Have you ever wondered why human hands have five fingers? And what about amphibians? They usually only have four. Until now, researchers assumed that this was the case with the early ancestors of today's frogs and salamanders, ...
Archaeology
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Intermetallic alloys potentially have high strength in a high-temperature environment. But they generally suffer poor ductility at ambient and low temperatures, hence limiting their applications in aerospace and other engineering ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 27, 2020
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More than a million Cambodians are at risk from increased flooding and worsening food security, NGOs warned Monday, due to the destruction and gradual filling-in of Phnom Penh's wetlands by politically connected developers.
Environment
Jul 27, 2020
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Hurricane Douglas gained some strength and began to spin away from many of the Hawaiian Islands as it skirted the state late Sunday.
Environment
Jul 27, 2020
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Quantum information is a field where the information is encoded into quantum states. Taking advantage of the "quantumness" of these states, scientists can perform more efficient computations and more secure cryptography compared ...
Quantum Physics
Jul 27, 2020
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An optical fiber made of agar has been produced at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. This device is edible, biocompatible and biodegradable. It can be used in vivo for body structure ...
Materials Science
Jul 27, 2020
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Animal patterns—the stripes, spots and rosettes seen in the wild—are a source of endless fascination, and now researchers at the University Bath have developed a robust mathematical model to explain how one important ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 27, 2020
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Scientists have discovered a unique enzyme responsible for the pungent characteristic smell we call body odor or BO.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 27, 2020
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An international team of scientific institutions will join forces to preserve the future of the Lake Titicaca giant frog, an endangered species, Bolivia's natural history museum said.
Plants & Animals
Jul 27, 2020
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Hurricane Douglas came within "razor thin" distance of the Hawaiian Islands but spared the state the worst of the strong winds, storm surge and flooding officials had warned about.
Environment
Jul 27, 2020
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