Massive craters formed by methane blow-outs from the Arctic sea floor
A new study in Science shows that hundreds of massive, kilometer-wide craters on the ocean floor in the Arctic were formed by substantial methane expulsions.
A new study in Science shows that hundreds of massive, kilometer-wide craters on the ocean floor in the Arctic were formed by substantial methane expulsions.
Earth Sciences
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Yale University scientists have developed a novel chemical process that may lead to the creation of a new class of antibiotics.
Biochemistry
Jun 1, 2017
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Make fun of the weatherman if you want but modern forecasts have quietly, by degrees, become much better.
Environment
Jun 1, 2017
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Researchers at the University of Illinois have shown that a common strategy for reducing postweaning diarrhea in pigs may have negative effects on calcium and phosphorus digestibility, and are suggesting management practices ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 1, 2017
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During a recent technology demonstration at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Dr. Rosemarie Oelrich and Dr. Cory Stephanson unveiled a new way to detect buried and submerged mines.
Engineering
Jun 1, 2017
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Rice University computer scientists have adapted a widely used technique for rapid data lookup to slash the amount of computation—and thus energy and time—required for deep learning, a computationally intense form of ...
Computer Sciences
Jun 1, 2017
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Boarding passes could someday become quaint relics for air travelers.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jun 1, 2017
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What do you get when you revive a beautiful 20-year-old physics machine, carefully transport it 3,200 miles over land and sea to its new home, and then use it to probe strange happenings in a magnetic field? Hopefully you ...
General Physics
Jun 1, 2017
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By swapping solar photovoltaics for coal, the US could prevent 51,999 premature deaths a year, potentially making as much as $2.5 million for each life saved.
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 1, 2017
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NASA's Aqua satellite analyzed Tropical Depression 2E in infrared, visible and microwave light as it began its landfall on June 1, bringing heavy rains to southern Mexico.
Earth Sciences
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