The black rail—a bird that's been flying under the radar since Audubon's day
The eastern black rail is small, secretive, mysterious and in trouble.
Ecology
Nov 30, 2016
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News tagged with watts
Disseminating the new kilogram—an international 'dry run'
When the kilogram, the world's basic unit of mass, gets a new definition in 2018, it will be based not on a physical artifact but a constant of nature. However, researchers will still need to "realize" the new definition, ...
General Physics
Nov 29, 2016
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Important milestone reached on road to a redefined kilogram
In a secure vault in the suburbs of Paris, an egg-sized cylinder of metal sits in a climate-controlled room under three glass bell jars. It is the mass against which all other masses in the world are measured - by definition ...
General Physics
Jun 21, 2016
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A young eaglet temporarily leaves the nest for a checkup
Shane Lawler was taking care of business in a loblolly pine, 90 feet above Gospel Spreading Farm, unfazed by the agitated bald eagles spiraling around his head.
Ecology
Apr 26, 2016
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SI Superheroes return with another weighty adventure
The nefarious Major Uncertainty has kidnapped Monsieur Kilogram, putting the world's measurements of mass in jeopardy. As the world spirals into "Mass Hysteria," the remaining SI Superheroes, champions of the metric system, ...
Other
Feb 4, 2016
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Ornithological ninjas infiltrate the woods on behalf of endangered woodpeckers
It was a stealth operation. A group of highly trained specialists infiltrated the area at dark, quietly deploying a range of technical apparatus to neutralize and secure eight carefully selected individuals, then whisking ...
Ecology
Oct 30, 2015
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Climate change threatens red knot population
In December, the red knot was added to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's list of endangered and threatened wildlife, making it the first bird whose listing identifies climate change as a principal threat to its survival. ...
Ecology
Jan 6, 2015
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NIST physicists build a watt balance using LEGO blocks to measure Planck's constant
(Phys.org)—A team of physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) outside of Washington D.C. has found a way to bring physics to the masses—they've designed and built a watt balance based on ...
Blue herons are nesting among the bald eagles, but why?
In February, the great blue herons of the Chesapeake Bay region will begin their nest building or repair chores and their mating rituals—perhaps in a tree they've been sharing with bald eagles.
Plants & Animals
Jan 27, 2014
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Intel's new Ivy Bridge parts form a budget line
(Phys.org)—News from Intel on Ivy Bridge microarchitecture involves the rollout of eight new SKUs (processor unique identifier part numbers) to Celeron and Pentium families as well as a new Core chip. Translation: Intel's ...
