Cellular biologists work at a frustratingly small scale. Like their colleagues in particle physics, these scientists investigate fundamental questions about our lives and our world—but at a scale beyond the skill of our ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 12, 2016
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A focus on symmetrical activities—and smart technology—may be critical to creating applications that allow people to negotiate transactions with their time, rather than their money, according to Penn State researchers.
Software
Jul 12, 2016
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The New York Times sent reporter Jim Gorman and photographer Katie Orlinsky to report on a team from UC Riverside tracking Bombus polaris, the arctic bumblebee.
Plants & Animals
Jul 12, 2016
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Chinese censors have stepped in to crush underfoot talk of a newfound beetle species named after President Xi Jinping, reports said Tuesday—to the dismay of its loyal discoverer.
Plants & Animals
Jul 12, 2016
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The shooting deaths of two black men in Louisiana and Minnesota at the hands of police last week, captured on social media, followed by the killing of five Dallas officers by a retaliating sniper, shocked the nation and left ...
Social Sciences
Jul 12, 2016
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This striking view of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko reveals portions of both comet lobes, with dramatic shadows on the 'neck' region between them. It was taken by Rosetta's navigation camera (NavCam) on 30 June 2016, ...
Space Exploration
Jul 12, 2016
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An international team has made use of the power of the HAWK-I infrared instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) to produce the deepest and most comprehensive view of the Orion Nebula to date. Not only has this led to ...
Astronomy
Jul 12, 2016
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Some species are luckier than others.
Ecology
Jul 12, 2016
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A team of small, shoebox-sized satellites, flying in formation around the Earth, could estimate the planet's reflected energy with twice the accuracy of traditional monolith satellites, according to an MIT-led study published ...
Space Exploration
Jul 12, 2016
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Blood counts are routinely carried out before operations, in cases of infection, or when testing for a variety of diseases, such as anemia and leukemia. A key value in this test is the number of red blood cells (erythrocytes). ...
Materials Science
Jul 12, 2016
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