Might popular culture, such as the Star Wars science fiction franchise be used to boost skills among those involved in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics)? Writing in the International Journal of Social ...
Education
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Did you know that the DNA in any cell of the human body—or any organism for that matter—contains the genetic information required to develop every possible type of cell within that organism? Yet cell types differ markedly ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 10, 2019
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Volcanic eruptions and their ash clouds pose a significant hazard to population centers and air travel, especially those that show few to no signs of unrest beforehand. Geologists are now using a technique traditionally used ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 10, 2019
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Australia is tackling multiple bushfires that have broken out across New South Wales and Queensland over the past few days.
Environment
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Forest and land-use fires are ravaging Indonesia's Sumatra and Kalimantan islands. Haze from these fires threatens lives as inhaling smoke can cause heart and respiratory diseases, leading to premature deaths.
Environment
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Some 60% of the planet's expected urban area by 2030 is yet to be built. This forecast highlights how rapidly the world's people are becoming urban. Cities now occupy about 2% of the world's land area, but are home to about ...
Environment
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Researchers from the Faculty of Science at the University of Oulu have increased the sensitivity of an emerging spectroscopic method with promising applications for materials studies.
General Physics
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In a paper published this week in PNAS, researchers at the University of Amsterdam's Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences and the Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling provide atomistic insight in the formation ...
Materials Science
Sep 10, 2019
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Water distribution networks, as well as river and maritime ecosystems near the coast, can be exposed to involuntary contamination that can alter the quality of the water. This can threaten human health if the water is used ...
Environment
Sep 10, 2019
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Software companies are more likely to base their operations in locations where skilled potential recruits already work—rather than staff moving to new areas for fresh opportunities.
Economics & Business
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