NCAA athletes need more coaching on academics and career options
NCAA athletes need more coaching on the long odds of playing professionally and the importance of academics to their future success.
Social Sciences
Feb 24, 2016
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Refined interview technique can reveal plans of terror: How to get answers without asking questions
An interview technique for eliciting intelligence without asking questions has in a series of experiments proven to work very well. The idea dates back to the renowned WWII interrogator Hanns Scharff, but has now—for the ...
Social Sciences
Feb 24, 2016
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Conservatives prefer using nouns, new research finds
New transatlantic research led by a psychologist at the University of Kent suggests conservatives prefer using nouns.
Social Sciences
Feb 24, 2016
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Wastewater treatment plants significant source of microplastics in rivers
Millions of tiny pieces of plastic are escaping wastewater treatment plant filters and winding up in rivers where they could potentially contaminate drinking water supplies and enter the food system, according to new research ...
Environment
Feb 24, 2016
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Simpler technique yields antibodies to a range of infectious agents
Researchers hope to develop vaccines, therapeutics and new diagnostic tests for a broad range of diseases. To accomplish this, they will need to gain a much better understanding of a critical class of biological components. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 24, 2016
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Calculating the growth of eucalyptus plantations from the cloud
A new free application hosted in the cloud estimates the production of eucalyptus plantations in Galicia and the Cantabrian coast (Spain). The tool, named EucaTool, was developed by forestry engineers from the University ...
Environment
Feb 24, 2016
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Innovative device traces chemicals affecting human and environmental health
Every hour, a multitude of chemicals complete their use life in homes, agricultural fields and industries and flood into the environment. The ultimate fate of these compounds is often poorly understood, as are the risks they ...
Environment
Feb 24, 2016
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The castaway: New monitor lizard fills top-order predator role on remote Pacific island
Separated by several hundred kilometres from its next of kin, a new species of blue-tailed monitor lizard unique to the remote Mussau Island has been described. Unknown to science until recently and formally termed the "isolated", ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 24, 2016
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'Uncharted 4' creators plot Nathan Drake's last hurrah
The creators of "Uncharted 4"—much like cliff-diving, treasure-hunting series protagonist Nathan Drake—aren't afraid to take a few risks.
Software
Feb 24, 2016
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The key to mass-producing nanomaterials
Nanoparticles - tiny particles 100,000 times smaller than the width of a strand of hair - can be found in everything from drug delivery formulations to pollution controls on cars to HD TV sets. With special properties derived ...
Nanomaterials
Feb 24, 2016
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