Local fishermen in Indonesia are catching less fish. Whatever the reason, it is a significant problem for those who live on small islands in particular, as fish make up about 90 per cent of the protein they eat.
Ecology
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A pretty wildflower that grows sparsely in east-central Alberta is helping researchers at the University of Alberta develop strategies for coping with climate change.
Ecology
Feb 19, 2016
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The spacecraft engine that will help take humans to Mars may be based on a University of Michigan prototype.
Space Exploration
Feb 19, 2016
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People might not think of special education teachers and surgeons as having much in common, but the way they learn their crafts could, and perhaps should, be more alike. A University of Kansas special education professor ...
Social Sciences
Feb 19, 2016
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On the chilling list of terrorist tactics, suicide bombing is at the top. Between 1981 and 2015, an estimated 5,000 such attacks occurred in more than 40 countries, killing about 50,000 people. The global rate grew from three ...
Engineering
Feb 19, 2016
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A poisonous, "hairy efflorescence" in a 17th century Polish lake is likely to be the first recorded example of a toxic blue-green algal (cyanobacterial) bloom, according to environmental scientists at Flinders.
Environment
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America stands on the cusp of a new era in aviation that's dramatically cleaner, quieter, and even faster.
Engineering
Feb 19, 2016
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On Sept. 12, 1992, launch day of the STS-47 Spacelab-J mission on space shuttle Endeavour, NASA astronaut Mae Jemison waits as her suit technician, Sharon McDougle, performs a unpressurized and pressurized leak check on her ...
Space Exploration
Feb 19, 2016
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An international team including scientists at the University of St Andrews has unlocked the secret of one of the great events of Earth's evolution – the Cambrian explosion.
Archaeology
Feb 19, 2016
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The largest and best-preserved Bronze Age wheel in Britain has been uncovered at Must Farm, a site described as Peterborough's Pompeii. The wheel will extend our understanding of early technologies and transport systems.
Archaeology
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