Skateboarding today is a global phenomenon, with around 50m riders and thousands of skate parks worldwide – it will even feature as a sport in the 2020 Olympic Games. From the full on testosterone of Thrasher skateboard ...
Social Sciences
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As cities get bigger and cover more land, the need to make space for wildlife – including insects – in urban areas has become more pressing. Research has shown that cites may not be such a bad place for pollinating insects ...
Ecology
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One month before the 2016 U.S. presidential election, an "Access Hollywood" recording of Donald Trump was released in which he was heard lewdly talking about women. The then-candidate and his campaign apologized and dismissed ...
Internet
Feb 20, 2019
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ESA's proposed Hera mission will already visit two asteroids: the Didymos binary pair. The Hera team hopes to boost that number by performing a flyby of another asteroid during the mission's three-year flight.
Space Exploration
Feb 20, 2019
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Carbon dioxide is a troublemaker. So it's a good idea to remove it from powerplant emissions—and it may have an extra economic benefit.
Materials Science
Feb 20, 2019
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Scientists from the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH) have published a paper in the International Journal of Paleopathology that describes the first case of a congenital pathology in vertebrae ...
Archaeology
Feb 20, 2019
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When you think of a "gamer," you might imagine the stereotype of teenagers or thirtysomething guys intensely playing Xbox or Playstation for hours at a time.
Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 20, 2019
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Ph.D. candidate Cecilia Bottecchia was one of the first to succeed in converting amino acids, which can be used for medication, with the help of visible light. This is more sustainable than conventional methods, in which ...
Materials Science
Feb 20, 2019
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Your brain is made up of billions of neurons connected by trillions of synapses. And how they're arranged gives rise to the brain's functionality and to your personality. That's why scientists in Switzerland recently produced ...
Mathematics
Feb 20, 2019
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Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia are a growing burden on society and a leading cause of death among the elderly. There is no cure.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 20, 2019
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