Study is first to quantify global population growth compared to energy use
If you've lived between the year 1560 and the present day, more power to you. Literally.
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 24, 2015
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Scientists decipher the nanoscale architecture of a beetle's shell
Beetles wear a body armor that should weigh them down—think medieval knights and turtles. In fact, those hard shells protecting delicate wings are surprisingly light, allowing even flight.
Nanomaterials
Feb 22, 2017
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More infectious diseases emerging because of climate change
The appearance of infectious diseases in new places and new hosts, such as West Nile virus and Ebola, is a predictable result of climate change, says a noted zoologist affiliated with the Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology ...
Ecology
Feb 15, 2015
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New data-decoding approach could lead to faster, smaller digital tech
Most scientists would blanch at being labeled a spin doctor. But when it comes to Evgeny Tsymbal, Ding-Fu Shao and their colleagues, the lab coat fits.
Quantum Physics
Dec 28, 2021
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Mutational 'hot spot' leads to adaptation in high-altitude birds
New research led by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of New Mexico has pinpointed changes in a single, mutation-prone gene site that ultimately allow wrens to breathe easy in the rarefied air of the Andes.
Evolution
Oct 14, 2015
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Wind turbine system recycles 'spillage' to improve energy efficiency
A new prototype from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Jie Cheng could give a second wind to turbines that currently waste Mother Nature's strongest breaths.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 17, 2015
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Team harnesses intense X-ray beam, observes unusual phenomenon for the first time
Using an enormous X-ray laser—one of only two such machines on Earth—University of Nebraska-Lincoln physicist Matthias Fuchs and scientists from around the world beat formidable odds to observe one of the most fundamental ...
General Physics
Aug 31, 2015
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Research reveals evolution of earliest horses was driven by climate change, global warming affected body size
When Sifrhippus, the earliest known horse, first appeared in the forests of North America more than 50 million years ago, it would not have been mistaken for a Clydesdale. It weighed in at around 12 pounds -- and it was destined ...
Evolution
Feb 23, 2012
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Biologist discovers world's highest-elevation mammal
They had climbed for eight hours—Had it really been just eight? Nine, maybe? More?—after the avalanche risk of a snow-packed ravine on the main path had forced them onto a more circuitous, arduous route.
Plants & Animals
Mar 23, 2020
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Stressed out: Americans making themselves sick over politics
Never-ending campaigns, social media, 24-hour news cycles. Politics are impossible to escape, even for the casual observer.
Social Sciences
Sep 25, 2019
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