The physics world erupted in celebration this month with the confirmed discovery of gravitational waves by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) group. Predicted by Einstein a century ago, the discovery ...
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The new global environmental report card is out. The 2016 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) graded 180 countries on how well they are protecting human health and their ecosystems. Launched at the 2016 World Economic Forum, ...
Environment
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For a young male western bluebird, it might be better to live with one's parents as a helper for a year before starting a nest of one's own, according to a new study in Behavioral Ecology.
Plants & Animals
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Getting suspended on Twitter may have real-world consequences for extremists, according to a new white paper from the Program on Extremism at the George Washington University's Center for Cyber and Homeland Security.
Social Sciences
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Scatter plots—which use horizontal and vertical axes to plot data points and display how much one variable is affected by another—have long been employed by researchers in various fields, but the era of Big Data, especially ...
Mathematics
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In Australia there are many more mobile services in use than there are people.
Other
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Capital of the Charente-Maritime department in western France, La Rochelle and surroundings are featured in this Sentinel-2A image, captured on 26 December 2015.
Earth Sciences
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Chemistry is the science of molecules: the basic building blocks of all known matter. In a way, this makes chemistry the science of everything.
Other
Feb 19, 2016
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(Phys.org)—There are many cool videos showing the Leidenfrost effect, which occurs when water droplets levitate and skid around on top of a very hot surface, rather than immediately evaporating like they do at temperatures ...
Last week's announcement that Gravitational Waves (GW) have been detected for the first time—as a result of the merger of two black holes—is huge news. But now a Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) originating from the same place, ...
Astronomy
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