Human activity, predominantly the global economic system, is now the prime driver of change in the Earth System (the sum of our planet's interacting physical, chemical, biological and human processes), according to a set ...
Environment
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It isn't that women don't want to work long hours or can't compete in highly selective fields, and it isn't that they are less analytical than men, researchers report in a study of gender gaps in academia. It appears instead ...
Social Sciences
Jan 15, 2015
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Minuscule, fossilized pieces of plants could tell a detailed story of what the Earth looked like 50 million years ago.
Earth Sciences
Jan 15, 2015
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Common wisdom and prior economic research suggest that an inventor filing a patent would want to keep the technical know-how secret as long as possible. But a new study of nearly 2 million patents in the United States shows ...
Economics & Business
Jan 15, 2015
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Two men are about to spend a year at the orbiting International Space Station, in an experiment that will test the limits of the human body and mind.
Space Exploration
Jan 15, 2015
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A new insight into the fundamental mechanics of the movement of molecules recently published by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) offers a surprising view of what happens when you pour ...
General Physics
Jan 15, 2015
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Tropical Cyclone Bansi reached Category 4 hurricane status earlier this week and developed an eye. As the storm weakened to a Category 2 storm on Jan. 14 the eye became cloud-filled. When NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 15, 2015
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Swedish hunters were given the go-ahead Thursday to shoot 36 wolves this winter as animal activists suffer a setback on one of the country's most divisive environmental issues.
Ecology
Jan 15, 2015
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NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering professors have been collaborating with researchers from Peking University on a new test strip that is demonstrating great potential for the early detection of certain heart attacks.
Bio & Medicine
Jan 15, 2015
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Tropical Depression Mekkhala strengthened and organized on Jan. 14 and overnight into Jan. 15 when it reached tropical storm status. As the storm was consolidating, NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission core ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 15, 2015
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