A joint NOAA/NASA satellite is one of several satellites providing valuable information to aviators about volcanic hazards. An aviation "orange" alert was posted on August 18, 2014, for Bárðarbunga, a stratovolcano located ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 26, 2014
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The international team of scientists has created computational models to help concrete manufacturers fine-tune mixes for general applications.
Engineering
Sep 26, 2014
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(AP)—BlackBerry posted a loss of $207 million in the second quarter on Friday just days after the embattled company launched a new phone.
Business
Sep 26, 2014
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(AP)—A shipwreck off the north coast of Haiti probably isn't a lost flagship of Christopher Columbus as a U.S. explorer has claimed, the country's culture minister says.
Archaeology
Sep 26, 2014
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Despite its name, the Crimson Rosella is perhaps Australia's most colour-variable bird and a cause of this striking and beautiful diversity seems to be a disease that's potentially deadly to many other parrots.
Plants & Animals
Sep 26, 2014
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Permafrost thaw drives forest loss in Canada, while drought has killed trees in Panama, southern India and Borneo. In the U.S., in Virginia, over-abundant deer eat trees before they reach maturity, while nitrogen pollution ...
Environment
Sep 26, 2014
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(AP)—Popular ridesharing service Uber is facing more legal issues in Germany after a Berlin court upheld the capital's ban on the app.
Business
Sep 26, 2014
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A new scientific review from the University of California, Davis, reports that the performance and health of food-producing animals consuming genetically engineered feed, first introduced 18 years ago, has been comparable ...
Biotechnology
Sep 26, 2014
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Researchers at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) which runs the Hubble Space Telescope program, have found that there continues to be a gap between the number of projects given the go-ahead by male principle investigators ...
Landlords should be helping their social-housing tenants improve the energy efficiency of their homes, according to research published in the International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development. Given that warmth ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 26, 2014
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