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8 nature-focused projects for citizen scientists

Volunteers can lend a hand, from categorizing whale songs to planting sunflowers.




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'I Will Always Write Back': A life-changing promise

How a pen-pal relationship between altered two lives, inspired a book and continues to help others around the world.




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Healthcare Providers: Preparing for the next normal after COVID-19

The length of disruption for patients continuing physical distancing remains unclear. However, most forward-looking healthcare organizations may use this time to materially scale virtual health offerings in ways that creates competitive advantage.



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Should I avoid all anti-microbial products?

Products containing antimicrobials are almost always more hazardous than their traditional counterparts and tend to be loosely regulated.



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How can I start selling my homegrown produce?

Whether you form a CSA, join a farmers market or sell to restaurants, you and your neighbors can benefit from your green thumb.




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Are there nontoxic nail products?

Some chemicals in nail polish and polish remover are known to cause cancer, and others lead to birth defects.



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How one nonprofit is silencing 'lunch shamers'

Many schools take hot lunches away from kids who have a negative balance in their lunch accounts.




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Indoor Gardening Project for Kids: How to Build a Terrarium

This fun indoor craft project allows kids to customize their very own miniature garden, plant succulents in a container, and watch them grow.



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These are the most beautiful cities in the world, according to travel pros

The website FlightNetwork features 50 of the world's most beautiful cities, as chosen by 1,000 of the world's top travel professionals.




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Why approaching comet ATLAS is so bright (and how you can see it)

The celestial object C/2019 Y4 or ATLAS may be visible to the naked eye by May. It was only just discovered in 2019.




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How to protect yourself against medical ID theft

Medical identity theft is a hassle, but for a person managing a severe health issue, it can be life-threatening. Here's what you need to know.




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10 foods to improve your mood

Those so-called comfort foods aren't doing you any favors.




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Rhode Island teen honored for biodiesel project

Fifteen-year-old Cassandra Lin is changing her community, her state, and her world, one pot of grease at a time.




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Computer-designed proteins could counteract chemical weapons

Custom-designed proteins made with the aid of computers could fight chemical weapons such as nerve gas and help decontaminate toxic-waste sites, scientists say.



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World's first man-made photosynthetic 'leaf' could produce oxygen for astronauts

Breakthrough technology could make long-distance space travel feasible, clean our air here on Earth, and even combat global warming.



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Shellfish-inspired protein glue even sticks underwater

A lab-created substance composed partly of mussel foot proteins is even stickier than the adhesive used by real mussels.



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Silkworms fed carbon nanotubes produce super-silk that conducts electricity

The enhanced silk was also 50 percent stronger than the regular stuff.




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Student team solves solar panels' shade problem

Even partial shade can dramatically cut an entire solar array's output — but not any more. An award-winning team believes it has the answer.




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Live out your Atlantean fantasies in this bonkers undersea eco-city proposed for Japan

WIth room for 5,000 residents, the $26 billion Ocean Spiral scheme offers a subaqueous alternative to overcrowded and costly terrestrial living.



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Cory Booker: Obesity is bigger problem than gun violence

Mayor announced a plan to offer his employees discounts to Weight Watchers.




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Tasmanian tiger 'sightings' prompt new scientific hunt

Following fresh eyewitness evidence, researchers are placing dozens of camera traps in a remote region of Australia.




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A short workweek at a Japanese company led to a massive boost in productivity

Microsoft Japan gives staff Fridays off — and it pays off for both employees and the company's bottom line.




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22 awesome projects for Raspberry Pi

There are so many things you can do with Raspberry Pi, an amazing, tiny computer.




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Progressive baby boomers are fighting housing and transportation progress

It's remarkable how attitudes change when the issue is in your own backyard, but progressive boomers are making themselves heard.



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Nikon Small World video winners prove small is truly is beautiful

Winners announced for the 9th annual Nikon Small World In Motion competition showcasing the best microscopic videos of 2019.



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This stroller has a built-in air filter to protect kids from air pollution

Brizi is a cushioned air filter and fan designed to clean the air around your baby's face and protect them from air pollution.



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Do you really need probiotics?

Probiotics, whether in supplement or food form, are a booming industry, but the science behind the health benefit claims is still catching up.



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Dogs really are 'the best people,' and we have the photos to prove it

Belinda Richards captures pet personalities and turns them into art.




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Photo project captures togetherness, even as coronavirus keeps us apart

Photographers across the country are capturing images of families at home during the pandemic for the Front Steps Project.




