Naked DNA in water tells if fish have arrived
For the first time, scientists have recorded a spring fish migration simply by conducting DNA tests on water samples.
Ecology
Apr 12, 2017
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Study identifies effects of EU expansion on labor, research
Rather than a brain-drain, the 13-country European Union (EU) expansion initiated more than a decade ago triggered a brain-reconfiguration—the rising circulation of knowledge through the increased mobility of highly skilled ...
Social Sciences
Apr 12, 2017
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Mouse epigenetic aging clock uncovered
Ageing in humans (and animals) can be seen as either an inevitable process of wear and tear or as an inherent biological programme by which the lifespan of each species is more or less predetermined. Recent research has shown ...
Biotechnology
Apr 12, 2017
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Earth-sized 'Tatooine' planets could be habitable
With two suns in its sky, Luke Skywalker's home planet Tatooine in "Star Wars" looks like a parched, sandy desert world. In real life, thanks to observatories such as NASA's Kepler space telescope, we know that two-star systems ...
Astronomy
Apr 12, 2017
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Prescribed fires consume Kansas landscape
Most if not all the fires in this image taken by Suomi NPP satellite's VIIRS (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite) instrument on April 11, 2017 are controlled fires set by farmers to manage land.
Earth Sciences
Apr 12, 2017
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How to color a lizard: From biology to mathematics
From the clown fish to leopards, skin colour patterns in animals arise from microscopic interactions among coloured cells that obey equations discovered by the mathematician Alan Turing. Today, researchers at the University ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 12, 2017
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Russian cosmonaut says he has taken relics of saint to space
A Russian cosmonaut who has returned to Earth after a mission on the International Space Station said on Wednesday he had taken a relic of a Russian Orthodox saint with him.
Space Exploration
Apr 12, 2017
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Discovery of early, 'croc-like' reptile sheds new light on evolution of dinosaurs
A new species of ancient reptile has been described by scientists at the University of Birmingham, filling a critical gap in the fossil record of dinosaur cousins and suggesting that some features thought to characterise ...
Archaeology
Apr 12, 2017
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Tool checks computer architectures, reveals flaws in emerging design
With backing from some of the largest technology companies, a major project called RISC-V seeks to facilitate open-source design for computer chips, offering the possibility of opening chip designs beyond the few firms that ...
Computer Sciences
Apr 12, 2017
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Surprisingly long lifetime of high adhesion property of plasma-treated PTFE
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), or Telfon as it is better known, is used in a variety of daily products, from cookware to carpets, because of its non-sticky property. However, this very same non-stickiness has limited its ...
Materials Science
Apr 12, 2017
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