Waves crashing on the equatorial seafloor generate centimeter-scale turbulence that is crucial for driving ocean circulation on a global scale, Stanford scientists say.
Earth Sciences
Feb 22, 2016
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A 90-million-year-old fossil fish, which has been on display at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas, turns out to be a new species. Research conducted by Kenshu Shimada, Ph.D., professor at DePaul University ...
Archaeology
Feb 22, 2016
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Mathematical models are used to predict just about everything from traffic and weather to plant metabolism and industrial biotechnology.
Mathematics
Feb 22, 2016
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Rochester Institute of Technology researchers continue exploring gravitational waves in a series of upcoming papers. Their reports follow the first direct detection of these waves, predicted by Albert Einstein's general theory ...
Astronomy
Feb 22, 2016
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NASA satellites provided data on Tropical Cyclone Winston before and after it made an historic landfall in eastern Fiji. The GPM, Suomi NPP and Aqua satellites provided forecasters with data that showed rainfall, strength ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 22, 2016
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The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill significantly altered microbial communities thriving near shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico, potentially changing these diverse ecosystems and degrading the historically and culturally ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 22, 2016
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Findings from one of the first comprehensive field studies by a collaborative team of researchers demonstrate the active layer microbiome of tundra soil was significantly altered after only 1.5 years of experimental warming—a ...
Environment
Feb 22, 2016
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When one atom first meets another, the precise nature of that interaction can determine much about what kinds of physical properties and behaviours will emerge.
Quantum Physics
Feb 22, 2016
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In a highly mobile society like the United States, people who relocate for work, school or simply to "wipe the slate clean" tend to jettison replaceable objects when they move.
Social Sciences
Feb 22, 2016
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Some colleges have called for the banning of Yik Yak, a social media application to which users centered around a geographic area can post anonymously. But University of Florida Health researchers have found that the decision ...
Security
Feb 22, 2016
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