A recent global analysis indicates that more than half of coral reefs are located less than 30 minutes from the nearest human settlement, but these reefs are receiving less protection than reefs located farter away from people. ...
Environment
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By using 3D printing to make casts fir realistic artificial flowers, researchers have discovered how a type of orchid deceives flies into pollinating it, by pretending to be a mushroom.
Plants & Animals
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What if there was a technology that could accelerate particles with hundreds of times more power than current methods? The AWAKE experiment, under construction at CERN, is preparing to test this question with proton-driven ...
General Physics
Feb 17, 2016
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At risk of being accused of being some sort of sinister harbinger of earthquakes, I must confess I happened to be en route to Christchurch, in New Zealand, when the latest magnitude 5.7 earthquake occurred on Sunday beneath ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 17, 2016
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Ecosystems of California (University of California Press, 2016) is a new comprehensive reference of California's ecological abundance featuring contributions from 149 experts including 19 with ties to UC Santa Cruz.
Ecology
Feb 17, 2016
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Replay of the Sentinel-3A liftoff on a Rockot launcher from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia at 17:57 GMT (18:57 CET) on 16 February 2016.
Space Exploration
Feb 17, 2016
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Textile production has historically been a bellwether for innovations in manufacturing—from technological improvements such as the spinney jenny and the flying shuttle at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution to recent ...
Engineering
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A new research project aims to develop the world's first flying robots capable of autonomously assessing and manufacturing building structures to help areas suffering from natural disasters.
Engineering
Feb 17, 2016
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ESA's European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany, trains and prepares astronauts for their missions into space.
Space Exploration
Feb 17, 2016
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Investor Carl Icahn and David Einhorn's hedge fund Greenlight Capital cut their Apple investments in the fourth quarter, shortly before the company's shares began sliding, regulatory filings showed.
Business
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