Knight Foundation awards NPR $1.5M for web news
(AP) -- NPR is getting a $1.5 million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to boost web training and content at member stations nationwide.
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How exposure to irregular light affects plant circadian rhythms
Scientists know that plants can actually "sense" day length, and "schedule" their growth to coincide with specific environmental conditions. These natural events are based on the circadian clock, a 24-hour system found in ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 14, 2011
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Landscape architecture survey: Is plant knowledge passe?
Authors of a recent study examined an ongoing debate in the discipline of landscape architecture: exactly how much plant knowledge is required for professionals in the field? Robert Brzuszek, Richard Harkess, and Eric Stortz ...
Ecology
Dec 14, 2011
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New method for enhancing thermal conductivity could cool computer chips, lasers and other devices
The surprising discovery of a new way to tune and enhance thermal conductivity – a basic property generally considered to be fixed for a given material – gives engineers a new tool for managing thermal effects in ...
Nanophysics
Dec 14, 2011
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Industry, regulators should take 'system safety' approach to offshore drilling in aftermath of Deepwater Horizon acciden
To reduce the risk of another accident as catastrophic as the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill, a new report from the National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council says, companies involved in offshore ...
Environment
Dec 14, 2011
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Lawrence Livermore ramps up wind energy research
As the percentage of wind energy contributing to the power grid continues to increase, the variable nature of wind can make it difficult to keep the generation and the load balanced.
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 14, 2011
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How granular material becomes solid: Stress causes clogs in coffee and coal
It's easy to get in a jam. But it's much harder to explain exactly how or when it started.
General Physics
Dec 14, 2011
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Closest Type Ia supernova in decades solves a cosmic mystery
Type Ia supernovae (SN Ia's) are the extraordinarily bright and remarkably similar "standard candles" astronomers use to measure cosmic growth, a technique that in 1998 led to the discovery of dark energy – and 13 years ...
Astronomy
Dec 14, 2011
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Disaster looms for gas cloud falling into Milky Way's central black hole
The normally quiet neighborhood around the massive black hole at the center of our Milky Way Galaxy is being invaded by a gas cloud that is destined in just a few years to be ripped, shredded and largely eaten.
Astronomy
Dec 14, 2011
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'Tis the season to be wary of elder financial abuse
If this year's holiday period is anything like the last, seniors should be advised that, along with seasonal elevations of joy and good cheer, the risk of falling victim to elder financial abuse is also increasing. Older ...
Economics & Business
Dec 14, 2011
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