The movement of gas inside a star causes seismic waves which in turn cause irregularities on the star's surface. These 'earthquakes' (or pulsations) produce periodic variations in the brightness of a star, and the study of ...
Astronomy
Dec 2, 2015
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What if the order in which you performed addition mattered, and the sum of '2 + 3 + 4' gave you a different answer to the sum of '4 + 3 + 2'?
Biotechnology
Dec 2, 2015
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Chemical triggers that make plants defend themselves against insects could replace pesticides, causing less damage to the environment. New research published in Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters identifies five chemicals ...
Biochemistry
Dec 2, 2015
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(Phys.org)—Physicists have built a nanowire cage that blocks one or more wavelengths of light from either entering or escaping, yet allows liquids and gases to pass through the small gaps between the nanowires. The "optical ...
Understanding how religion informs our attitudes and views on the environment and climate change is a complicated proposition. However, in light of this week's COP21 talks in Paris, it as an interesting and necessary topic ...
Social Sciences
Dec 2, 2015
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(Phys.org)—A team of researchers with members from the Netherlands, Australia, and the U.K. has developed a new way to build an extremely sensitive magnetic sensor. As they describe in their paper published in the journal ...
The ABC is reporting that there has been a "massive" breach of computer systems at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM). The hack of computer systems at the BOM is believed to have originated from China and the ABC ...
Security
Dec 2, 2015
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Digital X-ray systems have become a vital part of health care. The analog X-ray film of the past has been replaced by digital flat panel detectors. Today's detectors are sensitive but quite expensive and have limited resolution. ...
Optics & Photonics
Dec 2, 2015
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India's environmental court slammed the Delhi government on Wednesday for failing to improve its notoriously toxic air, as the capital spent another day blanketed in grey smog.
Environment
Dec 2, 2015
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We know that climate change is driving changes in the world's oceans. Currents are shifting, temperatures are climbing and the availability and dynamics of nutrient upwelling is changing.
Ecology
Dec 2, 2015
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