Once plentiful, northeastern bats now threatened by mysterious white-nose syndrome
For summer visitors at Shaver's Creek Environmental Center, the show started at dusk.
Ecology
Nov 2, 2015
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School testing a mixed bag, study says
The efforts to put pressure on Texas schools during the 1990s to raise test scores improved some students' life chances and but hindered those of others. According to a new study that probed students' long-term outcomes, ...
Social Sciences
Nov 2, 2015
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Data analytics on driving behavior help users improve safety and lower insurance rates
Are you a safe driver? According to MIT alumnus Brad Cordova SM '13, co-founder of driving-data-analytics startup Censio, you'll probably answer "yes," but the real answer may be "no."
Software
Nov 2, 2015
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New imaging technology is advance for medical diagnostics, research
A team of researchers has demonstrated a new type of imaging system that reveals the chemical composition of living tissue for medical diagnostics and cellular studies.
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 2, 2015
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World's first oncology lab-in-a-briefcase
Academics at Loughborough University hope to boost early detection rates of cancer in developing countries with their portable lab-in-a-briefcase that can operate even at high temperatures.
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 2, 2015
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Key properties of methane hydrates found in permafrost and on the continental shelf illuminated
Methane hydrates are a kind of ice that contains methane, and that form at certain depths under the sea or buried in permafrost. They can also form in pipelines that transport oil and gas, leading to clogging. Yet methane ...
Materials Science
Nov 2, 2015
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India's choked capital fails to collect new 'pollution toll'
New Delhi has failed to collect a new "pollution toll" from trucks entering the city, officials said Monday, just one day after the levy was introduced to improve air quality in the choked city.
Environment
Nov 2, 2015
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Bugs collected on rooftop for 18 years reveal climate change effects
A volunteer registration of insects for 18 consecutive years on the Copenhagen roof of the Natural History Museum of Denmark has revealed local insect community turnover due to climate change. The research suggests a pattern ...
Ecology
Nov 2, 2015
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First evaluation of new fingerprinting methods for ivory
Scientists from King's College London and University College London have collaborated with imaging and fingerprint experts from the Metropolitan Police to validate the use of new techniques for retrieving fingerprints from ...
Ecology
Nov 2, 2015
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Chinese support on climate change 'essential,' Hollande says
French President Francois Hollande said on Monday that Chinese support was "essential" to reaching an effective deal at the forthcoming climate change conference in Paris, as he began a visit to the Asian giant.
Environment
Nov 2, 2015
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