After exploring the environmental impact of the American obsession with green lawns in his last book, Case Western Reserve University historian Ted Steinberg now has turns his attention to the environmental footprint of one ...
Environment
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Dinosaurs and mathematics do not seem like an obvious pair, but for Professor Robert Sinclair and his Mathematical Biology Unit, they are a logical match. Sinclair was part of a team that recently published a paper in Alcheringa: ...
Archaeology
Jun 5, 2014
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Early humans, or hominins, stretched further west—into today's Central Africa—than previously known, according to findings by a research team that included NYU anthropologist Shara Bailey.
Archaeology
Jun 5, 2014
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(Phys.org) —A route for constructing protein nanomachines engineered for specific applications may be closer to reality.
Bio & Medicine
Jun 5, 2014
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The University of British Columbia's Project Seahorse announced today a rare documented sighting of a seahorse in Canadian waters.
Ecology
Jun 5, 2014
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What is it like to make contact with a 36-year old dormant spacecraft?
Space Exploration
Jun 5, 2014
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(Phys.org) —A chemist at the University of Bath has teamed up with the UK Barista Champion to find the best type of water for making coffee. The pair are heading to the World Barista Championships in Italy on 8 June to ...
Other
Jun 5, 2014
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For decades, scientists have tried to understand the complex and gruesome relationship between the parasitic emerald wasp Ampulex compressa and its much larger victim, the common household cockroach Periplaneta americana.
Plants & Animals
Jun 5, 2014
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An international team led by scientists at the University of Turku in Finland studied thermally-adapted fish populations to discover that the more biological functions a gene has, the less it responds to environmental change. ...
Biotechnology
Jun 5, 2014
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Battery weight has long vexed engineers designing electric cars for the mass market. Bigger batteries are needed to power a car for longer distances, but their weight in turn requires the car to expend more energy.
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 5, 2014
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