Scientists discover three new gorgeous species of the wafer trapdoor genus Fufius – F. minusculus, F. jalapensis, and F. candango. The discovery of the three new species, published in the open access journal ZooKeys, paves ...
Plants & Animals
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For many decades, researchers thought the closest relatives of papaya were certain trees from the Andes, the so-called highland papayas. A study employing DNA sequences from all species of the papaya family instead revealed ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 20, 2013
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Soaring over a dense canopy of trees, a flying, insect-like robot developed by Wake Forest researchers will give an unprecedented look at Peru's tropical cloud forest, one of the world's most biodiverse ecosystems.
Environment
Nov 20, 2013
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Transcription factor (TF) proteins switch particular genes on and off by homing in on specific sequences of nucleotides scattered throughout the genome. In some cases, this regulation is a team effort, where pairs of TFs—or ...
Biotechnology
Nov 20, 2013
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Calcium carbide (CaC2) is a simple molecule used worldwide to produce industrial-scale quantities of the fuel known as acetylene gas (see image). Chemists have found ways to generate CaC2 from sustainable biomass resources, ...
Materials Science
Nov 20, 2013
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Argonne grew a fine crop of solar panels last summer. The lab built a 95-kilowatt solar farm onsite, which powers the laboratory's emergency operations center and saves about $9,400 and 94 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions ...
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 20, 2013
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Maximizing returns on financial investments depends on accurately understanding and effectively accounting for weather and climate risks, according to a new study by the American Meteorological Society (AMS) Policy Program.
Mathematics
Nov 20, 2013
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A new technique that allows curved surfaces to appear flat to electromagnetic waves has been developed by scientists at Queen Mary University of London.
Condensed Matter
Nov 20, 2013
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Every day, the human body produces new cells to regenerate tissues and repair those that have suffered injury. Each time this happens, the cells make copies of their DNA that they will pass on to the resulting daughter cells. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 20, 2013
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An international team of researchers has synthesized a new material that stores an unusually large amount of hydrogen. Performing high-pressure X-ray studies at DESY's PETRA III and other light sources, the scientists detected ...
Materials Science
Nov 20, 2013
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