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Here is your customized Phys.org Newsletter for June 21, 2015:

Spotlight Stories Headlines

- Researchers discover mechanism leading to BRAF inhibitor resistance in melanoma
- Mars camera makes 60,000 orbits of Red Planet
- Lasers, magnetism allow glimpses of the human brain at work
- Jury sends BMW i8 powertrain to head of class in engine awards
- With revamped app, news to be at core of Apple
- Virtual reality set to boom with Oculus and Morpheus, but challenges remain
- Jaguar Land Rover tech has car monitoring driver's concentration
- Will Pebble smartwatch be able to compete with Apple and Google?
- Any added sugar is bad sugar, some experts contend
- Children with good memories are better liars, research shows
- Dream-ratio megacar in Sweden tops its own 2011 track record

Earth news

Battle over proposed Yellowstone River dam ramps up An escalating legal fight over a $59 million federal dam project on Montana's lower Yellowstone River could decide the fate of an endangered, dinosaur-like fish population that has been blocked from its spawning grounds for decades.
	EPA proposes tougher fuel-efficiency standards for trucks The Obama administration on Friday proposed tough new standards to improve fuel efficiency and reduce carbon dioxide pollution from trucks and vans, the latest move by President Barack Obama to address global warming.
	UN steps closer to treaty for protecting ocean life The United Nations took a step closer Friday toward crafting a major treaty that would protect marine life beyond territorial waters by passing a resolution at the General Assembly.
	Precarious existence in shadow of Indonesian volcano When Indonesian farmer Elfi Dalimunthe fled to safety last week as a volcano hurled hot ash and rocks across the sky, it marked the third time she was forced to abandon her home in recent years.
	Workers clean up oil spill on California beaches by hand Along a stretch of beach heavily marred by a crude oil spill, workers in hard hats and white protective suits use wire brushes and putty knives to scrape the black liquid off cobblestones and cliff faces.
	A contentious quest for Kevazingo, Gabon's sacred tree "Nobody should sell this wood. It protects the forest. But those who sell it will be hunted by the spirits of the forest," warns Daniel Messa-Abaga, a guardian of Gabon's Kevazingo trees.

Astronomy & Space news

	Mars camera makes 60,000 orbits of Red Planet Next week, a visual and infrared camera designed at Arizona State University will pass 60,000 orbits of the Red Planet.
Telescope backers to resume construction on Hawaii Island The chairman of the Thirty Meter Telescope Observatory Board says construction of the project will resume Wednesday.

