The mystery of why so many plants on New Zealand's otherwise bleak subantarctic islands have very large deeply coloured flowers and giant leaves has been solved by new University of Otago research.
Plants & Animals
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Yale astronomers Grant Tremblay and Meredith Powell are part of the first research team to document a "changing look" quasar through a full cycle from dim to bright to dim again.
Astronomy
Sep 16, 2016
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Structural health monitoring systems traditionally use piezoelectric transducers—a device which converts pressure to electric voltage. These transducers normally have excellent reliability except in cases of corrosive environments ...
Optics & Photonics
Sep 16, 2016
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Having a visible tattoo can help job seekers find some kinds of employment, new research by the University of St Andrews has found.
Social Sciences
Sep 16, 2016
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While climate change threatens coral reefs in oceans around the world, not all reefs are affected equally. As oceans warm, physical forces like wave strength and water flow influence which reefs thrive and which die, according ...
Environment
Sep 16, 2016
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For 30 long minutes, the two safari buses trundled across the dry bushland of northern Kenya. Rocks and a haze of red dust kicked up from the rough and pitted road. The sun seared through the cloudless sky and thin air of ...
Ecology
Sep 16, 2016
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A new analysis of a key contributor to the marine food web has turned up a surprising twist: more unique species in cooler waters than in the tropics, a reversal of the situation on land.
Ecology
Sep 16, 2016
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Research published today by Dr Stephan Heblich of the University of Bristol shows that during the initial phase of the internet, a "crowding-out" of political information occurred, which has affected voter turnout.
Social Sciences
Sep 16, 2016
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We all know that social insects, such as ants, often work together to achieve effective responses to environmental challenges.
Plants & Animals
Sep 16, 2016
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Arianespace launched a Vega rocket on a complex mission early this morning that demonstrated the flexibility of its upper stage and multisatellite carrier.
Space Exploration
Sep 16, 2016
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