The first paternity study of southern right whales has found a surprisingly high level of local breeding success for males, scientists say, which is good news for the overall genetic diversity of the species, but could create ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 22, 2012
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The seemingly countless recent discoveries and predictions of particle physics are spurred by increasingly sophisticated mathematical theories and predictions. European researchers made important contributions to descriptions ...
General Physics
Jun 22, 2012
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Facebook appears to have competition for teens' attention, and they're drifting to other social-media sites as evidence mounts that the growth of the world's largest social network is slowing.
Internet
Jun 22, 2012
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Technicians from Madrid City Council and a team of Pole and Spanish researchers have analysed the density and intensity of traffic on Madrid's M30 motorway (Spain) throughout the day. By applying mathematical algorithms, ...
Mathematics
Jun 22, 2012
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Minority college students who major in the STEM fields – science, technology, engineering and math – earn at least 25 percent more than their peers who study humanities or education, according to the results of ...
Social Sciences
Jun 22, 2012
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After 10 years of archaeological investigations, researchers have concluded that Stonehenge was built as a monument to unify the peoples of Britain, after a long period of conflict and regional difference between eastern ...
Archaeology
Jun 22, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- Although oceans and seas contain about 97% of Earth’s water, currently only a fraction of a percent of the world’s potable water supply comes from desalinated salt water. In order to increase our use ...
Picture walking up to the Dillard's counter, two shirts in one hand, smartphone in the other. There's no need to reach for your wallet, because all of the credit card information has been stored in your phone. One tap of ...
Telecom
Jun 22, 2012
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Plant Research International, part of Wageningen UR, has used its next generation sequencing DNA equipment to show that it is the Lettuce big vein associated virus (LBVaV) itself that causes necrotic symptoms in lettuce. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 22, 2012
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A team of researchers from Peking University in Beijing, China, and Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, has demonstrated that carbon nanotube-based integrated circuits can work under a supply voltage much lower than ...
Nanophysics
Jun 22, 2012
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