Chimpanzees adapt their behaviour to match the group, just as humans do, according to new research led by the University of St Andrews.
Plants & Animals
Jun 20, 2017
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Skeletal evidence shows that, hundreds of years after the Roman Republic conquered most of the Mediterranean world, coastal communities in what is now south and central Italy still bore distinct physical differences to one ...
Archaeology
Jun 20, 2017
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High-strength, lightweight steels can finally be processed on an industrial scale, thanks to a breakthrough in controlling undesired brittle stages from production, by WMG, University of Warwick.
Materials Science
Jun 20, 2017
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Land clearing is accelerating across eastern Australia, despite our new research providing a clear warning of its impacts on the Great Barrier Reef, regional and global climate, and threatened native wildlife.
Environment
Jun 20, 2017
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(Phys.org)—Astronomers have identified another rare example of an extreme helium star. The star, designated GALEX J184559.8−413827 (or J1845−4138 for short), was initially classified as a faint helium-rich "hot subdwarf," ...
A team of scientists from the VIB lab of Han Remaut (VIB-VUB) and the lab of Yves Dufrêne at UCL Louvain-La-Neuve collaborated on a study of functional amyloids –protein aggregates with the typical amyloid structure that ...
Biochemistry
Jun 20, 2017
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A user-friendly switch for controlling room temperature, the thermostat is a classic example of the kind of tools engineers build.
Biotechnology
Jun 20, 2017
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When there is a rapid growth in any of the crypto-currencies and assets such as Bitcoin, Ether, Zcash and others, many will call it out as a bubble. Indeed, on a relatively short time scale it clearly looks like a bubble.
Internet
Jun 20, 2017
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This year's Victorian state budget included a A$1.9 billion package to tackle family violence. Part of this was a statewide Personal Safety Initiative, which expands a trial of installing technology – such as CCTV, personal ...
Other
Jun 20, 2017
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Fossil fuels have long been subsidized by tax policies, such as the oil depletion allowance, and by infrastructure construction, such as the interstate highway system. In light of these long-standing subsidies, it's always ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 20, 2017
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