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	Science As-it-happens update ⋅ May 1, 2019
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	Phys.Org Hippos, the animal silicon pumps Phys.Org The excrement of hippos plays an important role in the ecosystem of African lakes and rivers. Because there are fewer and fewer hippos, this ecosystem is in danger. In the long term, this could lead to food shortages at Lake Victoria, for example. These are ... Flag as irrelevant
	Gizmodo Scientists Locate Neutron Star Collision That Could Have Created Our Solar System's Plutonium Gizmodo In 2017, observatories around the world observed a high-energy collision between a pair of dense objects, each slightly more massive than the Sun but only the size of a city. A similar collision closer to home could have been responsible for producing some ... Flag as irrelevant
	Gamasutra Understanding Inkle's approach to making unique game settings Gamasutra In Heaven's Vault, the latest narrative adventure from the developers at Inkle, players are tasked with exploring a series of far-flung moons inside a nebula navigated by sailing a spacecraft down fast-moving rivers of space-stuff. Between that heady, dreamy ... Flag as irrelevant
	Science Magazine Narwhals beat the death sentence of low genetic diversity Science Magazine Low genetic diversity—often brought on by a mass die-off or inbreeding—has been considered a death knell for species from heath hens to Tasmanian tigers. Without lots of genetic material to reshuffle, future generations are less able to adapt to changing ... Flag as irrelevant
	New York Post Power shortage on the ISS delays SpaceX supply run New York Post CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A major power shortage at the International Space Station has delayed this week's SpaceX supply run. SpaceX was supposed to launch a shipment Wednesday. But an old power-switching unit malfunctioned at the space station ... Flag as irrelevant
	fox6now.com Potential antidote discovered for world's most venomous sea creature, the box jellyfish fox6now.com AUSTRALIA — Researchers at the University of Sydney say they have discovered a potential antidote for the sting of the world's most venomous sea creature: the Australian box jellyfish. The jellyfish has about 60 tentacles that can grow up to 3 meters (almost ... Flag as irrelevant
	Nature.com A doubly magic nucleus that has two faces Nature.com The neutron-rich nickel nucleus 78Ni is difficult to excite and, once excited, has competing spherical and deformed shapes. These intriguing properties make 78Ni a valuable testing ground for nuclear theory. Flag as irrelevant
	Science Daily Harnessing sunlight to pull hydrogen from wastewater Science Daily Date: May 1, 2019; Source: Princeton University, Engineering School; Summary: Hydrogen is a critical component in the manufacture of thousands of common products from plastic to fertilizers, but producing pure hydrogen is expensive and energy intensive. Flag as irrelevant
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