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Study may show way of predicting autism

February 20, 2017, 5:57am Health

Measuring changes in infants’ brain growth can allow doctors to predict the likelihood that they will be diagnosed with autism in their toddler years, according to research published Wednesday by two University of Minnesota researchers. Read story

Facebook plans to use AI to identify terrorist propaganda

February 17, 2017, 11:39pm Nation & World

Facebook plans to use AI to identify terrorist propaganda Read story

Do dads matter? UW researchers film fathers to show them they do

February 16, 2017, 9:36am Health

"The opportunity to have somebody show you really good things you're already doing and to point that out and see that on film, that can be especially powerful for a father," she said. Read story

Abe Noe-Hays, director of research at the Vermont-based Rich Earth Institute, left, and Nancy Love, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Michigan, cut the ribbon to a men&#039;s bathroom with a special toilet.

U. of Michigan toilet designed to facilitate ‘pee-cycling’ effort

Abe Noe-Hays, director of research at the Vermont-based Rich Earth Institute, left, and Nancy Love, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Michigan, cut the ribbon to a men&#039;s bathroom with a special toilet.

February 16, 2017, 6:04am Life

The University of Michigan sees value in urine. Read story

A Google Chromebook displays Adobe Lightroom in New York.

How Google Chromebooks conquered schools

A Google Chromebook displays Adobe Lightroom in New York.

February 13, 2017, 6:00am Business

The Google Chromebook, a type of stripped-down laptop, isn’t a practical mobile device for many people — mostly because it basically turns into an expensive paperweight whenever it can’t find a Wi-Fi connection. Read story

Aukey speaker system has sound, features to be life of the party

February 12, 2017, 6:05am Business

My wife’s family is from southern Louisiana, and every summer we head down there for a family reunion. Read story

Bee named as endangered

February 9, 2017, 6:10am Life

For the first time in American history, a bumble bee species has been placed on the endangered species list. It probably won’t be the last. Read story

Depicted here are some of the many varieties of figs that do not have the specialized pollination needs of Smyrna figs, so can be grown over a much wider range. From left, top row, are Celeste, San Piero and Brown Turkey. Bottom row, from left, are Bethlehem Black and Kadota.

Pollinating inside-out fig requires wasps

Depicted here are some of the many varieties of figs that do not have the specialized pollination needs of Smyrna figs, so can be grown over a much wider range. From left, top row, are Celeste, San Piero and Brown Turkey. Bottom row, from left, are Bethlehem Black and Kadota.

February 9, 2017, 6:00am Life

My barely heated greenhouse kept me in fresh figs well into fall, but decreased light and increased cold have made those juicy, ambrosial fruits a mere memory. Read story

The Bat Bot, a three-ounce flying robot, has been claimed to be more agile at getting into treacherous places than standard drones.

Robot bat technology flies circles around other drones

The Bat Bot, a three-ounce flying robot, has been claimed to be more agile at getting into treacherous places than standard drones.

February 9, 2017, 6:00am Life

Holy drone, Batman! Mechanical masterminds have spawned the Bat Bot, a soaring, sweeping and diving robot that may eventually fly circles around other drones. Read story

Discovery of collagen dino game-changer

February 9, 2017, 6:00am Life

Dinosaur paleontology has long been the domain of bones and teeth — but now soft tissues could be changing the game. Scientists say they have discovered collagen preserved in a 195-million-year-old rib from a long-necked Lufengosaurus. Read story