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Space Exploration
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News tagged with lifetime
Toward new precision in measuring the neutron lifetime
(Phys.org) —A team of PML scientists, with collaborators elsewhere, has achieved a five-fold reduction in the dominant uncertainty in an experiment that measured the mean lifetime of the free neutron (exceptionally long ...
General Physics
Feb 5, 2014
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Study reveals consequences of a lifetime of sexual competition
Males that spend all their time reacting to their rivals die earlier and are less able to mate later in life according to new research from the University of East Anglia. The research is the first study to quantify the consequences ...
Evolution
May 1, 2013
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Europe's most extensive research yet into the impact of aerosols
The battle to curtail the global impact of aerosols has taken a step forward with the most extensive aerosol research project conducted in Europe so far.
Environment
May 1, 2013
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Banned pollutants are still found in sparrowhawks
High levels of polluting chemicals which are used as flame retardants have been detected in the livers of sparrowhawks in the UK. So-called PBDEs (Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers) are a group of 209 closely related chemicals ...
Ecology
Apr 26, 2013
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The cost and financial value of college: Experts say evidence shows the payoff from college education remains high
What's the right price for a college education? And what is its value?
Social Sciences
Feb 11, 2013
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More freshmen than ever say they go to college to get better jobs, make more money
The current economic situation in the United States has a major influence on first-year students' decisions about which college to attend and is reflected in their reasons for pursuing higher education, according to the CIRP ...
Social Sciences
Jan 24, 2013
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At last, how many alien civilizations are there?
During the space age, 1961 was a special year: the Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man to orbit Earth, while the American astronomer Frank Drake developed the now famous Drake Equation. This equation estimates ...
Astronomy
Dec 3, 2012
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Study shows little earnings inequality gap between North America and Europe
One year ago today, the Occupy Wall Street movement pushed earnings inequality to the forefront of global politics. With the protest still roaring, most studies suggest that earnings inequality is far greater in North America ...
Economics & Business
Sep 18, 2012
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Naked mole rat may hold the secret to long life
Compared to the average three year life span of a common rat, the 10 to 30 year life of the naked mole rat, a subterranean rodent native to East Africa, is impressive. And compared to the human body, the body of this rodent ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 2, 2012
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