As we observe the 70th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, it may seem like the threat from nuclear weapons has receded. But it hasn't; the threat is actually increasing steadily. This is difficult to face ...
Environment
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Loved and hated. Admired and feared. Almost wiped out and now restored. Wolves have a long and varied history in Norway and trigger strong feelings on both sides of the issue.
Ecology
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Several years ago I started to study an economic issue related to farm animal welfare. Quite soon I realized that this issue can trigger an intensive discussion and receive attention among citizens and in the media. Almost ...
Other
Aug 10, 2015
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A lizard lineage which has evolved over the last 19 million years has helped scientists to re-think one of the most important concepts of modern biology.
Evolution
Aug 10, 2015
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This year marks the 103rd anniversary of the birth of nuclear physics, when Ernest Rutherford, Hans Geiger and Ernest Marsden's experiments at the University of Manchester led them to conclude that atoms consist of tiny, ...
General Physics
Aug 10, 2015
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Materials that locally amplify or absorb light allow surprising new kinds of light waves – this has now been shown by calculations at TU Wien (Vienna).
Optics & Photonics
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It will come as no surprise that coffee culture is thriving in many western countries. Yet, although the amount of coffee we consume has not changed drastically, it is the way we are consuming coffee that has changed.
Social Sciences
Aug 10, 2015
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"Everybody jiggles" according Dr. Michael Black, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS), in Tübingen Germany. We may not like it, but how we jiggle says a lot about who we are. Our soft tissue ...
Computer Sciences
Aug 10, 2015
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Let me begin with a disclaimer: I am neither a digital forensics practitioner nor do I play one on television.
Internet
Aug 10, 2015
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Our current era may go down in history as the century of space exploration and off-Earth resource exploitation. But there are still considerable policy hurdles to overcome in terms of how we regulate such activities.
Space Exploration
Aug 10, 2015
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