Geoengineering -- deliberate manipulation of the Earth's climate to slow or reverse global warming -- has gained a foothold in the climate change discussion. But before effective action can be taken, the Earth's natural biogeochemical ...
Earth Sciences
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Google's mobile operating system Android is now being used on 26 phone models and 60,000 phones using Android are sold every day, the US Internet giant's chief executive said on Tuesday.
Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 16, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new 'fertility chip', developed by researchers at the University of Twente’s MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology (The Netherlands), can accurately count spermatozoa in sperm. This is an important step ...
Analytical Chemistry
Feb 16, 2010
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Illinois farmers know corn nematodes are a problem. Nearly 80 percent of attendees at the Illinois Corn & Soybean Classics agreed this was true in surveys conducted across the state by U of I Extension Nematologist Terry ...
Ecology
Feb 16, 2010
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A University of Exeter PhD student has used artificial intelligence to shed new light on the behaviour of bumble bees.
Plants & Animals
Feb 16, 2010
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Lack of governance threatens global seafood supplies and the food security of billions of people who rely on fish for protein or livelihoods.
Environment
Feb 16, 2010
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(AP) -- Stumped by foreign languages when you're traveling? Google Inc. is working on software that translates text captured by a phone camera.
Software
Feb 16, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New images from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope show where supernova remnants emit radiation a billion times more energetic than visible light. The images bring astronomers a step closer to understanding ...
Astronomy
Feb 16, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In its search for a better understanding of the mysterious neutrinos, a group of experimenters at DOE’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory has announced results that confirm the theory of neutrino oscillations ...
General Physics
Feb 16, 2010
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Poring over the works of Dr. Seuss, the adventures of the Bernstain Bears or exploring the worlds of Hans Christian Andersen with a child has always been a great parent-child bonding exercise.
Social Sciences
Feb 16, 2010
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