Ice-Melting Temperatures Forecast for Arctic Midwinter - Sci and other top stories.

• Ice-Melting Temperatures Forecast for Arctic Midwinter - Sci

  

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• 2016's best bits: breakthroughs in science

  

  It came from beyond the Large Magellanic Cloud. The signal, a mere 20 milliseconds long, captured the moment when two black holes slammed together – a cataclysm that sent ripples through spacetime and onwards to Earth, where they made instruments chirp and scientists cheer. “We have detected gravitational waves,” said David Reitze of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (Ligo). “We did it.” The announcement ranked as the physics discovery of the year, confirming Einstein’s ce..

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• 3.5 Trillion Insects Take To Skies Every Year Over UK To Migrate

  

  After a decade of insect migration monitoring, researchers have revealed that trillions of high-flying insects take to the skies every year to migrate. High-flying insects are defined as insects capable of reaching over 492 feet in the air, while larger insects are categorized as weighing at least 10mg. In a study published in the journal Science, researchers detailed that about 3.5 trillion aerial bugs fly over southern England, a movement that equates to 3,200 tons of biomass flying to and fr..

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• The longest-running wildlife census in the world is counting birds now

  

  By Nicholas Lund Special to The Washington Post The morning started out a disaster. We were prepared to go rain or shine, but an ice storm made conditions not just unpleasant, but dangerous. I frantically coordinated with my colleagues at the D.C. Audubon Society to alert our 24 volunteers that we had to push our start time to the afternoon. Postponing any longer or giving up was out of the question, after all, because we had more than a century's worth of tradition to uphold.The fi..

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• The Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC) Receives “Buy” Rating from the BMO Capital Markets

  

  BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed their buy rating on shares of Computer Sciences Corp. (NYSE:CSC) in a research report released on Friday. CSC has been the topic of several other reports. Barclays PLC lifted their target price on Computer Sciences Corp. from $54.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock an overweight rating in a report on Tuesday, October 11th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a hold rating and set a $46.00 target price on shares of Computer Sciences Corp. in a report on Wednesday, Septemb..

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Jacksonville murder suspect shoots self during standoff in Kansas .	NASA Releases Stunning 4K Video of International Space Station .
Multiple explosions at a fireworks market north of Mexico City reportedly leave at least 27 people dead .	Days later, still no sign of missing Jacksonville teen .