Research from Case Western Reserve University indicates sensory organs on the backs of flies not only provide information crucial to body rotation and flight maneuvers, but are essential to some species when climbing.
Plants & Animals
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Swimming in a pool of syrup would be difficult for most people, but for bacteria like E. coli, it's easier than swimming in water. Scientists have known for decades that these cells move faster and farther in viscoelastic ...
Soft Matter
Nov 25, 2015
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Tropical Storm In-fa was becoming an extra-tropical storm as it tracked toward the island of Iwo To, Japan in the western North Pacific Ocean. NASA's Terra satellite captured an infrared image of the small storm that is battling ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 25, 2015
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Astronomers at the Universities of Tübingen and Potsdam have identified the hottest white dwarf ever discovered in our Galaxy. With a temperature of 250,000 degrees Celsius, this dying star at the outskirts of the Milky ...
Astronomy
Nov 25, 2015
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The Environmental Protection Agency is taking steps to withdraw approval of a controversial new weed killer to be used on genetically modified corn and soybeans.
Biotechnology
Nov 25, 2015
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The world-famous Australian reef is providing an effective barrier against landslide-induced tsunamis, new research shows.
Earth Sciences
Nov 25, 2015
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Scientists and computer engineers at the University of Southampton have developed an interactive climate app - CO2 Modeller - which can fit in your pocket and help you to gauge the future effects of carbon emissions around ...
Environment
Nov 25, 2015
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The world's most powerful accelerator, the 27 km long Large Hadron Collider (LHC) operating at CERN in Geneva established collisions between lead nuclei, this morning, at the highest energies ever. The LHC has been colliding ...
General Physics
Nov 25, 2015
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Researchers at ETH Zurich have created a new type of foam made of real gold. It is the lightest form ever produced of the precious metal: a thousand times lighter than its conventional form and yet it is nearly impossible ...
Materials Science
Nov 25, 2015
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Flexible working practices have infiltrated the ranks of the Australian Defence Force, debunking the myth it is a rigid and regimented employer, according to QUT research.
Social Sciences
Nov 25, 2015
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