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Evidence in ashes

The devastation of Black Saturday bushfires gave researchers an unparalleled opportunity to come up with bushfire answers.

Space & Earth / Environment

created 15 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Country cousins: Climate connections and land urbanization dynamics

(Phys.org) -- What’s in a name? Quite a bit in climate science, where the term teleconnection refers not to digital communications, but rather to a recurring and persistent large-scale pattern of pre ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created 12 hours ago | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast feature

Meteorite hunt goes on, needs public's help

(Phys.org) -- A University of California, Davis, geologist is appealing for public help in tracking down pieces of the meteorite that blew up over El Dorado County on April 22.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created 13 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Dolphins learn from each other to beg for food from humans

(Phys.org) -- Dolphins may learn harmful or undesirable behaviors, such as begging for food from humans, from each other, Murdoch University researchers have discovered.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created 12 hours ago | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Researchers conclude that climate change led to collapse of ancient Indus civilization

A new study combining the latest archaeological evidence with state-of-the-art geoscience technologies provides evidence that climate change was a key ingredient in the collapse of the great Indus or Harappan Civilization ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created 7 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

Dark shadows on Mars: Scene from durable NASA rover

(Phys.org) -- Like a tourist waiting for just the right lighting to snap a favorite shot during a stay at the Grand Canyon, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has used a low sun angle for a memorable ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Nvidia trumpets Tegra 3 phone design wins for 2012

(Phys.org) -- Nvidia’s competitive war paint has a name, Tegra 3. On the heels of Nvidia announcements about lowering costs of its Tegra 3 processors and Nvidia-enabled tablets running Android Ice Cream ...

Electronics / Hardware

created May 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

Astronomers seize last chance in lifetime for Venus Transit

Astronomers are gearing for one the rarest events in the Solar System: an alignment of Earth, Venus and the Sun that will not be seen for another 105 years.

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created May 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Talking works: UB professor develops method to analyze creative problem solving

(Phys.org) -- Talk -- if it's the right kind -- can increase creativity, leading students to create useful, new ideas that solve problems, a University at Buffalo professor has found by using a statistical tool that he invented.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dragon arrives at space station in historic 1st (Update 2)

The privately bankrolled Dragon capsule made a historic arrival at the International Space Station on Friday, triumphantly captured by astronauts wielding a giant robot arm.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (11) | comments 20

Climate pact process stumbles as countries bicker

Less than six months after the world agreed to craft a new climate pact by 2015, negotiations stumbled at a crucial preparatory phase on Friday as rich and poor countries butted heads.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 4

NamibRand nature reserve becomes Africa's first international Dark Sky reserve

Namibiaʼs NamibRand Nature Reserve, one of Africaʼs largest private nature reserves, has expanded its conservation role to include preserving the star-filled nighttime skies that shine above its dunes and mountains. ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Get ready for the transit of Venus

Scientists and amateur astronomers around the world are preparing to observe the rare occurrence of Venus crossing the face of the Sun on 5-6 June, an event that will not be seen again for over a hundred years.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Building a better solar panel -- one molecule at a time

(Phys.org) -- One of the fundamental building blocks in modern chemistry, an organometallic chemical compound called ferrocene, has never been structurally defined - until now.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created May 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Looking out for the Myanmar snub-nosed monkey

A new genetic study has shed light on how the newly discovered Myanmar snub-nosed monkey evolved.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 25, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0