During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union routinely spied on each other using high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft and space satellites.
Environment
Apr 10, 2017
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Promiscuity mixes up the gene pool and dilutes genetic differences between populations, slowing down the evolution of new species, says new research by an international team led by the University of Bath's Milner Centre for ...
Evolution
Apr 10, 2017
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Paul Roebber sat on the New Jersey beach, looked out at the ocean and let his mind wander. "I started thinking about sharks hunting for prey," the meteorologist says, "and about predicting dynamic systems in nature."
Earth Sciences
Apr 10, 2017
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Fast, cost-effective electrochemical platforms show promise for highly-sensitive detection of different strains of influenza and diarrhoea-causing pathogens.
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 10, 2017
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Scientists are getting closer to understanding how naked mole rats, the world's longest living rodent species, avoid cancer, which could lead to safer stem cell therapies for human diseases.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 10, 2017
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This image, taken by the JunoCam imager on NASA's Juno spacecraft, highlights a feature on Jupiter where multiple atmospheric conditions appear to collide.
Space Exploration
Apr 10, 2017
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Researchers are planning to synthesise a class of chemical compounds to determine whether they are an important building block for making galaxies.
Materials Science
Apr 10, 2017
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Pop quiz: What's the difference between "best by," "sell by" or "expires on"?
Social Sciences
Apr 10, 2017
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From the outside, female students at elite business schools often appear to have it all together. They're smart, driven, confident, hard-working, successful, and poised to enter the business world with almost unlimited career ...
Social Sciences
Apr 10, 2017
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A Houston Methodist-led research team showed that the systemic administration of nanoparticles triggers an inflammatory response because of blood components accumulating on their surface. This finding may help researchers ...
Bio & Medicine
Apr 10, 2017
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