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Bees

Wild Bee Species Critical to Pollination on the Decline

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) More than a dozen wild bee species critical to pollinating everything from blueberries to apples in New England are on the decline, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of New Hampshire wanted to understand if the docu…

bubmagApril 18, 2019

Chinese Economy

Beijing surprise

Chinas economy is showing signs of a rebound. According to figures released by its National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday, the Chinese economy grew at 6.4% in the first quarter of the current year compared to the same period last year. While this rate of …

bubmagApril 18, 2019

Protectionism

Indiana Legislature Stopped Optometrists’ Competition in the Blink of An Eye

Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Photo with phoropter, biomicroscope slit lamp, keratometer, BIO, binocular indirect ophthalmoscope, eye chart, snellen chart, chair, stand, and optometry ophthalmology optician optical medical eye exam e…

bubmagApril 18, 2019

China's Strategy

POLITICO Playbook PM: The report is out: Trump tried to remove Mueller

The Mueller report reveals that President Donald Trump called Don McGahn in June 2017 and asked him to get Robert Mueller removed from the special counsel investigation. | Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images SPOTTED: A.G. BILL BARR at Tosca on Thursday after the re…

bubmagApril 18, 2019

Plastic Pollution

Tackling Ocean Plastic Pollution

bubmagApril 18, 2019

CCTV

Gaiety marks celestial wedding at Vontimitta

It was a grand spectacle to watch the divine couple Sita and Rama enter the nuptials at the celestial wedding conducted at the Sri Kodandarama temple complex at Vontimitta late on Thursday evening, under the brightly-lit full moon. Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan…

bubmagApril 18, 2019

Moravec‘s Paradox

Robot news presenter causes a stir on Russian TV

Image copyrightRossiya 24 Russian state news channel Rossiya 24 has introduced a robot presenter for some of its bulletins. 'Alex' has already caused a stir, with some viewers complaining about his appearance and accusing him of peddling political propagand…

bubmagApril 18, 2019

Biological Warfare

What are War Crimes?

BY ARJUN CE. War crimes include genocide, crimes against humanity, and mistreatment of civilians or combatants during war. Genocide is the most severe of these crimes. The rules regarding the conduct of war and war crimes were first discussed at The Hague, …

bubmagApril 18, 2019

Exoskeleton

Millipede Genitals Glow Different Colors (But Scientists Can’t Explain Why)

For North American millipedes, foreplay has a built-in a lightshow. Scientists recently discovered that many species of the leggy critters fluoresce under ultraviolet (UV) light — the trait appears to be widespread in this group of arthropods. While the mill…

bubmagApril 18, 2019

Filter Bubble

Why is LinkedIn producing original journalism? LinkedIn editor-at-large Jessi Hempel explains.

The core business of Microsoft-owned LinkedIn is helping professionals network and find new jobs but unlike its social media peers, its unabashedly a media company, too. A team of 50 editors, led by editor-in-chief Dan Roth and editor-at-large Jessi Hempel, d…

bubmagApril 18, 2019

Wild Bee Species Critical to Pollination on the Decline

Beijing surprise

Indiana Legislature Stopped Optometrists’ Competition in the Blink of An Eye

POLITICO Playbook PM: The report is out: Trump tried to remove Mueller

Tackling Ocean Plastic Pollution

Gaiety marks celestial wedding at Vontimitta

Robot news presenter causes a stir on Russian TV

What are War Crimes?

Millipede Genitals Glow Different Colors (But Scientists Can’t Explain Why)

Why is LinkedIn producing original journalism? LinkedIn editor-at-large Jessi Hempel explains.

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