Our universe came to life nearly 14 billion years ago in the Big Bang—a tremendously energetic fireball from which the cosmos has been expanding ever since. Today, space is filled with hundreds of billions of galaxies, ...
Astronomy
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(Phys.org)—A team of researchers affiliated with the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke in Maryland and the University of Pennsylvania, has found that eye size might have more to do with neurological ...
Scientists at the University of Bristol have developed a new kind of bio-ink, which could eventually allow the production of complex tissues for surgical implants.
Biochemistry
Jun 23, 2016
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The pancaked leftovers of a SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage from last week's successful commercial launch but hard landing at sea, pulled silently and without fanfare into its home port over the weekend – thereby ending a string ...
Space Exploration
Jun 23, 2016
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Imagine that you have just lost your husband. Your husband's family take you to the local river, take out your nose ring (given to you in marriage), wash off the red tika from between your eyes, throw your red beaded necklace ...
Social Sciences
Jun 23, 2016
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Autonomous shuttles will make history in Switzerland today when they begin carrying passengers in the historical district of Sion, the largest city in the Canton of Valais. Two vehicles will wend their way along the edge ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jun 23, 2016
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The field of Systems biology is of great importance for a deeper understanding of the processes of life. But adequate education is missing, or differ too much in different places. A new strategy for interdisciplinary education ...
Social Sciences
Jun 23, 2016
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We've learned a lot about the effects on the human body of going into space by studying astronauts such as British astronaut Tim Peake, who has recently returned to Earth. Muscles wither, bones become lighter just as they ...
Space Exploration
Jun 23, 2016
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Traditionally, the evolutionary development of an insect species has been explained by the notion that the female insect chooses her male partner based on size and other factors, so-called assortative mating. These mating ...
Evolution
Jun 23, 2016
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The world's largest single-dish radio telescope, FAST (the Five hundred metre Aperture Spherical Telescope), is rapidly taking shape in China.
Astronomy
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