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From abstract-looking cloud formations to roars of snow machines on ski slopes, the transformation of liquid water into solid ice touches many facets of life. Water’s freezing point is generally accepted to be 32 degrees Fahrenheit. But that is due to ice nucleation—impurities in everyday water raise its freezing point to this temperature. Now, researchers unveil a theoretical model that shows how specific structural details on surfaces can influence water’s freezing point. Read The Full Article Here

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Combining imagined characters with real ones such as Clark Gable, Carole Lombard and a pretty good writer named William Shakespeare, Such Stuff as Dreams (Open Books) by Thomas Garlinghouse is part ghost story (although not your typical one), part tale of Hollywood’s Golden Age and part chronicle of a man’s journey through the buffeting winds of Read The Full Article Here

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New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger has a tried-and-true method for writing her novels — not a word makes it to the page until the voices start talking. In her latest book, The New Couple in 5B (Park Row), those voices belong to Chad and Rosie, a couple who receive a surprise inheritance of Read The Full Article Here

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The collaboration between scientists, farmers and managers is crucial to improve the protection of the little bustard, an endangered steppe-land bird in Spain due to human activity. The reduction of natural habitats, the increase in irrigation and the urbanization of the land have led to having less surface areas that guarantee the survival of this vulnerable species. Read The Full Article Here

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A team of physicians, neuroscientists and engineers demonstrated two new strategies that use deep brain stimulation to improve the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. By simultaneously targeting two key brain structures and using a novel self-adjusting device, the team showed that they can efficiently target and improve disruptive symptoms caused by the movement disorder. Read The Full Article Here

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“The Atlantic” Created a New American Canon In an attempt to understand what exactly writer John William DeForest meant when he defined a Great American Novel as a work of fiction that “paints the American soul,” editors at The Atlantic have released their list of 136 Great American Novels written over the last 100 years. With our Read The Full Article Here

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David Downing can include former rock music critic among his formidable writing credits. He is a prolific English author, writing both fiction and non-fiction on a wide-range of topics including children’s books, biographies, soccer, military history and several stand-alone thrillers. During the 1990’s, using the pseudonym David Monnery, he published 16 action adventure novels. His Read The Full Article Here

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