemistry professor and Nobel Prize winner Ei-ichi Negishi, have developed technology to create a new chemical process to synthesize drug-like molecules with ultra-high purity. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2QPQ6Qa

For the first time, scientists have traced the north-south shifts of the northern-most edge of the tropics back 800 years. The movement of the tropical boundary affects the locations of Northern Hemisphere deserts including the Sonoran, Mohave and Saharan. The Earth's climate system affects the movement of the tropics, which have been expanding since the 1970s. The research team found that in the past, periods of tropical expansion coincided with severe droughts. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2AaA3aq

Experimental results suggest that dogs have at least a rudimentary neural representation of meaning for words they have been taught, differentiating words they have heard before from those they have not. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2QPNwcW

Severe climate events could cause shortages in the global beer supply, according to new research. The study warns that increasingly widespread and severe drought and heat may cause substantial decreases in barley yields worldwide, affecting the supply used to make beer, and ultimately resulting in 'dramatic' falls in beer consumption and rises in beer prices. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Ab5b9z

IIASA and the Integrated Assessment Modeling Consortium (IAMC) have made the scenarios underlying last week's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 1.5 degrees C Special Report publicly available, in an interactive online resource. The resource provides scenarios and a suite of visualization and analysis tools, making the assessment more transparent to researchers, policymakers, and the public. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2QOS7wf

Scientists recently collided Xenon nuclei, in order to gain new insights into the properties of the Quark-Gluon Plasma (the QGP). The QGP is a special state consisting of the fundamental particles, the quarks, and the particles that bind the quarks together, the gluons. The result was obtained using the ALICE experiment at the superconducting Large Hadron Collider. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EkRx7S

A new study finds that people who independently seek mental health care are more likely to rate their treatment as effective, compared to people ordered into care. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2OTXVHB

Scientists have assumed that future terahertz data links would have an inherent immunity to eavesdropping, but new research shows that's not necessarily the case. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2CjEXn3

Biomedical engineers have demonstrated that, by injecting an elastic biomaterial made from ordered and disordered proteins, a scaffold can form that responds to temperature and easily integrates into tissue. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Abb6LR

A study of 3,588 square kilometers of privately owned land in central Kenya offers evidence that humans and their livestock can, in the right circumstances, share territory with zebras, giraffes, elephants and other wild mammals -- to the benefit of all. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2pT7JDt

The Canadian singer-songwriter shares an image of his "ghost" cast over an Indian concert crowd. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2yio8Gf

A radical new approach combining archaeology, genetics and microscopy can reveal long-forgotten secrets of human diet, sanitation and movement from studying parasites in ancient excrement, according to new research. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2yGxgUj

Selfish genes are genes that are passed on to the next generation but confer no advantage on the individual as a whole, and may sometimes be harmful. Researchers have, for the first time, sequenced (or charted) two selfish genes in the fungus Neurospora intermedia that cause fungal spores to kill their siblings. Unexpectedly, the genes were not related to each other, perhaps indicating that selfish genes are more common than previously thought. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2yj01Ha

Researchers have found the oldest clue yet of animal life, dating back at least 100 million years before the famous Cambrian explosion of animal fossils. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2RR9YE8

Scientists have developed an ultra-light glove -- weighing less than 8 grams per finger -- that enables users to feel and manipulate virtual objects. Their system provides extremely realistic haptic feedback and could run on a battery, allowing for unparalleled freedom of movement. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2yIidd0

According to recent research, endurance exercise training beneficially modifies gut microbiota composition. After six weeks of training, potentially inflammation causing microbes (Proteobacteria) decreased and microbes that are linked to enhanced metabolism (Akkermansia) increased. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EkgJvm

A new study of female high school soccer players suggests that a neck collar may help protect the brain from head impacts over the course of a competitive soccer season. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2RRy01S

Scientists discover a molecular 'brake' that helps control eye lens development in zebrafish. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2NFdRc1

A research group has made a significant discovery with positive implications for the development of bacteria-fighting drugs. The aminoacyl-tRNA site (A-site) of the 16S RNA decoding region in the bacterial ribosome looks promising for a new era of antibiotic drug development. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2OWhy1H

Researchers mapped the postnatal changes in mouse myocardium on three omics levels and multiple time points, highlighting the importance of metabolic pathways as potential drug targets. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2NEJoe4

