'Inefficient' sailing fleet keeps oyster fishery alive
Oyster stocks in a Cornish fishery are sustained thanks to "inefficient" traditional fishing methods, new research suggests.
Ecology
Aug 14, 2017
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Urban floods intensifying, countryside drying up
An exhaustive global analysis of rainfall and rivers shows signs of a radical shift in streamflow patterns, with more intense flooding in cities and smaller catchments coupled with a drier countryside.
Earth Sciences
Aug 14, 2017
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Spotting a social bot might be harder than you think
How do you spot a fake friend? Sometimes, it's easy. Other times, fake friends can be much better disguised as real ones.
Internet
Aug 14, 2017
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NASA Reignites Program for Nuclear Thermal Rockets
In its pursuit of missions that will take us back to the moon, to Mars, and beyond, NASA has been exploring a number of next-generation propulsion concepts. Whereas existing concepts have their advantages – chemical rockets ...
Space Exploration
Aug 14, 2017
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Scientists say Malpelo microplate helps resolve geological misfit under Pacific Ocean
A microplate discovered off the west coast of Ecuador adds another piece to Earth's tectonic puzzle, according to Rice University scientists.
Earth Sciences
Aug 14, 2017
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Are your tweets feeling well?
In the future, public health workers could monitor trends on social media to quickly identify a rise of influenza, depression or other health issues in a specific area, thanks to research at the Department of Energy's Pacific ...
Social Sciences
Aug 14, 2017
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Why expensive wine appears to taste better
Price labels influence our liking of wine: The same wine tastes better to participants when it is labeled with a higher price tag. Scientists from the INSEAD Business School and the University of Bonn have discovered that ...
Economics & Business
Aug 14, 2017
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Red team-blue team? Debating climate science should not be a cage match
Scott Pruitt, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, has called for a "red team-blue team" review to challenge the science behind climate change. "The American people deserve an honest, open, transparent ...
Environment
Aug 14, 2017
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Student's idea leads to Antarctic volcano discovery
An Edinburgh student has helped identify what may be the largest volcanic region on Earth.
Earth Sciences
Aug 14, 2017
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Stars orbiting supermassive black hole show Einstein was right again
At the center of our galaxy, roughly 26,000 light years from Earth, lies the supermassive black hole (SMBH) known as Sagittarius A*. Measuring 44 million km across, this object is roughly 4 million times as massive as our ...
Astronomy
Aug 14, 2017
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