(Phys.org)—The discovery of two sharks never seen before in Australian waters is set to re-write scientists' understanding of the species.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Feb 28, 2013 5 / 5 (5) 3 |

(AP)—Shin Cheol-soo no longer sees his future in the United States.

Technology - Business

Dec 02, 2012 4.1 / 5 (7) 6

Equipped with a generous supply of bamboo for the long trip, Austrian-born panda Fu Hu was on his way to China on Wednesday, as stipulated under Vienna zoo's contract with Beijing, the zoo said.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Nov 07, 2012 not rated yet 0

Scientists at the Valencian Institute of Agrarian Research (IVIA, Spain) have created a machine that detects and separates rotten oranges, another that classifies mandarin segments according to their quality and another that ...

Biology - Other

Oct 11, 2011 not rated yet 1

A recent study of the speech information rate of seven languages concludes that there is considerable variation in the speed at which languages are spoken, but much less variation in how efficiently languages communicate ...

Other Sciences - Other

Sep 01, 2011 5 / 5 (4) 5

Juicy. Extremely Sweet. Visually attractive. Easy to peel. Low seeded. These are the fine qualities that mark 'KinnowLS,' the latest citrus variety released by researchers at the University of California, ...

Biology - Other

Apr 11, 2011 4 / 5 (2) 0

The first commercial crop of a new mandarin variety created by scientists at the University of California, Riverside will be harvested beginning later this month.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jan 07, 2011 5 / 5 (5) 3

Google's voice search tool now understands Chinese. The Internet giant announced on Monday that users of Nokia S60 series mobile phones could now search the Internet using voice commands in Mandarin Chinese.

Technology - Internet

Nov 02, 2009 3 / 5 (2) 0

Alternate bearing (also called biennial or uneven bearing) is the tendency of fruit trees to produce a heavy crop one year (called "on-crop") followed by a light crop or no crop the following "off-crop" year. ...

Biology - Ecology

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Sugar Belle -- a bold mandarin orange hybrid that ripens in time for the winter holiday market -- will be the first University of Florida-created citrus variety intended for commercial production.

Biology - Other

Oct 22, 2009 4 / 5 (1) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Citrus researchers at the University of California, Riverside have released a new mandarin (or tangerine) for commercial production. Named ‘DaisySL’ for Daisy seedless, the new fruit is ...

Biology - Other

Aug 04, 2009 4.2 / 5 (6) 0