Although agricultural weed Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) primarily impacts southern U.S. states, new research shows it could soon spread further north and damage soybean yields in Illinois.
Ecology
Jan 27, 2016
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When fast-rising employees quit their jobs for better pay or more responsibility at another organization, the knee-jerk reaction may be to blame their leaving on a bad boss. Although the common perception is that workers ...
Social Sciences
Jan 27, 2016
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The first use of soft robotics in the deep sea describes the non-destructive interaction and sampling of fragile organisms in their natural environments. The design and grasping capabilities of these innovative soft robotic ...
Robotics
Jan 27, 2016
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Right whale calving grounds off the Southeast coast and feeding grounds off New England are being added to federally-designated critical habitat areas for the endangered animals, increasing those areas by thousands of square ...
Ecology
Jan 27, 2016
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Racist words and stereotypes in old films, television programmes and books are a vital insight into our past, says film historian Kunle Olulode. In the latest issue of Index on Censorship Magazine, published by SAGE, Olulode ...
Social Sciences
Jan 27, 2016
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WCS announced today that a team of scientists discovered a new species of chameleon in Tanzania.
Ecology
Jan 27, 2016
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If new U of T research on the brains of an ancient rodent tells us anything, it's that bigger does not necessarily mean better.
Plants & Animals
Jan 27, 2016
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The first females of a scarcely known chameleon species from Northeast Madagascar have been described. Because of lack of genetic data, X-ray micro-computed tomography scans of the chameleon's head were used for species assignment. ...
Evolution
Jan 27, 2016
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Advances in genetic sequencing are uncovering emerging diseases in wildlife that other diagnostic tests can't detect.
Biotechnology
Jan 27, 2016
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Common coaxial cables could be made 50 percent lighter with a new nanotube-based outer conductor developed by Rice University scientists.
Nanomaterials
Jan 27, 2016
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