NASA finds Tropical Cyclone Wutip organizing
Tropical Depression 02W has organized and strengthened into a tropical storm.
Environment
Feb 20, 2019
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Thermally-painted metasurfaces yield perfect light absorbers for high-tech applications
Researchers have discovered that the ancient technique of heating metal to create vibrant colors creates a nanostructured surface that acts as a perfect light absorber. Perfect light absorbers—materials that absorb more ...
Nanomaterials
Feb 20, 2019
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Researchers discover a flipping crab feeding on methane seeps
Researchers have documented a group of tanner crabs vigorously feeding at a methane seep on the seafloor off British Columbia—one of the first times a commercially harvested species has been seen using this energy source.
Plants & Animals
Feb 20, 2019
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NASA-NOAA satellite looks at large-eyed Tropical Cyclone Oma
Tropical Cyclone Oma is a large hurricane with a big eye. The storm appeared well-organized on satellite imagery as it moved through the Southern Pacific Ocean.
Environment
Feb 20, 2019
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Massive database traces mammal organ development, cell by single cell
The very early days of growth, long before we are born, are a time of incredible development. In a relatively short period of time, we and other mammals create our bodies' dozens of different organs from a few thin layers ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 20, 2019
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Establishing the molecular blueprint of early embryo development
A team of biologists, physicists and mathematical modellers in Cambridge have studied the genetic activity of over 100,000 embryonic cells to establish the molecular blueprint of mouse early embryo development. This new research ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 20, 2019
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Correlated nucleons may solve 35-year-old mystery
A careful re-analysis of data taken at the Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has revealed a possible link between correlated protons and neutrons in the nucleus and a 35-year-old mystery. ...
General Physics
Feb 20, 2019
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Nepal social media bill sparks freedom of speech concerns
Nepal's government on Wednesday tabled draft legislation that would impose harsh penalties for "improper" social media posts, igniting concerns it could be used to suppress freedom of speech and stifle dissent.
Internet
Feb 20, 2019
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Ingredients for water could be made on surface of moon, a chemical factory
When a stream of charged particles known as the solar wind careens onto the Moon's surface at 450 kilometers per second (or nearly 1 million miles per hour), they enrich the Moon's surface in ingredients that could make water, ...
Space Exploration
Feb 20, 2019
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Scientists identify genetic mechanism involved in how females inherit traits
As many know, females have two X chromosome while males have one X and one Y chromosome.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 20, 2019
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