In 1935, at the height of the Dust Bowl, a team of researchers from the Kansas Board of Health set out to understand the impact of dust on human health. In areas impacted by dust storms, the researchers documented an increase ...
Environment
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A new genetic analysis of Southern Resident killer whales found that two male whales fathered more than half of the calves born since 1990 that scientists have samples from, a sign of inbreeding in the small killer whale ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 24, 2018
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The pin mold fungus Phycomyces blakesleeanus forms a dense forest of vertically growing fruiting bodies, but how does it know which way is "up"? New research publishing 24 April in the open access journal PLOS Biology, from ...
Biotechnology
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Facebook has revealed for the first time just what, exactly, is banned on its service in a new Community Standards document released on Tuesday. It's an updated version of the internal rules the company has used to determine ...
Internet
Apr 24, 2018
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Tropical Cyclone Fakir was southeast of La Reunion Island in the Southern Indian Ocean when NASA's Aqua satellite passed overhead in space. Visible imagery from Aqua showed that wind shear was affecting Fakir.
Earth Sciences
Apr 24, 2018
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Readers might nod along or roll their eyes at a newspaper opinion piece, but a new study provides evidence that op-ed columns are an effective means for changing people's minds about the issues of the day.
Social Sciences
Apr 24, 2018
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Researchers in Australia have developed a model to help build plant communities that are more resilient to climate change.
Ecology
Apr 24, 2018
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What does NASA's future look like? Will the next-generation telescope investigate the first black holes in the distant universe or will it look for life on an Earth-like planet light-years away? As in past decades, the agency ...
Space Exploration
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Astronomers are beginning to understand what happens when black holes get the urge to roam the Milky Way.
Astronomy
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Most of us know that our biological sex is decided by the pairing of X and Y chromosomes during conception.
Ecology
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