Spacecraft diving deep into Saturn moon's erupting water jet (Update)
The Cassini spacecraft is about to get an icy shower as it orbits Saturn.
Space Exploration
Oct 27, 2015
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Study highlights climate threat to king penguins
Warmer sea temperatures are forcing Indian Ocean king penguins to travel further for food, cutting into their breeding season researchers said Tuesday, warning of a "serious threat" from climate change.
Plants & Animals
Oct 27, 2015
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'Spring-mass' technology heralds the future of walking robots
A study by engineers at Oregon State University suggests that they have achieved the most realistic robotic implementation of human walking dynamics that has ever been done, which may ultimately allow human-like versatility ...
Robotics
Oct 27, 2015
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Weakening post-Tropical Storm Olaf examined by NASA's GPM satellite
After maintaining hurricane intensity for over a week former category four hurricane Olaf is now a post-tropical storm and moved into hurricane history. The GPM core observatory satellite flew above Olaf and analyzed the ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 27, 2015
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Attosecond physics: Film in 4-D with ultrashort electron pulses
Physicists of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich shorten electron pulses down to 30 femtoseconds duration. This enables them to gain detailed insight into atomic motions in molecules.
General Physics
Oct 27, 2015
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Nepal earthquake was less intense than feared
The April 2015 Gorkha earthquake that struck Nepal produced less damage and weaker shaking than might be expected from a magnitude 7.8 quake in the area, according to a group of ten new articles published this week in Seismological ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 27, 2015
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100-year-old mystery solved: Adult eel observed for the first time in the Sargasso Sea
After more than a century of speculation, researchers have finally proved that American eels really do migrate to the Sargasso Sea to reproduce. A team supervised by Professor Julian Dodson of Université Laval and Martin ...
Ecology
Oct 27, 2015
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Sonic tractor beam invented (w/ Video)
A team of researchers from the Universities of Bristol and Sussex in collaboration with Ultrahaptics have built the world's first sonic tractor beam that can lift and move objects using sound waves.
General Physics
Oct 27, 2015
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EU lawmakers end mobile roaming charges
European lawmakers on Tuesday approved an end to loathed mobile phone roaming charges in the EU by 2017 and adopted rules to ensure open internet access.
Telecom
Oct 27, 2015
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Alibaba expands despite slowing China growth
Chinese online giant Alibaba on Tuesday posted robust quarterly results showing better-than-expected sales growth, allaying fears stemming from cooling in the world's second largest economy.
Business
Oct 27, 2015
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