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Divers: We've Got 'Holy Grail' of Shipwrecks (Newser Daily Digest)

Divers: We've Got 'Holy Grail' of Shipwrecks

(Newser) - There are thousands of shipwrecks at the bottom of the Great Lakes but one of the very first to go down has been one of the hardest to find. The Griffin, built by French explorer Robert de la Salle, went down in Lake Michigan in 1679 and divers Kevin Dykstra... More »

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Was 'Hero' Monkey Really Trying to Save Its Buddy?

(Newser) - A video showing a monkey apparently attempting to revive his companion has gone viral after being posted on YouTube this weekend, but is that really what the monkey is doing? The short answer, according to National Geographic : It's not clear. The rhesus macaques in the video are shown at... More »

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7M Keurigs Recalled Over Burn Risk

(Newser) - Keurig is recalling more than 7 million of its single-serve coffee brewing machines after reports that a number of them had spewed hot liquids and injured dozens of users. The recall is for Keurig's Mini Plus brewers that were made between 2009 and 2014. Keurig received about 200 reports... More »

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Why a Scientist Willingly Suffered 180K Bedbug Bites

(Newser) - If, someday, bedbugs are no longer a cause for concern, remember to thank Regine Gries. She's a biologist in British Columbia who was willing to tolerate 180,000 bites as a host for the creatures so that her team could study them. "I calmed myself down thinking when... More »

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Coca-Cola Does Away With Voice Mail

(Newser) - There's no more leaving a message at the beep at Coca-Cola's Atlanta headquarters. As of this month, callers have two options: try again later, or use an "alternative method" to reach the person—like a text or email. Bloomberg reports the plan was actually announced Nov. 6... More »

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Behind Our Delicate Bones: Modern Man's Lower Activity

(Newser) - Our fragile bones may be a result of a long history of sedentary lifestyles. This goes back well beyond the advent of the couch potato: The bones of modern humans aren't as tough as those of our hunter-gatherer ancestors, and researchers are linking it to farming. "Modern human... More »

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Dow Breaks 18K for First Time

(Newser) - The Dow Jones Industrial Average cruised past 18,000 for the first time ever today, the AP reports. The S&P 500 also broke records this morning, rising six points (0.3%) to 2,084. This followed on the heels of news that the US economy grew at a sizzling... More »

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Screens Mess With Our Sleep—Even If We Get 8 Hours

(Newser) - Your iPad or smartphone could well be hurting your sleep patterns, even if you're getting in a full eight hours of shuteye, researchers say—and the effects could be long-term. Over a five-night period, researchers in Boston had some subjects read for four hours a night on an iPad;... More »

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North Korea's Internet Back Up

(Newser) - After a mysterious outage that analysts believe lasted for around nine hours, Internet service has been at least partially restored for the handful of North Koreans who were allowed to get online in the first place. Experts say they've detected denial-of-service attacks on the country's Internet, but while... More »

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