The banded mongoose, a small social mammal of the African savannah, is known to be one of the most cooperative and helpful of all animals.
Plants & Animals
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The sun's violent activity and many unexpected and unpredictable events taking place on its surface suggest that we should prepare for the worst. Huge explosions of magnetic field and plasma from the sun's corona, known as ...
Space Exploration
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Sand, coral and even waste building materials can become extremely efficient sorbents for removing toxic substances such as arsenic from water if they are treated for that purpose. Scientists of Tomsk Polytechnic University ...
Materials Science
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Quantum mechanics and relativity theory are two pillars of modern physics. With their amalgamation, many novel phenomena have been identified. For example, the Unruh effect is one of the most significant outcomes of quantum ...
Quantum Physics
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You can dunk Samsung's new smartphones in water, but don't drop them on a sidewalk, a new study finds.
Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 14, 2016
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The first blockbuster upset of March Madness: Twitter over CBS on Selection Sunday.
Internet
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Remember those colorful "grow capsules" that blossom into animal-shaped sponges in water? Using a similar idea, scientists have developed biodegradable polymer grafts that, when surgically placed in damaged vertebrae, should ...
Materials Science
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Original drawings and sketches from Walt Disney Animation Studio's more than 90-year history—from Steamboat Willie through Frozen—traveled internationally for the first time this summer. This gave conservators the rare ...
Analytical Chemistry
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Toyota Motor Corp. is responding to the main criticism of fuel cell cars, that making the hydrogen for the fuel is not clean, with plans to help make the hydrogen using wind power.
Energy & Green Tech
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