Plate Tectonics Explained
Here’s a quick video that delivers an easy-to-understand explanation.
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Will Dropping Cable Save You Money?
Are you paying for 150 channels but only watch four? Perhaps you’re wondering if your cable television service is really worth it? Here’s a handy tool to help you run the numbers and find out if you can save some money by cutting the chord.
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Taxpayers spend $140 Billion Funding Science Each Year
But the real story… once the results are in you usually have to pay for them again in order to read them in a journal.
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In science and religion, popular media has led us toward the idea that we must choose one or another. In Krista Tippet’s book, Einstein’s God, the reader is offered an alternative. If you don’t read the book, the review itself is well worth your time.
Read & Share sourced from: The MarginalianEmployers Navigate the New Health Care Laws, But Not Easily
Amy Sisk takes a look at the effects of Obamacare on local (Bismarck) employers. The early consensus… higher costs and more work.
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Mapping the Water Under Our Feet
What do you get when you put NASA and NOAA Scientists in the same room? Admittedly, there are a lot of potential answers to that question, but in this case, the answer is a high-tech satellite designed to measure the amount of water in the ground.
Read & ShareNew Town Schools will Screen Students for Tuberculosis
Following a student’s diagnosis with the illness, other students and staff members will be offered a State-funded test. Tuberculosis is a potentially serious infectious disease that affects the lungs.
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A newly discovered antibiotic may prove shows promise in fighting superbugs. Teixobactin is still likely years away from your medicine cabinet, but early trials suggest it is successful at treating infections while preventing bacteria from adapting to it.
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Police In The Valley Concerned Over New Drug:Powder Fentanyl
A recent overdose death in Grand Forks has police warning people about a new drug called Fentanyl. It’s typically prescribed for pain, but in its powdered form it is dangerous and unpredictable.
Read & ShareThese Are the Two Most Earth-Like Planets Ever Discovered
In the world of science these are often referred to as ‘Goldilocks’ planets because the conditons needed to support life are considered just right.
Read & Share sourced from: MotherboardYou Have to Get Bored Before You Get Creative
Wondering what it takes to come up with that brilliant idea or solution? You might need to let your brain run distraction-free for a little while.
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New Chief Nursing Officer Takes Reigns at Trinity
Trinity’s Chief Nursing Officer is retiring. She will be replaced by Karen Zimmerman, a long time Minot resident and Trinity staff member.
Read & Share sourced from: KX NewsMonarch Butterflies Could be Declared Endangered
Population counts have declined by as much as 90% over the last 20 years and scientists are trying to find the reasons why. Anecdotally, I see fewer monarchs today than I did when I was a kid.
Read & Share sourced from: VoxElevate: The Daily App for Training Your Brain
Evidence has shown that if we treat our brain like a muscle and give it a daily workout, it will perform better for us. Here’s an app for your phone or tablet that will make it fun and easy.
Read & Share sourced from: Life HackerNew Years Resolutions: Trick Yourself into Keeping Them…
The scientific term is ‘implementation intentions’, and if you use them to your advantage, you’ll trick your brain into making you act on your resolutions. If you read the article slowly, the good advice will stick with you…
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Learn: A Pool, a Plate, and a Physics Lesson…
If you’re the curious, life-long learner type you might get a kick out of the latest from Physics Girl. In four minutes, it covers everything you can learn by dragging a plate through the water in a pool.
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