Mining big data for Cupid's arrows
About a third of all people who were single at some point in the last 10 years have used dating websites, and a quarter of those have married or entered long-term relationships.
Social Sciences
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Researchers replicate non-spherical shapes for industrial applications
New research from the Micro/Bio/Nanofluidics Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) looks at how to create various non-spherical particles by releasing droplets of molten wax into ...
Soft Matter
Feb 13, 2015
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Researcher studies impact of disease and climate change on camel herd in Africa
An Iowa State University veterinary researcher is helping to protect camel herds in East Africa from the ravages of climate change and disease, a project that will strengthen food security and human health for people throughout ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 13, 2015
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A 'Flickr-ing' view of the world, in 4-D
Imagine a version of Google Street View where you could hit the rewind button and see any point in time over the last five years. Cornell researchers are building something like that, at least for a few much-visited places.
Computer Sciences
Feb 13, 2015
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ESA image: Las Vegas and Lake Mead
This image from the Landsat-8 satellite acquired on 23 September 2014 brings us over the southwest United States: Nevada and Arizona.
Earth Sciences
Feb 13, 2015
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Scientists develop comparative search engine that helps to predict human gene function
The Human Genome Project wrapped up over a decade ago, yet around a third of the genome remains mysterious, its function unknown. Now, School of Medicine researchers have developed a comparative search engine that uses evolutionary ...
Biotechnology
Feb 13, 2015
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Creating love in the lab: The 36 questions that spark intimacy
Around the time of the Summer of Love in 1967, Arthur Aron, then a UC Berkeley graduate student in psychology, kissed fellow student Elaine Spaulding in front of Dwinelle Hall. What they felt at that moment was so profound ...
Social Sciences
Feb 13, 2015
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Study identifies two biomarkers for lack of sleep
(Phys.org)—Ideally, we would get the appropriate amount of sleep to keep our bodies healthy, but in our modern society things like jet lag, extended work hours, or using electronic devices cause disruptions in our sleep/wake ...
Coral-devouring seastar thrives in warming ocean
An Australasian research team that includes a University of Otago marine scientist has found that rising sea surface temperatures could help promote outbreaks of crown-of-thorns seastars (COTS) that have devastated much of ...
Environment
Feb 13, 2015
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Climate pact blueprint ready for adoption in Geneva
Negotiators in Geneva are geared to adopt a climate blueprint Friday, a symbolic milestone in the fraught UN process that must culminate in a universal pact in Paris in December.
Environment
Feb 13, 2015
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