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Scientists identify tomato genes to tweak for sweeter fruit
Gene-edited versions of large, domesticated varieties of tomato grew to be sweet like those from wild plants. It is a common complaint in the produce aisle: tomatoes today might be big, but they ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
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Identifying 3 of this season's secret fantasy football stars
Andy Behrens shines a light on three players who are delivering more than their fantasy stats suggest.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 17 -
Instantly Identify Bad Leadership with These 7 Warning Signs
What does it take to be a good leader? Avoid these common mistakes at all cost.Business - Inc. - October 20 -
Onion Identified as McDonald’s E. Coli Culprit
Fast food restaurants are holding onions as the E. coli outbreak likely traces its roots back to the vegetable.Business - Inc. - October 25 -
The Key to Boosting Sales: Identifying and Converting Non-Customers
Not everyone is a customer. And you need to examine the types of non-customers you have to understand why.Business - Inc. - October 26 -
U.S. intel identifies disinformation campaigns ahead of election
With just over a week to go before elections, there's a new warning about threats, fake videos and propaganda all aimed at trying to fool voters. NBC News' Maura Barrett reports.Politics - NBC News - October 26 -
Study finds LLMs can identify their own mistakes
It turns out that LLMs encode quite a bit of knowledge about the truthfulness of their answers, even when they give the wrong one.Tech - VentureBeat - October 29 -
Most ballot box fire voters identified
Authorities identified most of the voters whose ballots were destroyed in dropbox fires in Washington and Oregon. Homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga reports.Top stories - CBS News - October 30 -
Sydney identifies 'disgusting' balls that shut beaches
The so-called tar balls were a combination of oil, human faeces and other substances, scientists say.Top stories - BBC News - November 7 -
Chemist Identifies Mystery ‘Blobs’ Washing Up in Newfoundland
A researcher thinks he knows what has been coming ashore on miles of beaches. Canada’s environmental agency says it is still looking into it.World - The New York Times - 3 hours ago -
'It's our moonshot': Why scientists are drilling into volcanos
In Iceland scientists plan to drill down to magma to understand it and use it for energy production.Top stories - BBC News - October 17 -
The brain collector: the scientist unravelling the mysteries of grey matter
Using cutting-edge methods, Alexandra Morton-Hayward is cracking the secrets of ancient brains – even as hers betrays her. Alexandra Morton-Hayward, a 35-year-old mortician turned molecular ...World - The Guardian - October 22 -
WATCH: Scientists develop flying shopping cart
Researchers in South Korea have developed a drone-based flying shopping cart that can go where no cart has gone before.Top stories - ABC News - October 22 -
Scientists develop DNA technology in data storage breakthrough
Genetic code technique for preserving huge amounts of digital information could be ‘cheaper than hard drives’Business - Financial Times - October 23 -
Deadliest weather made worse by climate change - scientists
Human-caused climate change made recent extreme weather events more intense and more likely, new analysis finds.Top stories - BBC News - October 31 -
Scientists say climate change made deadly floods worse
Climate change had a role in making the storm that hit Spain more intense and deadly, say scientistsTop stories - BBC News - October 30 -
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The Rebellious Scientist Who Made Kamala Harris
The presidential candidate’s mother, Shyamala Gopalan Harris, was a breast cancer researcher whose egalitarian politics often bucked a patriarchal lab culture.Health - The New York Times - November 6 -
Warren Washington, Groundbreaking Climate Scientist, Dies at 88
He invented a computer model that made it possible to measure human-induced climate change. He also helped break a color barrier in science.Top stories - The New York Times - November 6 -
2024 set to be hottest year on record, scientists say
Climate scientists say 2024 is likely to be the hottest year ever on record. The announcement comes just ahead of the COP29 climate summit. Tina Kraus reports.Top stories - CBS News - 4 days ago -
Scientists say biggest coral in the world discovered in the Pacific
Scientists say they've discovered a "mega coral" three times bigger than the previous record holder - so huge they initially thought it was a shipwreck.Top stories - CBS News - 15 hours ago -
Baby identified 3 decades after her body was found on highway
An infant who became known as "Mary Josephine" after her mysterious death in 1993 has been identified using forensic tests.Top stories - CBS News - October 16 -
7 dead identified in Georgia island gangway collapse during celebratory weekend
The seven people killed Saturday in a gangway collapse on a Georgia barrier island were all in their 70s, except for one woman in her 90s, the coroner said Sunday.Top stories - NBC News - October 21 -
Navy identifies 2 female pilots killed in Washington state crash
The Navy has identified the two crew members who went missing and were later declared dead after their EA-18G Growler jet crashed in Washington state last week. Naval aviator Lt. Serena “Dug” ...Politics - The Hill - October 21 -
Police identify suspect arrested in 3 attacks on DNC offices in Arizona
The suspect was also arrested for allegedly hanging suspicious bags of white power from political signs lined with razor blades.Top stories - CBS News - October 23 -
FDA identifies possible sources of McDonald's E. coli outbreak
The FDA is looking into two possibilities as the source of an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder burgers. CBS News Colorado reporter Karen Morfitt has the latest.Top stories - CBS News - October 23 -
Polymarket Identifies a French Trader Behind Big Trump Bets
Polymarket said that it had linked a single trader to accounts that have wagered heavily on the Republican to win, pushing up his odds on the prediction market.Business - The New York Times - October 24 -
Skull found in Batavia home in 1978 identified as teen who died in 1866
The skull has been identified as Esther Granger, a 17-year-old girl who died in Indiana, in 1866.Top stories - CBS News - October 24 -
Colorado election officials say they identified at least a dozen fraudulent ballots
At least a dozen mail ballots were stolen, fraudulently filled out and submitted in Colorado for the Nov. 5 election, the Colorado secretary of state’s office said Thursday.Politics - NBC News - October 24 -
Remains of 28 soldiers found in storage identified as Civil War veterans
The simple copper and cardboard urns gathering dust on shelves only had the name of each of the 28 soldiers — but nothing linking them to the Civil War.Top stories - CBS News - November 5 -
"Most mysterious song on the internet" identified after 17 years
The mystery song is called "Subways of Your Mind," and was recorded by a little-known 1980s German band called FEX.Entertainment - CBS News - November 6 -
Microchipped dog helps police identify murdered owner's killer
A loyal dog that refused to leave his dead owner's side helped solve the case of her murder by allowing detectives to identify her body, prosecutors said.Top stories - NBC News - 2 days ago -
Microchipped dog helps Texas police identify woman's killer
Officials who responded to a burning body found a dog nearby. The animal refused to leave the scene.Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago -
Eddie House identifies ‘tiny red flag' for Celtics early in season
Eddie House highlights a recurring issue for the Celtics that cost them again Tuesday night in a surprising loss to the Hawks.Sports - Yahoo Sports - Yesterday -
Remains of U.S. WWII airman identified after dying as prisoner of war
U.S. Army Air Forces Pvt. 1st Class Bernard J. Calvi, 23, died in a prisoner of war camp in the Philippines during World War II.Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -