By following honeyguides, a species of bird, people in Africa are able to locate bees' nests to harvest honey. Research now reveals that humans use special calls to solicit the help of honeyguides and that honeyguides actively ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 21, 2016
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Even though American consumers throw away about 80 billion pounds of food a year, only about half are aware that food waste is a problem. Even more, researchers have identified that most people perceive benefits to throwing ...
Social Sciences
Jul 21, 2016
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Groundbreaking research on global water supply co-authored by Colorado School of Mines Hydrology Professor Reed Maxwell and alumna Laura Condon, now assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Syracuse University, ...
Environment
Jul 21, 2016
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Adapting an old trick used for centuries by both metalsmiths and pastry makers, a team of researchers at MIT has found a way to efficiently create composite materials containing hundreds of layers that are just atoms thick ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 21, 2016
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Facebook announced Thursday it had completed its first successful test of its solar-powered Aquila drone, being develop to deliver internet service to remote areas of the world.
Internet
Jul 21, 2016
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Sandia National Laboratories and a commercial firm have designed a drilling tool that will withstand the heat of geothermal drilling.
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 21, 2016
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Prometheus, the mythological Greek heroic deity, has been given a namesake in a new species of tiny rain frog, discovered in southwestern Ecuador. The name was chosen by the international team of scientists, led by Dr Paul ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 21, 2016
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NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is now selecting rock targets for its laser spectrometer—the first time autonomous target selection is available for an instrument of this kind on any robotic planetary mission.
Space Exploration
Jul 21, 2016
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Discovered by scientists using the manned submersible Curasub in the deep-reef waters of the Caribbean island of Curaçao, a new scorpionfish species is the latest one captured with the help of the sub's two robotic arms.
Plants & Animals
Jul 21, 2016
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A Russian man and an Uzbek woman were arrested at beach resorts in Thailand and accused of stealing more than $28.5 million by planting malware on the victims' computers and depleting bank accounts in the United States and ...
Security
Jul 21, 2016
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