Sweep wood ash from fireplace to garden
As you clean the fireplace, do your plants a favor and sprinkle the ashes in the garden instead of throwing them in the garbage.
Environment
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Computers may help K-8 math teachers understand students' thought processes
Cornell CIS researchers are working on computer software that may help K-8 math teachers with grading math assignments. Researchers will present their research at the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, April ...
Social Sciences
Mar 19, 2018
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Study suggests helium plays a 'nanny' role in forming stable chemical compounds under high pressure
Helium, the second lightest element in the universe, has a variety of uses, from keeping balloons afloat to cooling superconducting magnets.
Materials Science
Mar 19, 2018
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New model reveals forgotten influencers and 'sleeping beauties' of science
For centuries, scientists and scholars have measured the influence of individuals and discoveries through citations, a crude statistic subject to biases, politics and other distortions. A new paper led by the Knowledge Lab ...
Social Sciences
Mar 19, 2018
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Image: Rose-colored Jupiter
This image captures a close-up view of a storm with bright cloud tops in the northern hemisphere of Jupiter.
Space Exploration
Mar 19, 2018
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Researchers create tool to improve geographic projections in atmospheric modeling
Open-source code developed by a Penn State graduate could improve weather forecasting and a range of other research endeavors that rely on pairing atmospheric models with satellite imagery.
Earth Sciences
Mar 19, 2018
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Researcher develops interactive map which shows how the Irish potato famine transformed ireland
A researcher from Queen's University Belfast has developed an interactive map of the island of Ireland which shows the impact the Great Irish Famine had on the population during the nineteenth century.
Biotechnology
Mar 19, 2018
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Scientists detect radio echoes of a black hole feeding on a star
On Nov. 11, 2014, a global network of telescopes picked up signals from 300 million light years away that were created by a tidal disruption flare—an explosion of electromagnetic energy that occurs when a black hole rips ...
Astronomy
Mar 19, 2018
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Researchers add 700 years to Malta's history
Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have discovered that the first people to inhabit Malta arrived 700 years earlier than history books indicate.
Archaeology
Mar 19, 2018
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High quality graphene from nickel
A study published in Science reports the catalytic action of nickel in the growth of graphene sheets. The research, carried out by Iom-Cnr and the University of Trieste, provides new strategies to improve the industrial production ...
Nanomaterials
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