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Rare elephant found dead in Indonesia

A critically-endangered Sumatran elephant has been found dead in Indonesia's Aceh province, an official said Wednesday, the second death from suspected poisoning within a month.

Biology / Ecology

created May 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

The elusive capacity of data networks

In its early years, information theory — which grew out of a landmark 1948 paper by MIT alumnus and future professor Claude Shannon — was dominated by research on error-correcting codes: How do yo ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created May 15, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

New research may improve the efficiency of the biofuel production cycle

(Phys.org) -- Using new experimental methods and computational analysis, a team of scientists from the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), led by Lawrence Livermore's Michael Thelen, discovered how certain bacteria ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

An environmentally friendly robot

Robots that decompose once they have reached the end of their mission could soon be deployed in the environment, thanks to a Research Project Grant of over £200,000 from the Leverhulme Trust.

Electronics / Robotics

created May 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research finds autumn advantage for invasive plants in Eastern United States

Much like the fabled tortoise and the hare, the competition between native and invasive plants growing in deciduous forests in the Eastern United States is all about how the plants cross the finish line in autumn.

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

First-ever release of endangered burying beetles in Missouri

Beetle last seen in state in 1970s; Zoo has monitored for beetle since 2002. The Saint Louis Zoo's Center for American Burying Beetle Conservation; the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service; the Missouri Department of Conservation; ...

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chemists explain the molecular workings of promising fuel cell electrolyte

Researchers from New York University and the Max Planck Institute in Stuttgart reveal how protons move in phosphoric acid in a Nature Chemistry study that sheds new light on the workings of a promising fuel cell electrolyte.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study amplifies understanding of hearing in baleen whales

For decades, scientists have known that dolphins and other toothed whales have specialized fats associated with their jaws, which efficiently convey sound waves from the ocean to their ears. But until now, the hearing systems ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

'No-till farming' revolution grows in Indiana

Indiana farmer Mike Starkey does not plow his fields and uses fertilizer only sparingly, but he is on the cutting edge of a growing trend in American agriculture.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Novel solar reactor may enable clean fuel derived from sunlight

Producing hydrogen from non-fossil fuel sources is a problem that continues to elude many scientists but University of Delaware’s Erik Koepf thinks he may have discovered a solution.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (18) | comments 0


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