Researchers have become the first in the world to develop technology which can bend sound waves around an obstacle and levitate an object above it. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2QR0pUf

Elizabeth Warren reveals "strong evidence" she has Native American blood after jibes from Donald Trump. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2Ab0jkN

After studying the sleep habits of children from ages five to nine, researchers found that when mothers reported less flexibility in their work schedules, their children got less sleep. When they gained flexibility in their work schedules, their children slept more. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2PAFl4i

Researchers have shown how an inorganic perovskite can be made into a cheap and efficient photodetector that transfers both text and music. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2P4I1dy

The mere presence of a pair of eyes on a sign requesting donations makes people more likely to give more. These findings support the idea that people tend to act according to pro-social norms when they sense that they are being watched. It also suggests that eyes play a special role in promoting cooperation in humans. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2PACQPt

Until recently, the existence of 'blue' phosphorus was pure theory: Now a team was able to examine samples of blue phosphorus at BESSY II for the first time and confirm via mapping of their electronic band structure that this is actually this exotic phosphorus modification. Blue phosphorus is an interesting candidate for new optoelectronic devices. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2P4I09u

The discovery of graphene, a material made of one or very few atomic layers of carbon, started a boom. Today, such two-dimensional materials are no longer limited to carbon and are hot prospects for many applications, especially in microelectronics. Scientists have now introduced a new 2D material: they successfully modified arsenene (arsenic in a graphene-like structure) with chloromethylene groups. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2PyIrWh

The new boss of US gymnastics "regrets" a tweet appearing to criticise Nike for making NFL star Colin Kaepernick the face of a new campaign. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2NHQT3O

Results from a research study show how the inner ear processes speech, something that has until now been unknown. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2ChmyHe

Researchers have identified a young star with four Jupiter and Saturn-sized planets in orbit around it, the first time that so many massive planets have been detected in such a young system. The system has also set a new record for the most extreme range of orbits yet observed: the outermost planet is more than a thousand times further from the star than the innermost one, which raises interesting questions about how such a system might have formed. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2CLeQGm

Economists have found that in the United States, watershed groups have had a positive impact on their local water quality. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Ab4Unc

Despite fears to the contrary, sexual behaviors of adolescent girls stayed the same or became safer after publicly funded school-based HPV vaccinations were introduced in British Columbia (BC), according to new research. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2J1xfzi

Organ-on-a-chip liver platform marks first time this breakthrough gene-editing technology will be used on a non-animal, multicellular model. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2OqH4MY

A research team has discovered that abnormal vision in childhood can affect the development of higher-level brain areas responsible for things such as attention. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2IXrQZO

Mounir al-Motassadek is deported to Morocco after 15 years in prison for his part in 9/11. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2ylgs62

The US president says King Salman denies all knowledge of the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2RQ1hK4

Researchers developed a system that can automatically image single molecules within living cells. This system employs learning via neural networks to focus appropriately on samples, search automatically for cells, image fluorescently labeled single molecules, and track their movements. With this system, the team achieved the automated determination of pharmacological parameters and quantitative characterization of the effects of ligands and inhibitors on a target, which has potentially profound implications for biological and medical sciences. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2CNKNOg

Researchers reported a high-performance and transparent nanoforce touch sensor by developing a thin, flexible, and transparent hierarchical nanocomposite (HNC) film. The research team says their sensor simultaneously features all the necessary characters for industrial-grade application: high sensitivity, transparency, bending insensitivity, and manufacturability. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EmPbWn

Some 3,500 years ago, a brisk trade in fish on the shores of the southeastern Mediterranean Sea had already begun. This conclusion follows from the analysis of 100 fish teeth that were found at various archeological sites in what is now Israel. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2En1C4e

After screening 15,000 women over a period of five years, a major clinical study in Sweden has shown that 3D mammography, or breast tomosynthesis, detects over 30% more cancers compared to traditional mammography -- with a majority of the detected tumors proving to be invasive cancers. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2RPYocc

El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) leads to extreme climatic variations called El Niño and La Niña that cause dangerous weather conditions in many regions throughout the world. Currently, a reliable forecast of the ENSO phases can be made about a year beforehand. This study details a novel method that allows for the accurate forecast of its phases up to 17 months in advance. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2RRgXg3

Host decoy traps which mimic humans or cattle by combining odor, heat and a conspicuous visual stimulus could be effective at measuring and controlling outdoor-biting mosquitoes in malaria endemic regions. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EmQ15t

