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Rivaling the evolution of feathers in dinosaurs, one of the most extraordinary transformations in the history of life was the evolution of baleen -- rows of flexible hair-like plates that blue whales, humpbacks and other marine mammals use to filter relatively tiny prey from gulps of ocean water. Now, scientists have discovered an important intermediary link in the evolution of this innovative feeding strategy: an ancient whale that had neither teeth nor baleen. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Rn4LDf

New research suggests that curcumin, a main ingredient in curry, may improve exercise intolerance related to heart failure. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2TXVaV1

By essentially turning down the pitch of sound waves, engineering researchers have devised a way to unlock greater amounts of data from acoustic fields than ever before. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2E40IsA

Southwest Airlines has offered its "sincere apology" after staff mocked five-year-old Abcde Redford. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2FN4tUX

Fruit flies possess all of the cognitive capacities needed to culturally transmit their sexual preferences across generations, according to researchers. Their study provides the first experimental toolbox for studying the existence of animal cultures, thereby opening up an entire field of research. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2zyLuIl

Researchers have discover how some cancer cells communicate with macrophages to protect tumors. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Q30SqF

The spread of prions to the brain does not occur by direct transmission across the blood-brain barrier, according to a new study. As noted by the authors, insights into how prions enter the brain could lead to the development of effective strategies to prevent neurodegeneration, even after infection outside the nervous system has already taken place. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Ro73C7

In a new study, researchers were able to see where in the brain, and how quickly -- in milliseconds -- the brain's neurons transition from processing the sound of speech to processing the language-based words of the speech. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2reuzpP

Researchers have discovered how bacteria manage to destroy enemy DNA, while keeping their own genetic material safe. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2PaAdTh

Scientists have discovered how the parasite that causes sleeping sickness initiates a physical change in order to spread the disease. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2zuTPwE

A team of researchers has just accomplished the first detailed high-speed imaging and analysis of the microparticle impact process, and used that data to predict when the particles will bounce away, stick, or knock material off the surface and weaken it. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2rdKHrC

Theoretical physics discovery paves the way for future technological applications. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2PZZFjC

Researchers have found an effective target in the brain for electrical stimulation to improve mood in people suffering from depression. Stimulation of a brain region called the lateral orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) reliably produced acute improvement in mood in patients who suffered from depression at the start of the study. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Pa18yu

The Johnnie hockey team returns to conference play with a pair of home games against Saint Mary's this weekend at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud. SJU hosts the Cardinals at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, followed by a 2 p.m. puck-drop Saturday, Dec. 1. – Listen Live (WBHR-660 AM, Friday Only) | Live Stats/Live Video (Both Games) from Saint John's University Athletics https://ift.tt/2QnKEYs

A US brother and sister were found drowning in the hotel pool shortly after checking in. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2RlZLPl

A new fossil analysis suggests the earliest-known ancestor of modern primates may have come from North America, not Asia, as previously thought. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2RjaSbL

Researchers have generated six Zika virus antibodies that could be used to test for and possibly treat a mosquito-borne disease that has infected more than 1.5 million people worldwide. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Q2RQKh

New research reveals the extinction of plant or animal species from extreme environmental change increases the risk of an 'extinction domino effect' that could annihilate all life on Earth. This would be the worst-case scenario of what scientists call 'co-extinctions', where an organism dies out because it depends on another doomed species. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2RnGeOu

From diagnosis of HIV to successful viral suppression: Researchers summarize the progress towards HIV elimination in 52 countries in Europe and Central Asia. The main issues: diagnosing those who are unaware of their HIV infection and treating them. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2QsWQah

Researchers are looking at the effects of climate change on human health, and the implications for society. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Ro30WD

Scientists hope they have made progress toward a next-generation drug that may slow tumor growth and boost radiation's effectiveness in patients with the deadly brain cancer. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2E19ibq

When researchers and doctors use the tool CRISPR to correct genetic errors, it may have side effects on the human genome. Now, researchers have learned how the molecular machinery behind CRISPR works and thus expect to be able to fine-tune CRISPR and remove the undesired effects. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Q7yWSA

