Study to examine welfare aspects of cat containment
The first study of its kind will assess the impact that electronic containment systems may have on cat welfare.
Plants & Animals
Apr 23, 2014
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Migrating to the Mediterranean makes Britons unhappier, says research
Migrating to the Mediterranean in search of a better lifestyle makes people unhappier than if they stayed at home, the British Sociological Association's annual conference in Leeds heard today [Wednesday 23 April].
Social Sciences
Apr 23, 2014
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A star's early chemistry shapes life-friendly atmospheres
Born in a disc of gas and rubble, planets eventually come together as larger and larger pieces of dust and rock stick together. They may be hundreds of light-years away from us, but astronomers can nevertheless watch these ...
Astronomy
Apr 23, 2014
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Video evidence of 26 atom-bomb-scale asteroid impacts since 2000
At a press conference on Tuesday at the Museum of Flight, three prominent astronauts supporting the B612 Foundation presented a visualization of new data showing the surprising frequency at which the Earth is hit by asteroids. ...
Space Exploration
Apr 23, 2014
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IBM Watson Group to transform the consumer shopping experience
Imagine having access to your own personal shopping assistant anytime, anywhere. Thanks to a partnership between IBM and Fluid Inc., the ultimate shopping advisor, powered by Watson, is poised to transform the consumer shopping ...
Computer Sciences
Apr 23, 2014
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Steering chemical reactions with laser pulses
With ultra-short laser pulses, chemical reactions can be controlled at the Vienna University of Technology. Electrons have little mass and are therefore influenced by the laser, whereas the atomic nuclei are much heavier ...
General Physics
Apr 23, 2014
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Personality determines whether tarantulas copulate with males or cannibalize them
Sexual cannibalism in spiders – the attack and consumption of males by females before or after copulation – is very widespread. A new investigation analyses the reason behind such extreme behaviour, at times even before ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 23, 2014
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Micro-scale technique helps preserve rock art legacy
An interdisciplinary team has used a new technique known as plasma oxidation to produce radio carbon dates for paint fragments as small as 10 micrograms in width.
Archaeology
Apr 23, 2014
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Remote surveillance may increase chance of survival for 'uncontacted' Brazilian tribes
Lowland South America, including the Amazon Basin, harbors most of the last indigenous societies that have limited contact with the outside world. Studying these tribes, located deep within Amazonian rainforests, gives scientists ...
Environment
Apr 23, 2014
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WhatsApp says it now has half billion users
WhatsApp now has 500 million regular, active users around the world, the free mobile messaging service being acquired by Facebook said.
Business
Apr 23, 2014
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