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Flats rule — and an emoji could prove it

When a PR specialist realized there were no flat shoes for women represented by emojis, she decided to do something about it.



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Burberry burns luxury products worth millions

The practice was standard until public backlash forced them to change course.



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Dell's 'Plant a Tree for Me' Program Offsets Your Carbon Footprint

Dell's 'Plant a Tree for Me' Program Offsets Your Carbon Footprint




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High-Quality Protein for Lean Muscle

High-Quality Protein for Lean Muscle




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Fiber for Proper Digestive Health

Fiber for Proper Digestive Health




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Offset your carbon emissions with Dell's Plant a Tree Program

Dell has partnered with experts at The Conservation Fund and Carbonfund.org to replant formerly forested areas in need of restoration, with a goal of half a mil




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Leinenkugel’s joins with Friends of the Chicago River to Protect and Preserve Water

Pure, clean water has always been an important part of the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company heritage. In 1867, Jacob Leinenkugel and his best friend traveled t




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Bill O'Reilly producer ambushes Al Gore

Video: Bill O'Reilly doesn't take no for an answer. Al Gore learned this the hard way, as a Fox News producer ambushed the former vice president during a lunch



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Is Al Gore's Climate Reality Project a new direction or more of the same?

This week, Al Gore announced a new venture — the Climate Reality Project — which he claims will push public interest past the tipping point toward serious a



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Hearables improve what you see as well as what you hear

The new connected hearing aids make everything better, not just your hearing.



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10 fun projects for the Raspberry Pi Zero W

With wireless and Bluetooth connectivity now baked in, the possibilities for this tiny computer are endless.



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GoPro takes a lava bath, keeps on shooting

A Kilauea guide set his GoPro down, not suspecting it would get covered by lava.



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Raspberry Pi project aims to count your bees

Beekeepers used to guessing at the strength of their honey hives can now explore some sweet new data thanks to this Raspberry Pi program.



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[Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.]<br />MHPS to Introduce MHPS-TOMONI&reg; Digital Solutions for Geothermal Power Plant in Mexico -- Real-time Plant Monitoring and Diagnostics to Improve Efficiency, Enhance Operational Performance and Redu

・ First introduction for a geothermal power plant ・ Enhancing the operation and performance of power generating facilities in close cooperation with customers




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MHPS, MHIENG and MGC selected to conduct research on effective recycling of CO<sub>2</sub> to produce methanol<br>-- The collaborative research project commissioned by NEDO aiming at developing carbon capture and utilization (CCU) techno

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering (MHIENG) and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company (MGC) were selected by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) to conduct joint research on the effective recycling of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted from the refinery at Tomakomai City, Hokkaido Japan where the CO2 is captured and stored by the existing demonstration plant. Further utilizing of the demonstration plant currently employed for CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS), the three companies will collaborate on research activities for CO2 Capture and Utilization (CCU) in order to produce methanol from captured CO2. The research is expected to run until February 2021.




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MHI Launches Full-scale Operations at New Subsidiary in Jakarta, Indonesia<br>-- New Subsidiary Will Ramp Up Sales and Services for Social Infrastructure Projects in Indonesia --

・ PT. MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES INDONESIA will strengthen functions of previous Jakarta liaison office ・ Enhanced status will boost MHI's presence in Indonesia




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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and Bombardier Inc. have agreed on a June 1, 2020 closing date for the transaction pertaining to the acquisition of Canadair Regional Jet Program.<br />-- Program to be operated under new name of MHI RJ Aviation Grou

Tokyo, May 7 (Montreal, May 6), 2020 – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) (TOKYO:7011) and Bombardier Inc. (Bombardier) (TSX: BBD.B) of Canada have agreed that all closing conditions have been met and the transaction pertaining to the acquisition of Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) Program will close on June 1, 2020. The Program will be operated under the newly created group entities of MHI RJ Aviation Group (MHIRJ) and will commence upon closing.




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Everything you know about hand-washing is probably wrong

You're probably not washing your hands the right way, a new study shows. And if you use hand dryers, you're spreading germs everywhere.



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What does proximity to fast food have to do with longevity?

A new study looks at the community factors behind the dip in American life expectancy.



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Siemens’ treatment process makes water safer

When the EPA announced a reduction in the acceptable levels of arsenic in drinking water, Siemens’ GFH® media-based system made compliance achievable.



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