ESA image: Texcoco
This week's satellite image was acquired over the eastern part of Mexico City.
Earth Sciences
Jul 18, 2014
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The dual personality of comet 67P/C-G
(Phys.org) —This week's images of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko reveal an extraordinarily irregular shape. We had hints of that in last week's images and in the unscheduled previews that were seen a few days ago, and ...
Space Exploration
Jul 18, 2014
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2013 New Zealand's warmest winter on record
The world continued to warm last year, according to the State of the Climate in 2013 report, with some Southern Hemisphere countries, including New Zealand, having one of their warmest years on record.
Environment
Jul 18, 2014
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Urban food desert pilot project an 'oasis' for at-risk youth
An urban food desert pilot project in the nation's seventh-largest city is teaching young people how to create a food "oasis" in their community, while learning important life skills, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service ...
Ecology
Jul 18, 2014
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Upgraded telescope opens window to universe
An international team of astrophysicists including University of Adelaide researchers have announced the successful detection of pulsed gamma rays from the neutron star, the Vela pulsar, using their newly upgraded telescope ...
Astronomy
Jul 18, 2014
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Shapeshifting plastics could revolutionize microrobotics and minimally invasive surgery
(Phys.org) —Shape memory polymers are "smart" plastic materials that can be transformed into a temporary shape and then return to their original shape, triggered by an external stimulus such as heat or pressure. These polymers ...
Polymers
Jul 18, 2014
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NASA image: Caribbean Sea viewed from the International Space Station
From the Earth-orbiting International Space Station, flying some 225 nautical miles above the Caribbean Sea in the early morning hours of July 15, NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman photographed this north-looking panorama.
Space Exploration
Jul 18, 2014
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Political scientist discusses regulatory gaps in assessing the impact of "gene drives"
Imagine a scientific technique that would alter the genes of mosquitos to render them unable to transmit malaria. Some day, you may not need to: Scientists have made notable progress in recent years in editing the genomes ...
Biotechnology
Jul 18, 2014
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Arm swinging reduces the metabolic cost of running
Have you ever tried running without swinging your arms? It's not easy. Each step jars and it feels like hard work: but is it? Christopher Arellano, from Brown University, USA, says, 'We know from the literature that arm swinging ...
Other
Jul 18, 2014
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Fingerprinting the formation of giant planets
A team of Brazilian and American astronomers used CFHT observations of the system 16 Cygni to discover evidence of how giant planets like Jupiter form.
Astronomy
Jul 18, 2014
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