Thursday 13 June 2019

Fermi mission reveals its highest-energy gamma-ray bursts

For 10 years, NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has scanned the sky for gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), the universe's most luminous explosions. A new catalog of the highest-energy blasts provides scientists with fresh insights into how they work.

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Flying-V plane concept marks spectacular new look in air travel

Seating airline passengers in the wings? Think about it. A V-shaped plane designed to carry passengers, cargo, and fuel tanks in its wings is being seeded as a good idea for the future.

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Uber tests drone food delivery, launches new autonomous SUV

Uber is testing restaurant food deliveries by drone.

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Connecting the dots between voice and a human face

Once again, artificial intelligence teams tease the realm of the impossible and deliver surprising results. This team in the news figured out what a person's face may look like just based on voice. Welcome to Speech2Face. The research team found a way to reconstruct some people's very rough likeness based on short audio clips.

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India plans 'very small' space station after 2022

India plans to establish its own "very small" space station in the next decade as the country gears up for a first manned mission beyond earth.

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The power of a love song: Dopamine affects seasonal hearing in fish and facilitates mating

Many people associate dopamine with reward or attention. Some might think of the part it plays in addiction, or Parkinson's disease, which kills off dopamine-making neurons.

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Study disproves accusations of ghost patient fraud by GPs

A research paper published last year has put paid to claims that GPs in England are cheating the system by claiming for non-existent patients.

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Financial vulnerability may discourage positive negotiation strategies

People who feel financially vulnerable may be prone to believing incorrectly their success in negotiations must come at the expense of the other party, leading them to ignore the potential for more cooperative and mutually beneficial options, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

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Parrot world's endangered heavyweight faces new threat

An unprecedented disease outbreak has pushed the critically endangered kakapo, the world's fattest parrot, closer to extinction, New Zealand scientists said Thursday.

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FCC wants to fix maps that now overstate broadband coverage

U.S. telecom regulators are trying to fix faulty maps that don't reflect which Americans have access to high-speed internet.

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Honeybee mite raises bumblebee virus risk

A mite that spreads a dangerous virus among honeybees also plays an indirect role in infecting wild bumblebees, new research shows.

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