Eastern forests shaped more by Native Americans' burning than climate change

Native Americans' use of fire to manage vegetation in what is now the Eastern United States was more profound than previously believed, according to a researcher who determined that forest composition change in the region was caused more by land use than climate change.

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Mathematicians revive abandoned approach to Riemann Hypothesis

Many ways to approach the Riemann Hypothesis have been proposed during the past 150 years, but none of them have led to conquering the most famous open problem in mathematics. A new article suggests that one of these old approaches is more practical than previously realized.

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Bring on faster Internet: Device packs more into optical fiber

A research team has developed a light beam device that could lead to faster Internet, clearer images of space and more detailed medical imaging.

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Certain placental stem cells can regenerate heart after heart attack

Researchers have identified a new stem cell type that can significantly improve cardiac function.

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Pure Storage shares tumble on a wider-than-expected loss and weak guidance

Pure's results for the fiscal first quarter were below analysts' estimates, and revenue guidance was also disappointing.

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LionsGate still wants to sell Starz to CBS — then might have to merge with MGM to stay relevant

CBS plans to renew discussions for Starz with Lions Gate in the coming weeks, according to people familiar with the matter. If a deal happens, the remainder of Lions Gate could pursue a deal with MGM for additional scale.

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Early Facebook exec Sean Parker says HQ2 flip-flop in NYC was 'bad optics on the part of Amazon'

Former Facebook President Sean Parker discussed Opportunity Zones and Facebook regulation in a wide-spanning interview with CNBC.

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NASA Invites Public to Submit Names to Fly Aboard Next Mars Rover

Although it will be years before the first humans set foot on Mars, NASA is giving the public an opportunity to send their names — etched on microchips — to the Red Planet with NASA's Mars 2020 rover, which represents the initial leg of humanity’s first round trip to another planet.

May 21, 2019
from NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2QhWe4L

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Strain enables new applications of 2-D materials

Superconductors' never-ending flow of electrical current could provide new options for energy storage and superefficient electrical transmission and generation, to name just a few benefits. But the signature zero electrical resistance of superconductors is reached only below a certain critical temperature, hundreds of degrees Celsius below freezing, and is very expensive to achieve.

from Nanotechnology News - Nanoscience, Nanotechnolgy, Nanotech News http://bit.ly/2JwEcey

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Facebook's ex-security chief says Mark Zuckerberg should hire a new CEO

Former Facebook executive Alex Stamos said Mark Zuckerberg should hire a new CEO and turn his focus to building products.

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Microsoft is rolling out a Windows 10 update with new security tools

Microsoft is starting to distribute the first of two major Windows 10 updates for 2019. This version has some useful additions.

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Google AI may be able to predict lung cancer more accurately

A team of Google researchers has used a deep-learning algorithm to detect lung cancer accurately from computed scans.

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Water formation on the Moon demonstrated

A new study has shown chemical, physical, and material evidence for water formation on the Moon.

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Water formation on the Moon demonstrated

A new study has shown chemical, physical, and material evidence for water formation on the Moon.

from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2QhdJ5b

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Jeff Bezos recently told Amazon employees why he's 'very excited' about the auto industry right now

Bezos's comments give a rare glimpse into his interest in the auto industry, in which Amazon made its first entry recently through two investments in auto startups, Rivian and Aurora.

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New framework improves performance of deep neural networks

Researchers have developed a new framework for building deep neural networks via grammar-guided network generators. In experimental testing, the new networks -- called AOGNets -- have outperformed existing state-of-the-art frameworks, including the widely used ResNet and DenseNet systems, in visual recognition tasks.

from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2EmsD5y

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