Saint John's swimming and diving returns to action with the three-day Rochester Invitational, hosted by Division II St. Cloud State, this Friday-Sunday (Nov. 30-Dec. 2) at the Rochester Recreation Center. from Saint John's University Athletics https://ift.tt/2FNMSMx

Erron Brown, 20, is held in connection with the attack, after admitting killing the wrong man. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2FPVzpI

Syrian Hassan al-Kontar had not been outside for nine months - but now has a new home in Canada. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2PYXtJc

Some lizards in the eastern U.S. have adapted to invasive fire ants -- which can bite, sting, and kill lizards -- reversing geographical trends in behavioral and physical traits used to avoid predators. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2RnUKpB

A new computational approach, built on data-driven techniques, is making it possible to turn simple 2D sketch into a realistic 3D shape, with little or no user input necessary. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Q46els

Astronomers using Hubble found a whopping 22,426 globular star clusters in a nearby neighborhood of galaxies. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2KIhMVs

The US, France and Germany have also imposed sanctions related to the journalist's murder. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2QnMdWq

Mammalogists went to the Solomon Islands in search of a giant rat and monkey-faced bat -- and ended up playing a role in fostering peace between the Kwaio people of Malaita and the Western world. A reconciliation ceremony between the Kwaio and Australian scientists began the healing process for acts of violence committed in 1927, when the Solomon Islands were a British protectorate. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2TRlMY1

The US President dismissed the significance of his former lawyer Michael Cohen pleading guilty to lying to Congress in relation to the Russia inquiry. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2Sm6poX

Paying for goods with a smartphone not only increases the overall transaction amount and frequency of purchases by consumers, it also effectively replaces the actual, physical credit cards in their wallets. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Ax4FBJ

A leading expert in fetal medicine has warned that there is 'little room for complacency' over a fall in twin stillbirth rates as the reason for this phenomenon are complex. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Ax4AxV

In a proof-of-principle study, researchers revealed that certain immune system cells found in the human liver, called liver macrophages, contain only inert HIV and aren't likely to reproduce infection on their own in HIV-infected people on long-term antiretroviral therapy (ART). ART is a regimen containing combinations of HIV-targeting drugs that prevents the growth of the virus but does not eradicate it. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Rmz3Gd

Astronomers have concluded that gas clouds rapidly moving around a central black hole form the very heart of the 3C 327 quasar, confirming earlier measurements. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Q2mAuL

Following a long-year study of the family of twirler moths, scientists have discovered a startling total of 44 new species, including as many as 22 species inhabiting various regions throughout Europe. Given that the Old Continent is the most extensively researched one, their findings pose fundamental questions about our knowledge of biodiversity. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2rbqgeI

The quest for a secure information network is on. Researchers have recently succeeded in boosting the storage time of quantum information, using a small glass container filled with room temperature atoms, taking an important step towards a secure quantum encoded distribution network. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2RlHQIz

A new study has discovered a promising way to significantly lower doses of X-rays that has the potential to revolutionize 3D medical imaging and make screening for early signs of disease much cheaper and safer. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2BFAxpz

Scientists have discovered a new method to explain how radiation belts are formed around the planet Saturn. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2SlIypm

Medical physicists have combined magnetic resonance imaging with a proton beam, thus demonstrating that in principle, this commonly used imaging method can indeed work with particle beam cancer treatments. This opens up new opportunities for targeted, healthy tissue-sparing cancer therapy. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2E5J5Zv

Researchers have discovered a new signal pathway employed by skin cancer cells to avoid attack by the immune system. In an animal model and through analysis of human tissue samples, researchers were able to demonstrate the significant role played by a specific protein called ICER. Tumors grow less rapidly when ICER is not present. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2KGGYM4

Researchers have gained fundamental new insights into the degradation of the amino acid lysine -- carcinogenic oncometabolites as intermediate products. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2BGVG2P

The fall is due in part to rising suicide and drug overdose rates, according to new government reports. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2Rlxx7l

It remains unknown how life began on Earth. It is believed that simple molecules in the early environment became complexified by the input of ambient energy. Researchers found that compounds useful for the synthesis of RNA are produced with the help of sodium chloride - table salt. This work may provide insight on how RNA arose abiotically on early Earth. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2AuLlFk

