An extremely rare phenomenon known as fairy circles—a concept more at home in the pages of fantasy books—have sprung into the vast, arid expanse of the modern day Pilbara.
Plants & Animals
Apr 20, 2016
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How do you watch television? Perhaps you move from a traditional cable or satellite broadcast to a streaming service on your PC, tablet or phone? Or maybe you like to 'multi-task' during TV time, checking the news on your ...
Software
Apr 20, 2016
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The similarities between orangutans and humans, and the argument that primates should be given their own form of human rights, will be put under the microscope in a presentation at The Australian National University (ANU).
Plants & Animals
Apr 20, 2016
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Sediment builds up in reservoir water and can prevent dams from operating properly. EPFL researchers have come up with a method of keeping sediment in suspension and allowing it be flushed out.
Engineering
Apr 20, 2016
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The Internet of Things (IoT) describes devices and applications that gather and distribute data for everyday life. Sensor devices and processes that will underpin the IoT need to be small, versatile and energy efficient. ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Apr 20, 2016
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A low-temperature method to produce films based on silicon and nitrogen, which can be used to channel light in devices, has been developed by A*STAR researchers.
Materials Science
Apr 20, 2016
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Imagine combing through thousands of mugshots desperately looking for a match. If time is of the essence, the faster you can do this, the better. A*STAR researchers have developed a framework that could help computers learn ...
Computer Sciences
Apr 20, 2016
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The work of University of Adelaide researcher Dr Kieren Mitchell is shedding new light on the evolution of what are believed to be the largest bears that ever walked the Earth.
Evolution
Apr 20, 2016
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Humans are crawling with microorganisms – indeed, each of us has our own unique microbial ecosystem, otherwise known as a "microbiome". Microorganisms are the smallest forms of life, and the human microbiome includes bacteria, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 20, 2016
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Deforestation is necessary to feed the growing global population – this is a common believe that has now been disproved by researchers of the Institute of Social Ecology, Vienna. In a study published in Nature Communications ...
Environment
Apr 20, 2016
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