The chance to work on a major documentary is always a testing experience for a researcher. It's a huge opportunity to communicate cutting edge research to the public, but the way the information is presented can lack nuance ...
Archaeology
Jan 8, 2018
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The question of where we humans come from is one many people ask, and the answer is getting more complicated as new evidence is emerging all the time.
Archaeology
Jan 8, 2018
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When most of us think about learning, we imagine a teacher and a classroom. In reality most of the things we know, and a great number of the skills we acquire as children and adults, are learned outside the classroom – ...
Social Sciences
Jan 8, 2018
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Does it conduct electricity? Or insulate against electricity? Physicists commonly classify material phases as one or the other. Machine learning is a powerful tool for pattern recognition and thus could help identify phases ...
General Physics
Jan 8, 2018
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On Grounds, like most of the Eastern Seaboard, it's been really cold the past few days. Can't-feel-my-face cold. Run-not-walk-in-the-parking-lot cold.
Earth Sciences
Jan 8, 2018
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The "eye in the sky" has become a major part of research for segments of the scientific community. But how should it be trained?
Earth Sciences
Jan 8, 2018
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This image, captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3), shows a galaxy named UGC 6093. As can be easily seen, UGC 6093 is something known as a barred spiral galaxy—it has beautiful arms ...
Astronomy
Jan 8, 2018
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Microbial mats that existed on sea floors prior to the Cambrian explosion provided the foundation for early animal life to arise, new research looking at trace fossils of that early life has found.
Earth Sciences
Jan 8, 2018
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New research by Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists shows biochar has potential to make anaerobic digestion of animal manure a more efficient method to rid farms of waste while producing methane for energy.
Environment
Jan 8, 2018
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New TVs are coming with an alphabet soup of features designed to get you to spend more.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 8, 2018
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