NASA has received 58 proposals for science and exploration technology instruments to fly aboard the agency's next Mars rover in 2020, twice the usual number submitted for instrument competitions in the recent past, and an ...
Space Exploration
Jan 22, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Researchers report in a new study that several bird species – some of them relatively rare – are making extensive use of soybean fields in Illinois. The team found significantly more birds and a greater ...
Ecology
Jan 22, 2014
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(Phys.org) —A glacier was still in place in Scotland within the last 400 years - some 11,000 years less than previously thought - a scientist at the University of Dundee has discovered.
Earth Sciences
Jan 22, 2014
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Murdoch University scientists have emphasised the importance of groundwater in maintaining freshwater fish, as part of a recent study.
Ecology
Jan 22, 2014
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It is the bug that contaminates raw meat and the commonest cause of food poisoning. The Campylobacter jejuni bacteria is one of the reasons why we are told to make sure our meat, particularly chicken, is cooked properly. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 22, 2014
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A comet heading towards Earth threatens humanity's existence – that was the virtual scenario of this year's Zero Robotics tournament. Secondary-school students from across Europe controlled miniature satellites on the International ...
Space Exploration
Jan 22, 2014
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In the current issue of the Journal of the International Society for Microbial Ecology (ISME Journal, 20.1.2014) scientists from the University of Oldenburg and from the GFZ German Centre for Geosciences show that in deep, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 22, 2014
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(Phys.org) —The planet Venus is blanketed by high-level clouds. At visible wavelengths, individual cloud features are difficult to see, but observations made by instruments on ESA's Venus Express orbiter have revealed many ...
Space Exploration
Jan 22, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Rice University scientists have created a highly sensitive portable sensor to test the air for the most damaging greenhouse gases.
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 22, 2014
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Cloud computing company VMware says it is buying mobile computing company AirWatch for about $1.18 billion in cash.
Business
Jan 22, 2014
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