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Fifa warned on human rights over World Cup bids
BBC via Yahoo Sports· 4 hours agoFifa is urged by Amnesty International to "rigorously and transparently ensure" bids to host the 2030 and 2034 men’s World Cups safeguard human rights.
X and Y chromosome sequences of endangered great apes
Cosmos· 7 days agoGeneticists have completed the first “end-to-end” genetic sequencing of the sex chromosomes of 5...
Exploring high-quality microbial genomes by assembling short-reads with long-range connectivity -...
Nature· 6 days agoHere, the authors develop Pangaea, an assembler that uses short-reads with long-range connectivity to create high-quality microbial genomes affordably, showing it outperforms existing methods ...
Group making gains on recommendations to reduce mass incarceration
Maryland Matters via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe goal is to complete a rough draft of recommendations by August and then a final report by...
Did you know Arkansas has a state dinosaur?
KNWA Fayetteville via Yahoo News· 5 days agoLimited availability of theropod records in the eastern United States and a lack of complete skeletons for comparison made it difficult to prove Quinn’s...
Is Rhode Island's limit on arsenic too strict? Builders push to end state's outlier status
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 day agoHad the 20 ppm limit been in effect when the recently-completed tunnel was underway "beneficial reuse options for the excavated material might have been available," Bay Commission ...
5 things to know for May 31: Trump verdict, Plane safety, Gun violence, Ukraine, Hawaii power cuts
CNN via Yahoo News· 6 days agoDinosaur fossil could fetch up to $6 million at auction A “virtually complete” Stegosaurus skeleton will be sold at a Sotheby’s auction this summer — but not everyone is happy ...
First ever wooden satellite to head to space
The Independent via Yahoo News· 7 days agoScientists in Japan are hoping to launch the first ever wooden satellite into space after securing a spot on a SpaceX rocket launching later this year. A...
Some of Nunavut's water treatment plants don't meet federal standards, minister says
CBC via Yahoo News· 6 days agoSeveral MLAs questioned Community and Government Services Minister David Joanasie in the Legislative...
Inside Apple’s efforts to build a better recycling robot
TechCrunch via Yahoo Finance· 2 days agoLast week, TechCrunch paid a visit to Apple's Austin, Texas, manufacturing facilities. Since 2013,...