Iridescence is a form of structural colour which uses regular repeating nanostructures to reflect light at slightly different angles, causing a colour-change effect.
Plants & Animals
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Oman said Friday that Cyclone Mekunu, which has wreaked havoc in the Yemeni island of Socotra, has intensified into category 2 as it approaches the southern part of the sultanate.
Environment
May 25, 2018
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As a young Austrian law student, Max Schrems took on Facebook and won, and seven years ago he was already raising the alarm over the flaw Cambridge Analytica allegedly exploited to obtain the data of millions of users for ...
Internet
May 25, 2018
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Facebook and other social media companies can be compelled to give criminal defendants preparing for trial user content that is already public, California's highest court ruled Thursday.
Internet
May 25, 2018
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Indigenous communities are rejecting non-indigenous energy projects in favour of community-led sustainable energy infrastructure.
Energy & Green Tech
May 25, 2018
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Lava entered the ocean from a third flow, marking the third week of a Hawaii volcano eruption that has opened up nearly two dozen vents in rural communities, destroyed dozens of buildings and shot miles-high plumes of ash ...
Environment
May 25, 2018
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Australia's Wesfarmers has sold its ailing British business Homebase for £1 (US$1.35), it said Friday, having racked up huge losses with the DIY chain it bought just two years ago for £340 million.
Business
May 25, 2018
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A US oversight agency said Thursday that a flooded Arkema chemical plant in Texas, where organic compounds ignited during last year's Hurricane Harvey, was inadequately prepared for a catastrophic flood.
Environment
May 25, 2018
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The European Union's new data protection laws came into effect on Friday, with Brussels saying the changes will protect consumers from being like "people naked in an aquarium".
Internet
May 25, 2018
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They roam Morocco's southern desert, braving the searing heat to scour the undulating sands for bounty fallen from the sky.
Space Exploration
May 25, 2018
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