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News from Science: Weekly Headlines, 23 Feb 2019

Posted on February 23, 2019February 23, 2019 by Russ Roberts

Welcome to the “News from Science” update from Hawaii Science Digest. Views expressed in this science and technology news summary are those of the reporters and correspondents. Content provided by “Science”, an official publication of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Accessed on 23 February 2019, 1620 UTC. Source: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=rm#inbox/FMfcgxwBVqNrNWKJllFPlTkGvGjMWCZB Please click…

Russ Roberts

Retired News director of Pacific Radio Group Radio Stations on Hawaii-the Big Island. I have more than 40 years of broadcast experience, including positons at KTUH-FM (UH-Manoa), KPOI-FM (Honolulu). KHLO-AM (Hilo), KKBG-FM (KBIG-FM)(Hilo/Kona), KAPA-FM (Hilo-Kona). Native-FM (Hilo-Kona), and ESPN Hawaii (Hilo-Kona). Former University of Hawaii-Hilo librarian. Retired Air Force Officer. Amateur (Ham) Radio operator since 1977 (currently holds the Amateur Extra Class License from the FCC-KH6JRM).... Can read, write, and speak Russian. Retired on 30 September 2011, but still maintains a Hawaii Island News Blog.

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