Stem cells are the basic material from which mature, specialised cells such as muscle and blood cells are produced—this process is known as differentiation. One way that stem cells do this without depleting themselves is ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 27, 2018
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The seas will continue to rise for 300 years. That's the conclusion of a new study, published in Nature Communications, which projects how much the sea level will rise under varying degrees of success in tackling climate ...
Environment
Feb 27, 2018
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Egypt says archaeologists have discovered parts of a statue of one of its most famous pharaohs in the southern city of Aswan.
Archaeology
Feb 27, 2018
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Europe shivers as a cold front sweeps in from Siberia, Russia, bringing freezing temperatures to the continent. This chilly snap is being dubbed as the Beast from the East.
Space Exploration
Feb 27, 2018
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Facebook on Tuesday announced a $3 million pilot project aimed at helping US newspapers boost paid digital subscriptions.
Internet
Feb 27, 2018
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Human Rights Watch says it has found new evidence that authorities in one of China's most repressive regions are sweeping up citizens' personal information in a stark example of how big-data technology can be used to police ...
Internet
Feb 27, 2018
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Brown dwarfs, the larger cousins of giant planets, undergo atmospheric changes from cloudy to cloudless as they age and cool. A team of astronomers led by Carnegie's Jonathan Gagné measured for the first time the temperature ...
Astronomy
Feb 27, 2018
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It's amazing what a difference a little water can make. The Moon formed between about 4.4 and 4.5 billion years ago when an object collided with the still-forming proto-Earth. This impact created a hot and partially vaporized ...
Space Exploration
Feb 27, 2018
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Thanks to a fast-growing secondhand market, smartphones are increasingly being re-used but large-scale handset recycling is not happening as the industry struggles to go green.
Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 27, 2018
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With all the news stories these days about computer hacking, it probably comes as no surprise that someone is worried about hackers from outer space. Yes, there are now scientists who fret that space aliens might send messages ...
Security
Feb 27, 2018
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