A first-of-its-kind study observed how oil droplets are formed and measured their size under high pressure. They further simulated how the atomized oil spewing from the Macondo well reached the ocean's surface during the ...
Environment
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Pipeline builder TransCanada announced Thursday it will not build a marine terminal at Cacouna, Quebec, saying increased tanker traffic in the region would have harmed a pod of beluga whales.
Environment
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Google said Thursday that malware infections on Android devices have been cut in half in the past year following security upgrades for the mobile platform.
Software
Apr 2, 2015
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Havana announced Thursday it wants "all Cubans" to be connected to the Internet by 2020, a goal the United States says will be difficult given the government's communications monopoly.
Internet
Apr 2, 2015
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The "information loss paradox" in black holes—a problem that has plagued physics for nearly 40 years—may not exist.
General Physics
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A joint South Korean and American research group has developed a scalable production method for a state of the art alloy for the use in solid state thermoelectric devices. This new alloy is nearly twice as efficient as existing ...
Condensed Matter
Apr 2, 2015
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A pair of images of a young star, made 18 years apart, has revealed a dramatic difference that is providing astronomers with a unique, "real-time" look at how massive stars develop in the earliest stages of their formation.
Astronomy
Apr 2, 2015
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Variations in the color of grapevine berries within the Pinot family result from naturally-occurring genetic mutations that selectively shut down the genes responsible for the synthesis of red pigments, called anthocyanins. ...
Biotechnology
Apr 2, 2015
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New research suggests that when brains are organized into modules they are better at learning new information without forgetting old knowledge. The findings—published this week in PLOS Computational Biology—not only shed ...
Computer Sciences
Apr 2, 2015
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Characteristics passed between generations are not decided solely by DNA, but can be brought about by other material in cells, new research shows.
Biotechnology
Apr 2, 2015
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