New system to detect mercury in water systems
A new ultra-sensitive, low-cost and portable system for detecting mercury in environmental water has been developed by University of Adelaide researchers.
Environment
Jul 25, 2014
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OSIRIS images of Rosetta's comet resolve structures at 100 meters pixel scale
In new images of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko taken by Rosetta's onboard scientific imaging system OSIRIS, surface structures are becoming visible. The resolution of these images is now 100 meters per pixel. One of the ...
Space Exploration
Jul 25, 2014
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"Light pollution" may affect love lives of birds in the Viennese Forests
Artificial light in cities exerts negative effects on humans, animals, and their environment. In an ongoing research project, behavioral biologists at Vetmeduni Vienna are investigating how blue tits in the Viennese Forests ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 25, 2014
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Monkeys fear big cats less, eat more, with humans around
Some Monkeys in South Africa have been found to regard field scientists as human shields against predators and why not if the alternative is death by leopard? The researchers found the monkeys felt far safer when humans ...
Bright like a diamond: lasers and compressed carbon recreate Jupiter's core
While missions like the Kepler can tell us quite a bit about other worlds, but to actually look into the heart of a planet we had to put a diamond through a pretty rough road-test.
Astronomy
Jul 25, 2014
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Baidu profit up 34 percent as mobile service grows
(AP)—Baidu Inc., which operates China's most popular search engine, said Friday its quarterly profit rose 34 percent over a year earlier as its mobile business grew.
Business
Jul 25, 2014
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Report: China to declare Qualcomm a monopoly
(AP)—Chinese regulators have concluded Qualcomm Inc., one of the biggest makers of chips used in mobile devices, has a monopoly, a government newspaper reported Friday.
Business
Jul 25, 2014
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'Saltwater' from fracking spill much different from ocean water
In early July, a million gallons of salty drilling waste spilled from a pipeline onto a steep hillside in western North Dakota's Fort Berthold Reservation. The waste - a byproduct of oil and gas production - has now reached ...
Environment
Jul 25, 2014
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Earth survived near-miss from 2012 solar storm: NASA
Back in 2012, the Sun erupted with a powerful solar storm that just missed the Earth but was big enough to "knock modern civilization back to the 18th century," NASA said.
Space Exploration
Jul 25, 2014
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Scientists stalk coastal killer
For much of Wednesday, a small group of volunteers and researchers walked in and out of the surf testing a new form of surveillance on the biggest killer of beach swimmers - rip currents.
Earth Sciences
Jul 25, 2014
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