The 2016 Atlantic hurricane season will be significantly more active than the overall averages from 1950 to the present, according to researchers at North Carolina State University.
Environment
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The mining industry accounts for 12 percent of the Peruvian economy and 60 percent of Peru's total exports. The government of Peru faces significant pressure to encourage growth and investment in this sector, especially in ...
Environment
Apr 18, 2016
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Fujitsu Laboratories today announced that it has developed a portable breath sensor that can extract and quickly measure the concentration of only specified gas components, such as ammonia, that are included at low concentrations ...
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 18, 2016
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Philae, the little lander that was declared lost by the European Space Agency (ESA), has achieved a lot despite its relatively short operational life on the surface of the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Future comet landing ...
Space Exploration
Apr 18, 2016
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A tiny hearing device roughly the size and shape of an earbud will make it possible to select which parts of the outside world part become part of your earphone experience.
Engineering
Apr 18, 2016
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Chinese Twitter users have expressed concerns over the company's appointment of a China regional executive who has a background working with the country's military and state security apparatus.
Business
Apr 18, 2016
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RMIT University researchers have trialled a quantum processor capable of routing quantum information from different locations in a critical breakthrough for quantum computing.
Quantum Physics
Apr 18, 2016
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Researchers have demonstrated proof of concept for a novel low-energy nuclear reaction imaging technique designed to detect the presence of "special nuclear materials"—weapons-grade uranium and plutonium—in cargo containers ...
General Physics
Apr 18, 2016
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Coastal Californians battling pervasive Cape ivy have been waiting years for a helpful fly with a regal name.
Plants & Animals
Apr 18, 2016
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US energy giant ExxonMobil is facing an onslaught from environmentalists and some shareholders alleging it hid what it knew about the effects of fossil fuels on climate change.
Environment
Apr 18, 2016
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