To accurately predict weather and climate, scientists need to simulate the large-scale patterns that exist in global atmospheric circulation. One of the largest circulation patterns, the Madden–Julian Oscillation (MJO), ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 25, 2014
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It is difficult to imagine the modern world without the Global Positioning System (GPS), which provides real-time positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) data for countless military and civilian uses. Thanks in part to early ...
Engineering
Jul 25, 2014
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Tucked away in the southwest corner of Spain is a unique geological site that has fascinated astrobiologists for decades. The Iberian Pyrite Belt (IPB) in Spain's Río Tinto area is the largest known deposit of sulfide on ...
Space Exploration
Jul 25, 2014
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In the future, a software will help users better analyze long texts such as the documents for calls for bids, which are often more than one thousand pages long. Experts at Siemens' global research unit Corporate Technology ...
Software
Jul 25, 2014
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Children's entertainment is in a mess. This is in no small part due to recent revelations about just what was happening when the stars of earlier generations were producing content.
Internet
Jul 25, 2014
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Caecilians have developed an oversized organ in their ears to help them sense underground vibrations, say scientists.
Plants & Animals
Jul 25, 2014
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This morning, Fauna & Flora International (FFI) received the welcome news that the Scottish Government has announced the designation of 30 new marine protected areas (MPAs) in its waters.
Ecology
Jul 25, 2014
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Northern Somalia's Cal Madow mountain range is pictured in this image from Japan's ALOS satellite.
Earth Sciences
Jul 25, 2014
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More than four centuries after Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe first observed the supernova that bears his name, the supernova remnant it created is now a bright source of X-rays. The supersonic expansion of the exploded star ...
Astronomy
Jul 25, 2014
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NASA has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to investigate the possibility of using commercial Mars-orbiting satellites to provide telecommunications capabilities for future robotic missions to the Red Planet.
Space Exploration
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