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Extra tropical cyclones to become more frequent

Floods from extratropical cyclones in N America and Europe may triple

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There could be a threefold increase in extratropical cyclones, which bring flooding to North America and Europe, due to climate change. Powerful storms that...
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Prepare kids financially by giving them hands-on experience with money

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If parents want to prepare their kids financially, they should give them practice with money, say researchers. Children's best sources for learning about finances...
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Deep-sea microbes consume greenhouse gasses and maybe also oil spills

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Scientists have discovered new types of deep-sea microbes which gobble up greenhouse gases as energy sources. These nearly two dozen types of microbes might...
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Giant financial meltdown expected in about a decade

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A team of Polish researchers warns that a giant financial meltdown will probably occur in about a decade. Their multifractal analyses of the main...
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Checklist helps determine whether employee training is effective

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A new checklist can help trainers and managers determine whether employee training has been effective. Businesses and other organizations spend billions of dollars annually...
Coping with unexpected financial expenses

Over one-third of people in EU can’t face unexpected financial expenses

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Thirty-nine percent of all the people in the European Union could not face unexpected financial expenses in 2017. Latvia, at 59.9%, had the highest...
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Truffle industry will vanish because of climate change – prediction

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The European truffle industry will probably disappear by the end of this century thanks to climate change, two researchers predict. A drier and warmer...
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Robots will have sense of touch thanks to electronic glove

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A new electronic glove with sensors may one day give robots the sense of touch. It is thanks to our sense of touch that...
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See-through film blocks 70% of solar heat that comes in through windows

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A see-through film that blocks seventy percent of incoming solar heat could save on air-conditioning costs, say researchers. By coating windows with the see-through...
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Scientists lengthen smartphone battery life by up to 60%

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Scientists have developed a way to dramatically lengthen the battery life of mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones. They have done this by...