Tourists are familiar with the Lodoicea maldivica palm, also called coco de mer, mainly because of their bizarrely shaped fruits. Scientists, however, are fascinated by the huge plants – which are abundant on the Seychelles ...
Ecology
Mar 11, 2015
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The European social model has been central to the EU vision for years, but enhancing it is a never-ending process. To stay on top of the class, the EU needs a constant flow of new ideas, strategies and concepts. This is called ...
Social Sciences
Mar 11, 2015
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Imperial researchers have used medical imaging techniques to explore why making willow trees grow at an angle can vastly improve their biofuel yields. Using micro-CT scans, the team showed that the trees respond to being ...
Biotechnology
Mar 11, 2015
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(Phys.org)—A small team of researchers working at Aalto University in Finland has discovered a way to create "metamirrors" capable of acting on a single radiating frequency while allowing others to pass through. In their ...
Did Florida Gov. Rick Scott's administration ban state environmental scientists from using the terms "climate change" and "global warming" in their work?
Environment
Mar 11, 2015
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Anonymity on the Internet is possible only up to a certain degree. Therefore, it is possible that others may see who is visiting an online advice site on sexual abuse, or who frequently looks up information about a certain ...
Computer Sciences
Mar 11, 2015
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(Phys.org)—A pair of anthropologists has come up with a math model to help better understand individual conformity and how it relates to groups and societies as a whole. In their paper published in Royal Society Open Science, ...
Scientists from Greece and the UK have used slime moulds to help look back to a period from the 1st century BC to the 4th century AD when Roman roads were being built in the Balkans.
Archaeology
Mar 11, 2015
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Final details of Apple's new smartwatch have finally arrived at the firm's glitzy Spring Forward event. But while the hype machine steps up another notch, there are other issues regarding health and self-tracking and, possibly ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 11, 2015
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The effects of global warming are proving so severe that the gray whale, famous for its annual migrations along the Pacific Coast, could find its way back to the Atlantic Ocean, according to a new study co-authored by scientists ...
Ecology
Mar 11, 2015
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