Bee rescue mounted after hospital breaks out in hives
It was a sticky situation.
Plants & Animals
Aug 18, 2016
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An optical method of sorting nanoparticles by size
NIST scientists have devised and modeled a unique optical method of sorting microscopic and nanoscopic particles by size, with a resolution as fine as 1 nanometer (nm) for particles of similar composition.
Optics & Photonics
Aug 18, 2016
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As Louisiana floods, measuring the climate change effect
The current flooding in Louisiana is turning into quite an awful event. Even for a low-lying gulf state where flooding is historically chronic, this is extreme. As much as 30 inches of rain fell in some places last weekâNew ...
Environment
Aug 18, 2016
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By 2050, the US wildfire season will be three weeks longer, up to twice as smoky
Research by environmental scientists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) brings bad news to the western United States, where firefighters are currently battling dozens of fires in at least 11 ...
Environment
Aug 18, 2016
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Innovative food packaging extends shelf life, reduces footprint
Completed in April 2016, the BIO4MAP project is now bringing a new type of sustainable food packaging to the market. The consortium promises a significant increase in shelf life for fresh pasta and cheese, a cost 25 percent ...
Materials Science
Aug 18, 2016
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Boeing Starliner crew access arm's 'awesome' launch pad installation
A new 'Stairway to Heaven' which American astronauts will soon stride along as "the last place on Earth" departure point aboard our next generation of human spaceships, was at long last hoisted into place at the ULA Atlas ...
Space Exploration
Aug 18, 2016
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Game of catfish and mouse in Pilbara river
Large catfish in a desert river in the Pilbara are eating native mice when available, Murdoch University researchers have found.
Ecology
Aug 18, 2016
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Discovering electric mobility in a playful way
How can services help encourage the spread of electric mobility, and how can they be systematically developed? Using four case studies from Finland, Estonia, Denmark and Norway, Fraunhofer IAO presents various approaches ...
Other
Aug 18, 2016
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Easter Island not destroyed by war, new analysis shows
A new study led by a Binghamton University archaeologist contradicts the belief that the ancient civilization of Rapa Nui, Chile, was destroyed by warfare.
Archaeology
Aug 18, 2016
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Star and planetary scientists get millions of hours on EU supercomputers
The universe is full of mysteries. Mysteries that cannot be solved by observation alone, but researchers can examine them using modelling. However, this requires enormous processing power and is very expensive. Now researchers ...
Astronomy
Aug 18, 2016
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