Home run rates in Major League Baseball have increased steadily since 2015. In 2017, the rate was 35 percent greater than it was before the All-Star Game in 2015. To understand the reason behind this sudden surge, the organization ...
General Physics
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The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner roared down the runway before sailing serenely up into the skies over Los Angeles International Airport. The recent Qantas flight, heading for Melbourne, Australia, seemed like any other leaving ...
Biotechnology
Jun 25, 2018
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Astronomical masers (the radio wavelength analogs of lasers) were first identified in space over fifty years ago and have since been seen in many locations; astronomical lasers have since been seen as well. Some of the most ...
Astronomy
Jun 25, 2018
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As if this Hubble Space Telescope picture isn't cluttered enough with myriad galaxies, nearby asteroids photobomb the image, their trails sometimes mimicking background astronomical phenomena.
Space Exploration
Jun 25, 2018
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The University of California San Diego's chapter of Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) conducted a successful live fire test of its static rocket engine test stand, Colossus, in the Mojave Desert ...
Space Exploration
Jun 25, 2018
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Reductions in water use first observed in 2010 continue, show ongoing effort towards "efficient use of critical water resources."
Environment
Jun 25, 2018
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Have you ever wanted to help build a galaxy? Now's your chance.
Space Exploration
Jun 25, 2018
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Technology capable of producing high-grade graphite at a price and scale viable for use in energy storage devices, coatings and polymers is being commercialised following the establishment of a new Australian company.
Nanomaterials
Jun 25, 2018
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Feral cats kill more than one million reptiles every day in Australia, a new study showed Monday, with the staggering slaughter threatening many species.
Ecology
Jun 25, 2018
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A plaster which sticks to the inside of your mouth is revolutionising the treatment of painful recurring ulcers.
Materials Science
Jun 25, 2018
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