Now that dinosaurs no longer roam the Earth, scientists use modern animals to understand how their ancient ancestors reproduced, walked, and even how they regulated their body temperature. While researchers continue to debate ...
Plants & Animals
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In 2008, thousands of children in China fell ill after drinking milk that had been adulterated with the chemical melamine.
Economics & Business
Jan 13, 2016
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Have you seen it? 2016 has kicked off with a fine apparition of a binocular comet: C/2013 US10 Catalina. We've been following this icy visitor to the inner solar system the first few mornings of the year, a welcome addition ...
Space Exploration
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Osprey Reef is the tip of an isolated seamount in the Coral Sea off the northeast coast of Australia. The seamount rises some 1500 meters to near sea level, and the submerged atoll, with a perimeter of nearly 70 km, encloses ...
Environment
Jan 13, 2016
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Society seems set on a course to a point where our lives are subject to the scrutiny of computer algorithms. The data we generate is pored over and analysed, whether by governments for national security or companies for profit, ...
Computer Sciences
Jan 13, 2016
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Dr. Dan Nicholson is first a scientist, a molecular biologist. However, unlike most researchers in the constantly changing and expanding field of biology, Dan questions the very directions fields like synthetic biology are ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 13, 2016
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Getting your DNA sequenced is now so cheap and easy that you don't need to see a medical professional. A variety of online companies are offering direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic tests for health or recreational purposes. ...
Biotechnology
Jan 13, 2016
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Western governments, notably the UK and the US, are pushing the software industry to open "backdoors" into our encrypted communications.
Security
Jan 13, 2016
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(Phys.org)—The acceleration of anthropogenic climate change has increased the urgency of calls for technological approaches to the problem. It's a global challenge at a scale requiring the mobilization of resources that ...
A bright fireball lit up the night sky around Kati Thanda (Lake Eyre South) in South Australia on November 27, 2015.
Space Exploration
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