Technology news

	Jaguar Land Rover tech has car monitoring driver's concentration A fact sheet from SWOV Institute for Road Safety Research, the Netherlands, described the kinds of risky problems that occur when the driver is not paying attention. When drivers are absent-minded, this may cause longer reaction times, less adequate observation of the environment, and later and more abrupt braking. Lack of focus endangers the driver's safety and that of other road users.
	Will Pebble smartwatch be able to compete with Apple and Google? Time's a ticking for Pebble. As the Palo Alto, Calif., smartwatch maker recently started sending the latest model of its phone-connected watches to those who helped fund its development, analysts cast doubt over its ability to compete with the likes of Apple Inc. and Google Inc.
	Virtual reality set to boom with Oculus and Morpheus, but challenges remain The promise of virtual reality is that it will transport you to new worlds: Putting on a headset is like stepping into a portal to the unknown.
	With revamped app, news to be at core of Apple Apple is diving deeper into the news business with a new application that could make the US tech giant a key industry player.
	Jury sends BMW i8 powertrain to head of class in engine awards A BMW engine has captured the 2015 International Engine of the Year award. This is a 1.5-liter three-cylinder petrol-electric hybrid in the BMW i8—the system is a combo of electric motor with 1.5-liter petrol engine.
	Dream-ratio megacar in Sweden tops its own 2011 track record Ängelholm, Sweden-based Koenigsegg calls it the world's first megacar. They are referring to their Koenigsegg One:1, which earlier this month was driven by the company's test driver, Robert Serwanski, in practice for a new 0-300-0 kmh record at the Koenigsegg test track in Ängelholm.
	Twitter moves to put 'products and places' in feeds Twitter said Friday it was testing a new way to use the messaging platform for shopping by promoting "products and places" in its feeds, as it looks to boost revenues.
Google's Nest launches new home camera, smoke detector Under pressure to unveil new products after being bought by Google for $3.2 billion more than a year ago, Nest Labs on Wednesday introduced its first home camera, an updated smoke detector and new software for its smart thermostat.
	Troy Wolverton: Samsung Galaxy S6 outshines HTC One M9 It's update time for Android smartphones, with top manufacturers releasing revised versions of their flagship devices. I've been testing two of the newly updated models - the Samsung Galaxy S6 and the HTC One m9 - and found one to be superior.
Sharing economy gets a wake-up call with Uber ruling Silicon Valley has created a new breed of American worker: neither employee nor contractor, indispensable to the company but free to work as much or as little as they please - with no real boss.
	Samsung says it's fixing Galaxy software that hackers could breach Samsung said Friday no hacks have been reported after a tech security firm reported 600 million Galaxy smartphones had a problematic keyboard.
	Smithsonian to open first wing on innovation, business history A wide range of innovations from Eli Whitney's cotton gin and Thomas Edison's light bulb to the early Google servers and Apple's iPhone have been brought together to tell a broad story of American business history for the first time at the Smithsonian Institution.
	Winners and losers from the E3 video-game show The video-game industry's annual Electronic Entertainment Expo, which occupied the Los Angeles Convention Center this past week, was an overwhelming, exhausting experience—so many games, so little time. But most of the attendees had a similar reaction: "This is really fun." Still, some companies came off better than others. So who won E3?
	Taylor Swift boycotts Apple streaming over payments Pop superstar Taylor Swift said Sunday she will not allow her latest album on Apple's new streaming service to protest its "shocking" lack of artist compensation during a free trial period.
Polish airline cancels flights after hacker attack Poland's LOT airline has been forced to cancel around 10 foreign and domestic flights after hackers attacked its computers.
Uber says drivers and passengers banned from carrying guns Ride-hailing app company Uber says it is banning its riders and drivers from carrying guns.

Biology news

	US crushes ton of ivory in New York's Times Square A ton of illegal ivory carved into decorative objects was destroyed in New York's Times Square on Friday as US officials denounced poaching that kills thousands of elephants a year.
	Japan to resume whaling hunt despite IWC warning Japan said it would resume its controversial annual whale hunt despite the International Whaling Commission demanding the country provide more information to prove the programme is really for scientific research.
	$700 million plan to help salmon habitat faces new challenge A massive federal habitat restoration effort in the Columbia River Basin has spent more than $700 million on breaching levies, restoring tidal channels, reconnecting floodplains and other actions meant to boost salmon and steelhead populations imperiled by hydroelectric dams.

