A British research station on an ice shelf in Antarctica is being relocated and shut down over the winter because of fears it could float off on an iceberg, the British Antarctic Survey said on Monday.
Earth Sciences
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If you've ever been startled by the sudden appearance of an ambulance while blasting music in your car, then you appreciate the value of a loud siren. Fortunately, your car is probably equipped already to receive warning ...
Engineering
Jan 16, 2017
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German public broadcaster ZDF reports that trucking companies in Europe may be using electronic equipment to commit large-scale emissions fraud.
Business
Jan 16, 2017
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It's tough to rebuild a city's image when the national perception is that it peaked a century ago, and when recent news has sometimes been dismal.
Business
Jan 16, 2017
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I am, therefore I'm paid. The radical notion that governments should hand out free money to everyone—rich and poor, those who work and those who don't—is slowly but surely gaining ground in Europe. Yes, you read that ...
Social Sciences
Jan 16, 2017
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Scientists at EPFL have developed a technique that can be a game-changer for genetics by making the characterization of DNA-binding proteins much faster, more accurate, and efficient.
Biotechnology
Jan 16, 2017
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The top 2 inches of topsoil on all of Earth's landmasses contains an infinitesimal fraction of the planet's water—less than one-thousandth of a percent. Yet because of its position at the interface between the land and ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 16, 2017
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Just when lighting aficionados were in a dark place, LEDs came to the rescue. Over the past decade, LED technologies—short for light-emitting diode—have swept the lighting industry by offering features such as durability, ...
Optics & Photonics
Jan 16, 2017
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Diatoms are a common type of photosynthetic microorganism, found in many environments from marine to soil; in the oceans, they are responsible for more than a third of the global ocean carbon captured during photosynthesis. ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 16, 2017
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EU scientists have helped to confirm the existence of Earth-like exoplanets and issued weather reports from planets 1 000 light years away.
Astronomy
Jan 16, 2017
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