Surprising findings from research on saiga die-off
Last year, approximately 200,000 saiga antelopes died very suddenly across central Kazakhstan without obvious cause.
Ecology
Apr 25, 2016
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There be dragons? Creatures you might find on a real journey to the centre of the Earth
Who knows what wonders may lie beneath our feet. Herds of prehistoric creatures in deep subterranean caverns were described in Jules Verne's novel Journey to The Centre of The Earth. And when 17th century scientists discovered ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 25, 2016
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How game theory can lead to energy efficient solutions
EU researchers have applied game theory in order to develop new ways of efficiently controlling complex systems such as heating and power.
Mathematics
Apr 25, 2016
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Italian scientists detect chemical anomalies in a low-mass globular cluster
(Phys.org)—Globular clusters have for a long time been considered as formed of stars with similar initial chemical composition, but recently, increasing evidence has emerged regarding their more complex nature. On Apr. ...
Ultrafast photoelectron imaging grasps competition in molecular autoionization
Using time, energy and angular-resolved photoelectron imaging, a team of researchers from the Max Born Institute in Berlin, in collaboration with colleagues from Milan and Padova, has been able to make snapshots of coupled ...
General Physics
Apr 25, 2016
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Hundred-meter long solar platforms that remain steady and stable in rough sea weather
Solar panels require a lot of space, so why not use the space which is abundant in large bodies of water to produce environmentally-friendly electricity? The main obstacle to this is waves, which endanger large floating installations ...
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 25, 2016
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Fighting against counterfeit medicine
Around the world, especially in developing nations, counterfeit medicines are a real problem. Until now, in many countries there hasn't been a standard protocol to conduct investigations and pursue prosecution.
Other
Apr 25, 2016
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UK researchers one step closer to understanding regeneration in mammals
A long-standing question in biology is why humans have poor regenerative ability compared to other vertebrates? While tissue injury normally causes us to produce scar tissue, why can't we regenerate an entire digit or piece ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 25, 2016
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Measuring river surface flow with image analysis
Fujita Ichiro, a Professor at the Graduate School of Engineering in Kobe University, has developed a piece of software that can measure the flow rate of rivers using image analysis. The software is called KU-STIV (Kobe University ...
Engineering
Apr 25, 2016
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Study reveals how cholera's two chromosomes communicate to coordinate replication
(Phys.org)—A team of researchers from France and Denmark, working at Institut Pasteur, in Paris has found the mechanism that is involved that allows dual chromosomes in Vibrio cholerae cells to split at the same time as ...
