Turning off Niagara Falls could yield insight on how waterfalls carve canyons, expert says
It's not every day that you get to turn off a major waterfall.
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Feb 4, 2016
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Sprint cutting 2,500 and closing call centers to cut costs
Cellphone company Sprint is eliminating more jobs as it seeks to cut costs and turn around its business.
Business
Jan 25, 2016
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CRISPR-Cas9-edited plant genomes may not be classified as GMOs
The Swedish Board of Agriculture has, after questions from researchers in Umeå and Uppsala in Sweden, confirmed the interpretation that some plants in which the genome has been edited using the CRISPR-Cas9 technology do ...
Biotechnology
Nov 17, 2015
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How to fall gracefully if you're a robot
Miss Georgia tripped in the final round. Jennifer Lawrence stumbled on her way to accept an Oscar. Even rock stars, world leaders and presidential candidates have fallen in front of the crowd or completely off stage.
Robotics
Oct 14, 2015
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Thirty-year study looks at Bermuda grass sustainability without fertilizer
In an East Texas study on sandy, low-fertility soils, Bermuda grass pastures that have not received nitrogen fertilizer since the fall of 1984 are still in production, according to Dr. Monte Rouquette, Texas A&M AgriLife ...
Environment
Mar 30, 2015
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Satellite images keep tabs on fall foliage
Catching the fall foliage at its peak in the United States just became a little easier, thanks to the work of senior scientist Xiaoyang Zhang of the Geospatial Sciences Center of Excellence at South Dakota State University.
Earth Sciences
Nov 3, 2014
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Discovery of the Benešov meteorites 20 years after the bolide event
Astronomy & Astrophysics is publishing the spectacular discovery of meteorite fragments 20 years after the corresponding bolide was seen in the skies of the Czech Republic. This discovery was made possible by reanalyzing ...
Space Exploration
Oct 14, 2014
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Parachutes for NASA's Orion spacecraft hit no snags in most difficult test
(Phys.org) —NASA completed the most complex and flight-like test of the parachute system for the agency's Orion spacecraft on Wednesday.
Space Exploration
Jun 26, 2014
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New teaching approach touted for engineering education
Purdue University researchers who developed a new approach to more effectively teach large numbers of engineering students are recommending that the approach be considered for adoption by universities globally.
Social Sciences
Jun 10, 2014
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Climatologist challenges low-end claims of Intergovernmental panel
(Phys.org) —Drew Shindell, a climatologist and ozone specialist with NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, has published a Letter piece in the journal Nature Climate Change challenging the findings of an intergovernmental ...
