European astronomers have conducted a study of Przybylski's star and found that it takes almost 200 years to fully rotate on its own axis. The finding, which could have implications for the understanding of chemically peculiar ...
Today, driving is arguably safer than ever been before.
Other
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Gijsbert Werner, Postdoctoral Fellow and Stuart West, Professor of Evolutionary Biology, both in the Department of Zoology, explain the process of plant cooperation, in relation to their new study published in PNAS, which ...
Biotechnology
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The role of water crises in conflicts in places like Syria, Nigeria and Iran often feature in media and policy outlets. Many believe that climate change could spark future conflicts. But research shows that most conflicts ...
Environment
May 1, 2018
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Rose's mountain toadlet is a very small amphibian – adults grow to just 2 centimetres in length. These little toads can be found scattered across the mountainous, fynbos-rich biodiversity hotspot on the Cape Peninsula near ...
Plants & Animals
May 1, 2018
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NASA is sponsoring a team developing a new type of payload to collect ionospheric plasma data at multiple points near a suborbital main payload. These low-resource, easily reproducible payloads—called Bobs—were developed ...
Space Exploration
May 1, 2018
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A team of researchers from several institutions in Germany and China has found evidence of domesticated wheat in China around 2600 BCE (Before Common Era). In their paper published in the journal Nature Plants, the team describes ...
New developments in artificial intelligence are proceeding apace. As an economist who has researched the AI revolution, I see 2018 as similar to 1995 when the commercial internet was born. The technology is advancing rapidly, ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
May 1, 2018
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Danish companies lag behind their Nordic competitors when it comes to women's representation in leadership roles.
Social Sciences
May 1, 2018
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The King James Bible, often referred to as the "authorised version", is one of the most widely read and influential books in history. Published for the first time in 1611 at the behest of King James I of England, the translation ...
Archaeology
May 1, 2018
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