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20 years after deadly quake, Istanbul ill-prepared for 'Big One'
Twenty years after a devastating earthquake ravaged the northwest of Turkey, Istanbulites live with the knowledge…
Virgin Galactic unveiling mission control for space tourism
Spaceport America is no longer just a shiny shell of hope that space tourism would one…
Global reinsurance experts urge investment in open-source risk models
Strategic management experts say greater collaboration between the insurance industry and state policy makers, including investment…
Families continue to enjoy TV together—but potentially ruin it for each other
TV companies battling to preserve the shared experience of scheduled TV viewing in an era of…
Fishing leads to investigation of environmental changes in waterways
A fisherman’s curiosity led to identification of the correlation between microbial communities in recreational freshwater locales…
IRS budget cuts result in $34.3 billion in lost tax revenue from large firms
Budget cuts at the Internal Revenue Service threaten the agency’s effectiveness and have led to billions…
Nanocapsule reaches cancer that has spread to central nervous system in mice
Cancer that has spread to the central nervous system is notoriously difficult to treat. Now, UCLA…
Sticky proteins help plants know when—and where—to grow
Depending on the temperature, a plant may synthesize the hormone auxin. Depending on the pathogens present,…
A society's cultural practices shape the structure of its social networks
It’s unlikely that someone born today could independently think up all the necessary steps it would…