Research reveals that large areas of 'degraded' forest in Southeast Asia can play an important role in conserving mammal diversity.
Environment
Aug 22, 2016
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Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have invented a new flexible smart window material that, when incorporated into windows, sunroofs, or even curved glass surfaces, will ...
Condensed Matter
Aug 22, 2016
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How do you boil water? Eschewing the traditional kettle and flame, MIT engineers have invented a bubble-wrapped, sponge-like device that soaks up natural sunlight and heats water to boiling temperatures, generating steam ...
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 22, 2016
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Microsporidia cause diarrhea, an illness called microsporidiosis and even death in immune-compromised individuals.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 22, 2016
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What happens to hibernating or torpid animals when a bushfire rages? Are they able to sense danger and wake up from their energy-saving sleep to move to safety? Yes, says Julia Nowack of the University of New England in Australia, ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 22, 2016
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Seagulls are the bane of many city dwellers' lives. From snatching sandwiches, to tearing up rubbish bags, for many they are far worse than traditionally unpopular pigeons or rats. The issue of gulls in cities is an interesting ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 22, 2016
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Germany's opposition Green party unveiled Monday a 10-point plan to end electricity generation from coal within 20 years, a key plank of its campaign heading into next year's general elections.
Environment
Aug 22, 2016
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Fresh understanding of West Antarctica has revealed how the region's ice sheet could become unstable in a warming world.
Earth Sciences
Aug 22, 2016
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In a tiny quantum prison, electrons behave quite differently as compared to their counterparts in free space. They can only occupy discrete energy levels, much like the electrons in an atom - for this reason, such electron ...
Nanophysics
Aug 22, 2016
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It's mid-August and east of Los Angeles, the Blue Cut fire is burning through the mountains of San Bernardino, California. So far it's blackened 30,000 acres and forced more than 80,000 people to evacuate their homes. Several ...
Environment
Aug 22, 2016
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