In a world where mobile phones are used to find accommodation, interact with government services and look for work, being on the streets presents a big problem for people who are homeless. Finding and gaining access to free ...
Social Sciences
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Chimpanzees often use tools to extract or consume food but which tools they choose for which purpose can differ depending on where they live. In 2010, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 7, 2016
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Large-scale solar power plants raise local temperatures, creating a solar heat island effect that, though much smaller, is similar to that created by urban or industrial areas, according to a new study.
Energy & Green Tech
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A group of six space exploration enthusiasts plan to spend two weeks in isolation in a Mars simulation dome mimicking life on the Red Planet. The mission, known as the Poland Mars Analogue Simulation (PMAS), will take place ...
Space Exploration
Nov 7, 2016
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A small shoebox-sized satellite has recently proved that studying solar phenomena is not reserved only to large space observatories. The NASA-funded, Miniature X-Ray Solar Spectrometer (MinXSS) is providing invaluable information ...
Space Exploration
Nov 7, 2016
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What would we do if we discovered a large asteroid on course to impact Earth? While highly unlikely, that was the high-consequence scenario discussed by attendees at an Oct. 25 NASA-FEMA tabletop exercise in El Segundo, California.
Space Exploration
Nov 7, 2016
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The world's foremost experts in mine site rehabilitation and clean-up will gather in Singleton NSW on 6-8 December 2016 to discuss the latest and best ways to clean up old mine sites that may still be leaking toxins and pollutants ...
Environment
Nov 7, 2016
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The Earth is risking a major ecological breakdown that could eventually render it largely uninhabitable.
Environment
Nov 7, 2016
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Researchers from the Graphene Flagship have found a new potential application for graphene: mechanical pixels. By applying a pressure difference across graphene membranes, the perceived color of the graphene can be shifted ...
Nanomaterials
Nov 7, 2016
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Britain's Tesco Bank temporarily froze all online transactions Monday after around 20,000 customers had money stolen from their accounts in a hack attack.
Security
Nov 7, 2016
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