How do you explore the interior of a planet without ever touching down on it? Start by watching the way the planet spins, then measure how your spacecraft orbits it—very, very carefully. This is exactly what NASA planetary ...
Space Exploration
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A lightning bolt struck the Acropolis in Athens during a rainstorm Wednesday, lightly injuring two visitors and two guards but causing no damage to the country's most famous ancient site, Greek officials said.
Environment
Apr 17, 2019
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Palaeobiologists from the University of Bristol and Howard University have uncovered new evidence that suggests that horses' legs have adapted over time to be optimised for endurance travel, rather than speed.
Plants & Animals
Apr 17, 2019
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Physical traits and behaviors that make a lizard sexy—features used to attract potential mates and fend off competitors—may be important enough that they do not change in the face of stress. A new study by researchers ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 17, 2019
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Every heart beat sends blood flowing throughout the human body. While an electrocardiogram uses a contact approach to measure the electrical activity of the heart, a ballistocardiogram is a non-contact way of measuring the ...
Engineering
Apr 17, 2019
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A NASA astronaut will spend nearly a year at the International Space Station, setting a record for women.
Space Exploration
Apr 17, 2019
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Nearly every fundamental biological process necessary for life is carried out by proteins. They create and maintain the shapes of cells and tissues; constitute the enzymes that catalyze life-sustaining chemical reactions; ...
Biochemistry
Apr 17, 2019
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With a diminishing supply of safe freshwater in many areas, and increasing periods of drought that further limit that supply, we are facing a dilemma. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, farming uses consume ...
Environment
Apr 17, 2019
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India's debt-stricken Jet Airways halted all of its operations Wednesday after failing to secure emergency funding from lenders, leaving it teetering on the edge of bankruptcy.
Business
Apr 17, 2019
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For decades, experts have predicted that quantum computers will someday perform difficult tasks, such as simulating complex chemical systems, that can't be done by conventional computers. But so far, these machines haven't ...
Other
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