Thursday, March 2, 2017

NPR News: Someday Disposable Drones May Deliver A Payload, Then Vanish

Someday Disposable Drones May Deliver A Payload, Then Vanish
DARPA, the Pentagon's R&D agency, is working with partners to develop low-cost gliders that travel about 100 miles and disappear within hours. The vehicles could have humanitarian and military uses.

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NPR News: Embryo Experiments Reveal Earliest Human Development, But Stir Ethical Debate

Embryo Experiments Reveal Earliest Human Development, But Stir Ethical Debate
Researchers who study developing human embryos have long limited their experimentation to lab embryos that are no more than 14 days into development. Some scientists are now pushing that boundary.

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NPR News: New Research Looks At Ways To Help Stop Airbnb Racial Discrimination

New Research Looks At Ways To Help Stop Airbnb Racial Discrimination
Airbnb has come under fire in the last year following reports that hosts are less likely to rent to African-Americans compared to whites. New research looked at ways to address the discrimination.

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NPR News: Embryo Experiments Reveal Earliest Human Development, But Stir Ethical Debate

Embryo Experiments Reveal Earliest Human Development, But Stir Ethical Debate
Researchers who study developing human embryos have long limited their experimentation to lab embryos that are no more than 14 days into development. Some scientists are now pushing that boundary.

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NPR News: New Research Looks At Ways To Help Stop Airbnb Racial Discrimination

New Research Looks At Ways To Help Stop Airbnb Racial Discrimination
Airbnb has come under fire in the last year following reports that hosts are less likely to rent to African-Americans compared to whites. New research looked at ways to address the discrimination.

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Wednesday, March 1, 2017

NPR News: Sierra Snowpack Smacks California's Drought

Sierra Snowpack Smacks California's Drought
Despite one of the wettest winters on record, California Gov. Jerry Brown hasn't declared the five-year drought over yet. But the water shortages may to be over.

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NPR News: Birth Control Is Working Better – Or At Least, It's Failing Less

Birth Control Is Working Better – Or At Least, It's Failing Less
Failure rates for the most common forms of contraception are down, but it's not entirely clear whether it's due to education, availability, or other reasons.

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