Rimu berry 'game changer' for Kakapo breeding
New research from Massey University on vitamin D could help bring New Zealand's endemic kākāpō back from the brink of extinction.
Ecology
Nov 2, 2015
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Rice anthropologist identifies extinct antelope species in India
A Rice anthropologist has identified a new species of extinct antelope that once roamed what is present-day India during the late ice age 10,000 and 100,000 years ago.
Archaeology
Nov 2, 2015
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Robots at the reporting desk
If you've checked out an online news site lately, there's a good chance at least one of the stories you've read was written by a robot. The Associated Press—the world's biggest news organization—churns out almost 5,000 ...
Robotics
Nov 2, 2015
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Image: Snowing in space?
The flurry of what looks like snow in this video is actually a barrage of energetic particles. This is what's known as a solar radiation storm, hitting an instrument onboard ESA/NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, ...
Space Exploration
Nov 2, 2015
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Image: Hubble captures DI Cha star system
Two stars shine through the center of a ring of cascading dust in this image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The star system is named DI Cha, and while only two stars are apparent, it is actually a quadruple ...
Astronomy
Nov 2, 2015
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Revealing the mysteries of the Maya script
EPFL researchers have come up with an algorithm to analyze Mayan writing. This project could one day contribute to translating this complex and still partially unknown language.
Archaeology
Nov 2, 2015
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Treetop leaves of tall trees store extra water
A research team led by Associate Professor Ishii Roaki and Doctoral Student Azuma Wakana from the Kobe University Graduate School of Agricultural Science has discovered that the water storage tissue that they recently found ...
Ecology
Nov 2, 2015
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Otago researchers to probe secrets of Ross Ice Shelf
A University of Otago-led research team is about to embark on an epic Antarctic research expedition as part of efforts to better understand how the Ross Ice Shelf (RIS) will respond to global warming.
Earth Sciences
Nov 2, 2015
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Power interruption innovation enhances electromagnetic switch
Researchers in Korea have overcome a 100-year old technological limitation by fabricating the world's first Mott device that reduces the size and enhances the performance of traditional electromagnetic switches and circuit ...
Engineering
Nov 2, 2015
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Preventing dental implant infections
One million dental implants are inserted every year in Germany, and often they need to be replaced due to issues such as tissue infections caused by bacteria. In the future, these infections will be prevented thanks to a ...
Bio & Medicine
Nov 2, 2015
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