One in 25 parents had postponed a vaccine due to their child's fear of doctor visits and one in five said it was hard to concentrate on what the doctor or nurse was saying because their young child was so upset. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2RRGw0P

A research team details how a natural and dramatic process -- changes in mammary glands to accommodate breastfeeding -- uses a molecular process believed to contribute to survival of pre-malignant breast cells. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EmPUH5

A new method for observing water within ice has revealed stored meltwater that may explain the complex flow behavior of some Greenland glaciers, an important component for predicting sea-level rise in a changing climate. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2PyyNmx

It is a classic relationship stalemate: One partner asks the other to change something and the partner who is asked shuts down. But that type of response may actually be beneficial for the relationship of lower-income couples, according to new research. Conversely, withdrawing can negatively affect higher-income couples' relationship satisfaction, the study found. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2OYI0rd

Physical exercise can reduce the risk factors of type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease even in children, a new study shows. In a two-year follow-up of primary school children, sedentary behavior increased the accumulation of risk factors, whereas increasing the amount of vigorous exercise reduced it. This is one of the first follow-up studies to reliably demonstrate these associations in children. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2CjX5NE

Shelled marine creatures living in increasingly acidified oceans face a fight for survival as the impacts of climate change spread, a new study suggests. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2RPxiSD

A Massachusetts school district is using the Devereux Students Strengths Assessment to measure students' social and emotional - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2P2cFnu

A Maryland school district has responded to increasing demand for career and technical education courses by rebuilding the Th - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2PAz7Bs

Wisconsin students are studying cafeteria waste as part of a science challenge open to all K-12 schools across the state.  - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2P2coks

Some students struggle with in-person communication and prefer to communicate via text message, asserts Curtis Chandler, an e - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2PywK1P

During a recent panel discussion, three Chicago principals talked about why and how they are banning F grades in their school - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2Cgi3wB

Digital Citizenship Week begins today and there are several resources available to help teach such citizenship lessons to stu - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2CMa77z

Schools in a number of Florida school districts affected by Hurricane Michael remain closed because of extensive damage.  - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2ChSGur

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Students should receive vision exams before kindergarten, asserts Kristan Gross, global executive director of the nonprofit V - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2CftZPj

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Tiered solutions boost ELA and math outcomes for every learner, at every level.  - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2CjSrPI

In the past year, a number of high-profile tragedies have struck school communities across the nation, sparking a renewed deb - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2CJ8LdH

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The painting of Trump with past presidents was spotted at the White House during a TV interview from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2CjjavL

The consensus among medical professionals is that the flu shot is safe and is the most effective tool we have in preventing the flu, but a new national survey that a shocking number of parents are still skeptical about the safety and effectiveness of the flu shot. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2pVFkwB

Smart devices can seem dumb if they don't understand what's happening around them. Researchers say environmental awareness can be enhanced by analyzing sound and vibrations. The researchers report about two approaches -- one that uses the ubiquitous microphone, and another that employs a modern-day version of eavesdropping technology once used by the KGB. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2NHZlA6

Only a small proportion of cases of dementia are thought to be inherited -- the cause of the vast majority is unknown. Now a team of scientists believe they may have found an explanation: spontaneous errors in our DNA that arise as cells divide and reproduce. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Ch9W32

Males have greater reproductive success if they spend more time taking care of kids -- and not necessarily only their own, according to new research. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2yl0U2a

The first study to examine tradeoffs in masculine versus feminine leadership traits reveals that stereotypically feminine traits -- like being tolerant and cooperative -- are viewed as desirable but ultimately superfluous add-ons. Instead, both men and women believe successful leaders need stereotypically masculine traits such as assertiveness and competence. The finding could help explain the concentration of men in top leadership roles. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Abtd4k

The steps cells take in response to challenges are more complex than previously thought, finds new research. The study investigates a system relevant to cancer, viral infection, and diabetes. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2PAW6w2

Rangers in Maryland help "Buckethead", three days after it is spotted with a plastic jar on its head. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2IWy7oK

A bump for Trump and a row over a candidate's hat headline today's round-up, with 22 days to go. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2PAdzVm

The death toll from Hurricane Michael is due to rise as teams search ruined homes in coastal areas. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2NIAo7x

A "training error" caused a bogus meeting invitation to be distributed last week, officials say. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2yNfQ8P