The Indian Canyon Fire in southwest South Dakota began as a dry lightning strike from passing storm on Saturday, July 16, 2016. Because of gusty winds the fire expanded quickly reaching 8,000 acres by Sunday morning and ...
Earth Sciences
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Working with colleagues from the ETH Zürich, scientists at the Helmholtz Zentrum München and the Technical University of Munich have developed software that allows observing cells for weeks while also measuring molecular ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 19, 2016
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The Alaska Wildland Fire Information site reports this about wildfire activity in the state as of July 15, 2016: "For the second day in a row, there were more than 40 new fires in Alaska, most of them burning in a limited ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 19, 2016
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Ship emissions adversely affect the health of inhabitants of coastal regions. This was the main finding of a study on the influence of ship engine emissions on macrophages in the lungs conducted by scientists of Helmholtz ...
Environment
Jul 19, 2016
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By the end of the most recent ice age 10,000 years ago, a huge ice sheet melted in North America, in the same way that the ice in Greenland is melting today. Its meltwater had a massive impact on the climate in northwest ...
Earth Sciences
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NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Arizona on July 16 and captured a visible image of smoke from the Fuller Fire.
Earth Sciences
Jul 19, 2016
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The world-leading nanoelectronics research center imec and Holst Centre (set up by imec and TNO) announced that they have collaborated with Nihon Kohden, a Japanese manufacturer, developer and distributor of medical electronic ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Jul 19, 2016
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China's first space station, Tiangong-1, has hit the headlines after satellite trackers suggested it might be out of control and about to crash to Earth – potentially into a populated area.
Space Exploration
Jul 19, 2016
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A computerised system is being used for the first time in the 2016 election count for all Senate ballot papers to capture voters' preferences.
Social Sciences
Jul 19, 2016
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When a monster beetle arrived in Hawaii and began chomping down palm trees, students with Wichita State University's Bug Lab took action.
Ecology
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