New research involving Monash University biologists has debunked the view that males just pass on genetic material and not much else to their offspring. Instead, it found a father's diet can affect their son's ability ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 17, 2017
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Following the appearance of a large crack in the ice shelf close to the Halley VI research station in Antarctica, information from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 satellites helped to decide to close the base temporarily.
Earth Sciences
Feb 17, 2017
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Vizio was the first television maker to get caught and punished with a $2.2 million fine by the Federal Trade Commission and the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, for monitoring the viewing habits of its Smart TV set ...
Telecom
Feb 17, 2017
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On Feb. 17, 2005, NASA's Cassini spacecraft was making the first-ever close pass over Saturn's moon Enceladus as it worked through its detailed survey of the planet's icy satellites. Exciting, to be sure, just for the thrill ...
Space Exploration
Feb 17, 2017
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A new automated system detects cracks in the steel components of nuclear power plants and has been shown to be more accurate than other automated systems.
Engineering
Feb 17, 2017
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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have just completed a multiyear study to identify the "best" candidates for future use as air conditioning refrigerants that will have the lowest impact on ...
Environment
Feb 17, 2017
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Local weather plays an important part in the retreat of the ice shelves in West Antarctica, according to new research published in the journal Nature Communications.
Earth Sciences
Feb 17, 2017
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When vertebrates run, their legs exhibit minimal contact with the ground. But insects are different. These six-legged creatures run fastest using a three-legged, or "tripod" gait where they have three legs on the ground at ...
Robotics
Feb 17, 2017
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A new technique using liquid metals to create integrated circuits that are just atoms thick could lead to the next big advance for electronics.
Nanomaterials
Feb 17, 2017
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South Korea was taken by surprise Friday with the arrest of the scion of the country's richest family and de-facto leader at Samsung over his alleged involvement in a massive corruption scandal that engulfed the president ...
Business
Feb 17, 2017
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