Beginning more than 1.5 million years ago, early humans made stone handaxes in a style known as the Acheulean - the longest lasting tool-making tradition in prehistory. New research has documented an Acheulean presence in the Arabian Peninsula dating to less than 190,000 years ago, revealing that the Arabian Acheulean ended just before or at the same time as the earliest Homo sapiens dispersals into the region. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2E2TUvj

A new method only needs a tiny liquid sample to analyze metalloproteins. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Sl0UXv

Using a small and inexpensive biosensor, researchers have built a diagnostic tool that provides health care practitioners almost instant diagnosis of a bacterial infection. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2E5lxng

In the Loess Plateau region of northwestern China, potato is the main food crop. However, the area has a dry climate with uneven precipitation. Researchers are finding the best combination of tillage and mulching practices to increase yield. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2SpuBqz

Chemistry researchers have discovered cheaper and more efficient materials for producing hydrogen for the storage of renewable energy that could replace current water-splitting catalysts. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2QsUJU2

Researchers have discovered that certain derivatives of amodiaquine, a medication typically used to treat malaria, could provide a new therapeutic approach to treating patients infected with Ebola virus disease by blocking the viruses from entering cells. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2AzJm2E

Researchers have identified a mechanism by which a hybrid material composed of palladium (Pd) and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) is capable of storing approximately twice as much hydrogen as a material composed solely of Pd. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2KHLJFl

Clinical trial results show a 91 percent response rate to the combination of venetoclax with azacitidine in older adults newly diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Of 33 patients given combination venetoclax and azacitidine, 20 experienced a complete response (aka complete remission) and eight experienced a complete response but with continued low blood counts. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2FPDOXL

New research shows that new cases of type 1 diabetes are rising by 3.4 percent per year across Europe. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Si9xBZ

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In a study with implications for biodiversity and the spread of infectious diseases, ecologists have demonstrated that deforestation and habitat fragmentation can decrease transmission of a parasitic nematode in a particular species of Australian lizard, the pale-flecked garden sunskink. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2rklcoJ

A new system can faithfully remake your favorite paintings via 3D printing and deep learning. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2P3DZOp

MRI scans show that repetitive blows to the head result in brain changes among youth football players, according to a new study. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2QpISpx

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and snoring may lead to earlier impairment of cardiac function in women than in men, according to a new study. Moreover, the findings suggested that OSA may be vastly underdiagnosed among snorers. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2DQQr1R

Razorbill tag data revealed that, at night, these seabirds spent a lot of their time idle on the sea surface. 'We saw this as an opportunity to (...) test if the birds might be drifting with the tidal current,' says one of the researchers. It turns out they were, according to a new Ocean Science study that shows the potential of using seabirds to measure ocean currents. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2G0vuEH

No one knows what drives people with obsessive-compulsive disorder to do what they do, even when they're aware that they shouldn't do it, and when it interferes with normal life. That lack of understanding means about half can't find effective treatment. But a new analysis of brain scans from hundreds of people with OCD, and people without it, may help. Larger than previous studies, it pinpoints brain areas and processes linked to OCD's repetitive behaviors. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2QpIR4X

Michael Cohen will reportedly admit misleading lawmakers about a Trump real estate project in Russia. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2RtGv2c

New research reveals why the 'supermaterial' graphene has not transformed electronics as promised, and shows how to double its performance and finally harness its extraordinary potential. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2RlQSoY

About 75 percent of amputees exhibit mobility of their phantom limb. Using this information, researchers have developed a prototype capable of detecting these movements and activating a prosthetic arm. The prosthesis does not require any surgery and patients do not need training. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Q2Mbnd

The legal claim alleges Whitney: Can I Be Me harmed Brown, his business and daughter Bobbi Kristina's estate. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2RrFJDf

Norway's world number one Magnus Carlsen retains his World Chess Championship after 12 draws and more than 50 hours of play - eventually beating Fabiano Caruana in a tie-breaker. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2TZqWkT

Samuel Little, 78, has shared information with the FBI about murdering women over several decades. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2E7joro

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US president renews the prospect of tariffs on cars being imported into the US. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2SfVsFh

Wall Street shares rise sharply after the US central bank suggests there may be fewer rate rises. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2DQwMz3