Computer writes its own fables
Researchers have created a computer program with the artificial intelligence to write its own fables.
Computer Sciences
Aug 1, 2014
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What's wiping out the Caribbean corals?
Here's what we know about white-band disease: It has already killed up to 95 percent of the Caribbean's reef-building elkhorn and staghorn corals, and it's caused by an infectious bacteria that seems to be transmitted through ...
Environment
Aug 1, 2014
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Unexpected phenomenon discovered at the surface of a transition metal oxide material
(Phys.org) —An international team of scientists, including University of Nebraska-Lincoln physicists J. D. Burton and Evgeny Tsymbal, has discovered what they called an intriguing and entirely unexpected phenomenon at the ...
Condensed Matter
Aug 1, 2014
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Ten things to know about invasive fire ants on the march
Heading for a summer picnic or hike, or just out to mow your lawn? In the U.S. Southeast and beyond, you might want to watch where you walk.
Plants & Animals
Aug 1, 2014
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SHERLOC to micro-map Mars minerals and carbon rings
(Phys.org) —An ultraviolet-light instrument on the robotic arm of NASA's Mars 2020 rover will use two types of ultraviolet-light spectroscopy, plus a versatile camera, to help meet the mission's ambitious goals, including ...
Space Exploration
Aug 1, 2014
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Finding long-term links between weather and cattle production
Decades of data kept by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are providing valuable information about how seasonal weather patterns affect cattle production.
Ecology
Aug 1, 2014
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Image: Rub' al Khali desert imaged by Sentinel-1
Rolling sand dunes in the expansive Rub' al Khali desert on the southern Arabian Peninsula are pictured in this radar image from the Sentinel-1A satellite.
Earth Sciences
Aug 1, 2014
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Researchers develop treated surfaces that can actively control how fluids or particles move (w/ Video)
Researchers at MIT and in Saudi Arabia have developed a new way of making surfaces that can actively control how fluids or particles move across them. The work might enable new kinds of biomedical or microfluidic devices, ...
Condensed Matter
Aug 1, 2014
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Researchers discover universal molecular 'flag' that highlights critical genes
After probing more than 200 genetic data sets, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a molecular flag that labels genes critical to a cell's function.
Biotechnology
Aug 1, 2014
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The science behind the ice in Disney's Frozen
How much power does Elsa really have? According to Aaron Goldberg, quite a lot.
General Physics
Aug 1, 2014
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