Are Australia's native pigeons sitting ducks?
Andrew Peters, Charles Sturt University
Plants & Animals
Jul 13, 2017
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Moon dust collected by Neil Armstrong to be auctioned in NY
Moon dust that Neil Armstrong collected during the first lunar landing was displayed Thursday at a New York auction house—a symbol of America's glory days in space now valued at $2 million to $4 million.
Space Exploration
Jul 13, 2017
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Tributes to wetter times on Mars
A dried-out river valley with numerous tributaries is seen in this recent view of the Red Planet captured by ESA's Mars Express.
Space Exploration
Jul 13, 2017
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How selenium compounds might become catalysts
Chemists at Ruhr-Universität Bochum have tested a new approach for activating chemical reactions based on the element selenium. They demonstrated that selenium can form bonds similar to those of hydrogen bonds, resulting ...
Materials Science
Jul 13, 2017
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Study suggests route to improving rechargeable lithium batteries
Most of today's lithium-ion batteries, which power everything from cars to phones, use a liquid as the electrolyte between two electrodes. Using a solid electrolyte instead could offer major advantages for both safety and ...
Materials Science
Jul 13, 2017
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Video: Antarctic explorer and polar biologist discusses one of history's largest iceberg breaks
University of Alabama at Birmingham polar biologist and Antarctic explorer, Jim McClintock, Ph.D., provided advance insight into the Larsen C ice shelf break that occurred sometime between Monday, July 10 and Wednesday, ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 13, 2017
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What's in the forecast and how do we know?
Here's what the global temperature and rainfall conditions for the rest of this year are expected to be. The Earth Institute's International Research Institute for Climate and Society's (IRI) probabilistic outlooks for temperature ...
Environment
Jul 13, 2017
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Atomic cousins team up in early quantum networking node
Large-scale quantum computers, which are an active pursuit of many university labs and tech giants, remain years away. But that hasn't stopped some scientists from thinking ahead, to a time when quantum computers might be ...
Quantum Physics
Jul 13, 2017
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Seedlings face uphill battle with climate change
Scientists found that certain species of trees will not rapidly advance uphill as global temperatures rise. In other words, subalpine forests will not follow the climate up the mountain. Using field experiments in the Rocky ...
Environment
Jul 13, 2017
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Using self-assembly, scientists are coaxing nanoparticles into making new, customized materials
When you bring a box home from the furniture store, you don't expect the screws, slats, and other pieces to magically converge into a bed or table. Yet this self-assembly occurs every day in nature. Nothing tells atoms to ...
Nanophysics
Jul 13, 2017
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