Medicine & Health news

	Any added sugar is bad sugar, some experts contend (HealthDay)—High-fructose corn syrup has long been portrayed as a major villain in the American diet. But a new school of thought contends that plain old table sugar or even all-natural honey can be just as harmful to a person's health.
	Researchers discover mechanism leading to BRAF inhibitor resistance in melanoma The development of targeted therapies has significantly improved the survival of melanoma patients over the last decade; however, patients often relapse because many therapies do not kill all of the tumor cells, and the remaining cells adapt to treatment and become resistant. Moffitt Cancer Center researchers have discovered a novel mechanism that can lead melanoma cells to develop resistance to drugs that target the protein BRAF.
	Children with good memories are better liars, research shows Children who benefit from a good memory are much better at covering up lies, researchers from the University of Sheffield have discovered.
	Lasers, magnetism allow glimpses of the human brain at work To the untrained eye, it looked like a seismograph recording of a violent earthquake or the gyrations of a very volatile day on Wall Street—jagged peaks and valleys in red, blue and green, displayed on a wall. But the story it told was not about geology or economics.
Tekmira says Ebola drug unlikely to work in study Drugmaker Tekmira said Friday that an experimental treatment for a strain of Ebola will probably fail in a clinical trial.
Chilean grandma, 92, discovered bearing mummified fetus Routine testing revealed a Chilean 92-year-old grandmother has been bearing a large mummified fetus for at least 50 years, medical sources said Friday.
	Tick infection epidemic among American Indian tribes in Arizona: CDC (HealthDay)—An epidemic of Rocky Mountain spotted fever among several American Indian tribes on two reservations in Arizona has led to more than $13 million in societal costs in nine years, according to a new study.
	Summer beach time means water safety (HealthDay)—The millions of Americans who will flock to beaches this summer need to keep safety in mind as they frolic in the sand and surf, an expert advises.
	Thinking about a pool? Think about safety (HealthDay)—Drowning is the leading cause of death of American children younger than 5, and they're more likely to drown in a backyard pool than any other body of water, an expert says.
	Surf's up. be safe (HealthDay)—Before heading out to ride some waves, surfers should take important safety precautions into account, says the National Surf Schools & Instructors Association.
	Medications can increase risk of heat-related illness (HealthDay)—Commonly used medications may increase the risk of dehydration and heat-related illness during hot weather, according to an article published online June 13 in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics.
	Osteoarthritis care not lining up with recommendations (HealthDay)—The quality of osteoarthritis care is inadequate for all treatment domains, according to a meta-analysis published online June 17 in the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice.
	White matter abnormalities in female interstitial cystitis (HealthDay)—Women with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome have white matter abnormalities, according to a study published in the July issue of The Journal of Urology.
	Exercise-induced capillary density ups insulin sensitivity (HealthDay)—Exercise training is associated with an increase in skeletal muscle capillary density (CD), which contributes to improvements in glucose metabolism, according to a study published online June 11 in Diabetes.
	One-day workshop ups stress recovery for cancer care workers (HealthDay)—For cancer care workers, a one-day interventional workshop can improve recovery from job stress, according to a study published online June 10 in the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology.
	Nephrologists actively manage meds after kidney transplant (HealthDay)—For adult kidney transplant recipients, nephrologists take an active approach to medication management, according to a study published online June 17 in the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice.
	Aggressive malpractice environment ups hospital LOS (HealthDay)—An aggressive malpractice environment is associated with increased hospitalization charges and length of stay for patients undergoing spine surgery, according to a study published in the July 1 issue of The Spine Journal.
	Pre-op workshop cuts post-op maladaptive behaviors in kids (HealthDay)—A preoperative preparation workshop can reduce postoperative maladaptive behaviors (POMBs) in children, according to a study published online June 12 in Pediatric Anesthesia.
	Boise couple create app for diagnosing autism Robby Oberleitner was 18 months old when his parents noticed changes in his personality. By age 2, the boy wasn't talking. He would cry and hurt himself.
	Millions of people bend and twist their bodies for Yoga Day Millions of yoga enthusiasts across the world bent and twisted their bodies in complex postures Sunday to mark the first International Yoga Day.
Internists give Senate recommendations to improve care for patients with chronic diseases The American College of Physicians (ACP) letter in response to a May 22 Senate Finance Committee letter requesting recommendations and policies that will improve care for patients with chronic diseases.
S. Korea reports no new MERS cases for first time in 16 days South Korea on Saturday said that there had been no new cases of MERS reported for the first time in 16 days, raising hopes the country is winning the battle to contain the deadly virus.
	Hawaii governor signs first-of-kind state smoking age bill Hawaii's governor has signed a bill to make his state the first to raise the legal smoking age to 21.
	Six-minute walk distance IDs post-lung transplant survival (HealthDay)—For patients undergoing lung transplantation, six-minute walk distance (6MWD) predicts postoperative survival, according to a study published online June 11 in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

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