Have you have seen ants this year? In Britain, they were probably black garden ants, known as Lasius niger—Europe's most common ant. One of somewhere between 12,000 and 20,000 species, they are the scourge of gardeners—but ...
Plants & Animals
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An Ariane 5 has delivered the T-16 and Eutelsat-7C telecom satellites into their planned orbits.
Space Exploration
Jun 21, 2019
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Science for the benefit of space exploration does not only happen off planet. While some studies require the weightless isolation of the International Space Station, another location provides the right conditions for investigating ...
Space Exploration
Jun 21, 2019
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Researchers at the University of Chicago published a novel technique for improving the reliability of quantum computers by accessing higher energy levels than traditionally considered. Most prior work in quantum computation ...
Quantum Physics
Jun 21, 2019
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In many materials, electrical resistance and voltage change in the presence of a magnetic field, usually varying smoothly as the magnetic field rotates. This simple magnetic response underlies many applications including ...
General Physics
Jun 21, 2019
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Professor of Chemistry Craig Teague and his students have discovered that the by-products of soft drinks could help reduce global warming.
Materials Science
Jun 21, 2019
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NASA has selected three finalists among a dozen concepts for future small satellites. The finalists include a 2022 robotic mission to study two asteroid systems, twin spacecraft to study the effects of energetic particles ...
Space Exploration
Jun 21, 2019
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In this image, taken on June 13, 2019, engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, install the starboard legs and wheels—otherwise known as the mobility suspension—on the Mars 2020 rover. They ...
Space Exploration
Jun 21, 2019
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For the first time, an international research team led by the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS) has investigated atmospheric ice-nucleating particles (INPs) in ice cores, which can provide insights on the ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 21, 2019
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The cumulative stresses caused by historic earthquakes could provide some explanation as to why and where they occur, according to new research.
Earth Sciences
Jun 21, 2019
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