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How Canadian and Californian rainbow trout respond to higher temps
Natural variation may help decide which rainbow trout strains are likely to survive worldwide global warming, according to a new study.
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It is estimated that a quarter of American adults currently have student loans to pay off, and most do not have the financial literacy to manage debt successfully. The average student in the Class of 2016 has $37,172 in student loan debt.
Link between what we see and how we remember ‘breaks’ as we get older
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Cappuccino made with jackfruit seed flour has chocolate aroma
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Study explains why tall individuals are more prone to cancer
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GM challenges Trump administration to start a nationwide zero-emissions vehicle program
General Motors is advocating for a new nationwide program that promotes electric cars and other zero-emissions vehicles. The so-called “National Zero Emission Vehicle (NZEV) program” would potentially put 7 million “long-range” EVs on the road by 2030 and reduce CO2 emissions by 375 million tons. GM is also calling for more investment into electric charging infrastructure, and it’s encouraging the government to support EV and battery technology in order to keep pace with countries like China.
To do this, GM is calling for 25 percent of all automakers’ fleets to switch to electric or hybrid power. It also suggests an expansion of California’s current zero-emissions vehicle (ZEV) “credit” system in which automakers have to make and sell a…
Alexa now lets you control Fire TV apps with your voice
Amazon is rolling out a new feature to its Fire TV Cube, which lets users navigate around third-party apps like Hulu and Netflix with voice controls, via AFTVNews.
The new feature works like it says on the can: instead of using a remote to navigate menus, you’ll be able to use voice commands that emulate the buttons on a remote. So if you can’t find the remote, you’ll be able to navigate apps by asking Alexa to “Move right / left / up / down” and select the highlighted option with “Alexa, select.” There are also “Alexa, scroll” options for quickly navigating through menus.
The update should already be available on all Fire TV Cube devices, with 17 apps that support the hands-free navigation: ABC, Boomerang, Cartoon Network, The CW, CW…
This weekend, stream two very different TV versions of Sabrina the Teenage Witch
There are so many streaming options available these days, and so many conflicting recommendations, that it’s hard to see through all the crap you could be watching. Each Friday, The Verge’s Cut the Crap column simplifies the choice by sorting through the overwhelming multitude of movies and TV shows on subscription services, and recommending a single perfect thing to watch this weekend.
What to watch
“A River of Candy Corn Runs Through It,” a special Halloween episode of the ABC series Sabrina the Teenage Witch, which originally aired on October 31st, 1997, early in the show’s second season. Written by Frank Conniff — better known as “TV’s Frank” from Mystery Science Theater 3000 — this episode is a classic example of the inventive,…