Attack on white fringetree by emerald ash borer likely to be widespread
Emerald ash borer is an invasive green beetle laying waste to ash trees in the United States and Canada.
Ecology
Jul 22, 2015
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World mayors sign pact to fight climate change
Mayors from around the world have signed a declaration with Pope Francis stating that man-made climate change is real and humanity has a moral imperative to take action.
Environment
Jul 22, 2015
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Sandia's new vibration table promises different ways of testing
It took decades for technology to catch up with the math David Smallwood worked out to control vibration table shakers.
Engineering
Jul 22, 2015
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Image: Heat testing on Mercury-bound antenna
The antenna that will connect Europe's BepiColombo with Earth is being tested for the extreme conditions it must endure orbiting Mercury.
Space Exploration
Jul 22, 2015
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Rising seas could drown turtle eggs, according to new research
Immersion in seawater kills sea turtle eggs, suggesting that sea turtles are increasingly at risk from rising seas, according to research published today in Royal Society Open Science.
Ecology
Jul 22, 2015
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A guide to observing the moons of the solar system
Like splitting double stars, hunting for the faint lesser known moons of the solar system offers a supreme challenge for the visual observer.
Space Exploration
Jul 22, 2015
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History is the key to making sense of nuclear weapons
In the early days of his first term, US president Barack Obama gave a speech in Prague in which he called for a world without nuclear weapons. His argument was based on a risk assessment:
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 22, 2015
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Citizen science documents species in southern California
This June, I walked the wilds of Los Angeles looking for lizards. And snakes. And turtles. And because I was finally looking for them, I also began seeing them—and isn't that a basic truth of life as well as citizen science?
Plants & Animals
Jul 22, 2015
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Greenland's undercut glaciers melting faster than thought
Greenland's glaciers flowing into the ocean are grounded deeper below sea level than previously measured, allowing intruding ocean water to badly undercut the glacier faces. That process will raise sea levels around the world ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 22, 2015
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What is the best solution to universalize 30 Mbps broadband?
Researchers from the Group of Information Technology and Communications at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid have carried out a techno-economic assessment to define the most cost-efficient technology to supply 30 Megabit ...
Telecom
Jul 22, 2015
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