Disaster relief workers on the ground in Mexico City were responding to this week's 7.1-magnitude earthquake by using a suitcase-sized radar instrument capable of detecting human heartbeats under rubble.
Earth Sciences
Sep 25, 2017
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A fascinating insight paper, "Towards pesticidovigilance" published in Science today by Dr Alice Milner, Lecturer in Physical Geography at Royal Holloway and Professor Ian Boyd (School of Biology, University of St Andrews), ...
Ecology
Sep 25, 2017
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New research has shown that racehorses in New Zealand have a lower risk of injury than in other countries, with further work needed to explain why.
Plants & Animals
Sep 25, 2017
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These 210 images reflect Rosetta's ever-changing view of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko between July 2014 and September 2016.
Space Exploration
Sep 25, 2017
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An ancient art form has taken on new shape at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
Engineering
Sep 25, 2017
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Voodoo rituals are more than mere show. As Yvonne Schaffler was able to demonstrate with the support of the Austrian Science Fund FWF, such rituals fulfill important social and therapeutic functions. As a cultural and social ...
Social Sciences
Sep 25, 2017
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Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, tested NASA's first 3-D printed rocket engine prototype part made of two different metal alloys through an innovative advanced manufacturing process. ...
Engineering
Sep 25, 2017
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Subnanometer noble-metal clusters have been studied for catalytic applications. For example, platinum is used as a catalyst for fuel cells. Platinum is indispensable as a material for the next-generation energy grid, but ...
Materials Science
Sep 25, 2017
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Observations of the moon have revealed the final resting place of the European Space Agency's first lunar mission, SMART-1. The spacecraft was sent into a controlled impact with the lunar surface 11 years ago. Although an ...
Space Exploration
Sep 25, 2017
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For more than 700 years the Friary of Folloni near Montella in Italy has protected and guarded some small fragments of textile.
Archaeology
Sep 25, 2017
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