Rome metro line runs into Roman barracks and burial ground
Work to upgrade Rome's public transport has again run up against an ancient problem: archaeological ruins.
Archaeology
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Scientist collects 30 sawfly species not previously reported from Arkansas
Sawflies and wood wasps form a group of insects that feed mainly on plants when immature. Field work by Dr. Michael Skvarla, which was conducted during his Ph.D. research at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA, ...
Plants & Animals
May 16, 2016
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Coal shipping threat to Great Barrier Reef
Australian researchers have raised fresh concerns that a major shipping disaster could harm the Great Barrier Reef, with new research revealing coal dust in seawater can kill corals and slow down the growth rate of seagrasses ...
Environment
May 16, 2016
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Apple's latest innovation ... a big stake for Berkshire
Investors might question Warren Buffett's long-standing aversion to tech stocks after his Berkshire Hathaway bought 9.8 million shares of Apple.
Business
May 16, 2016
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Clues to ancient giant asteroid found in Australia
Scientists have found evidence of a huge asteroid that struck the Earth early in its life with an impact larger than anything humans have experienced.
Earth Sciences
May 16, 2016
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Container design important for endangered plant nursery
Recent research at the University of Guam has shown that the use of traditional hard plastic containers in a conservation nursery reduced the quality of the roots of an endangered tree species. The experimental results appeared ...
Plants & Animals
May 16, 2016
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Unveiling the electron's motion in a carbon nanocoil
Carbon nanocoils (CNCs) are an exotic class of low-dimensional nanocarbons whose helical shape may make them suitable for applications such as microwave absorbers and various mechanical components such as springs. Typical ...
Nanophysics
May 16, 2016
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How dogs find their way home (without a GPS)
Animals' ability to navigate long distances has long been shrouded in mystery. From the skill of racing pigeons to find their way home, to the seasonal breeding migration of the humpback whale, a huge range of creatures are ...
Plants & Animals
May 16, 2016
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Physicists are putting themselves out of a job, using artificial intelligence to run a complex experiment
Physicists are putting themselves out of a job, using artificial intelligence to run a complex experiment.
General Physics
May 16, 2016
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Hundredfold optical fiber capacity increase sends thousands of HDTV videos per second
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation and collaborating labs have demonstrated the world's highest density optical fiber using a deployable optical fiber diameter of less than 250 µm. This optical fiber contains 19 ...
Engineering
May 16, 2016
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