A Purdue University physicist has observed a butterfly Rydberg molecule, a weak pairing of two highly excitable atoms that he predicted would exist more than a decade ago.
Quantum Physics
Oct 27, 2016
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The world's whaling watchdog voted Thursday to conduct stricter reviews of whales killed under an exemption to a 30-year-old moratorium which Japan's critics say it abuses to hunt for meat.
Ecology
Oct 27, 2016
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New privacy rules may make it easier to escape at least some online tracking.
Telecom
Oct 27, 2016
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The powerful tremors which shook central Italy on Wednesday were the product of a new earthquake rather than aftershocks from one that devastated the town of Amatrice in August, Italian experts say.
Earth Sciences
Oct 27, 2016
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Recent study into spider individuals collected from across China, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Madagascar over the past 15 years, revealed the striking number of 43 scaffold web spiders that have ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 27, 2016
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To the naked eye, ancient rocks may look completely inhospitable, but in reality, they can sustain an entire ecosystem of microbial communities in their fracture waters isolated from sunlight for millions, if not billions, ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 27, 2016
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Magnetic moments ("spins") in magnetic solids are capable of forming the most diverse structures. Some of them are not only of interest from a scientific point of view, but also from a technical standpoint: processors and ...
Quantum Physics
Oct 27, 2016
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The ash dieback fungus could spread more quickly and affect more trees than previously expected, according to research at the University of Exeter.
Ecology
Oct 27, 2016
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A QUT report suggests Australian schools should be more flexible with the use of YouTube and other social media platforms to embrace new trends in 'edutainment', allowing teachers to maximize the value of 'teachable' and ...
Social Sciences
Oct 27, 2016
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Microorganisms have sophisticated motility mechanisms that enable them to move in response to changes in the environment. These mechanisms are well characterized in bacteria, which use flagella to propel themselves. In contrast, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 27, 2016
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