New technology can mine data from Instagram to monitor teenage drinking patterns
Instagram could offer a novel way of monitoring the drinking habits of teenagers.
Computer Sciences
Oct 28, 2015
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Homeowners like money-saving benefits of smart irrigation controllers
Smart irrigation controllers, technologies used to decrease landscape water applications, are catching on in Florida. Incentivized by governmental agencies and water utilities in an effort to reduce public-supply water demand ...
Environment
Oct 28, 2015
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How common is sexting among married couples?
Married couples do report sexting, but it is much less common than in young adult relationships and consists more of intimate talk with their partners than sending nude or nearly nude photos via mobile phones, according to ...
Social Sciences
Oct 28, 2015
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Seaweed extract benefits petunia, tomato transplants
Seaweed extracts are used widely in agriculture and horticulture production systems. Benefits of the extracts can include early seed germination and establishment, improved crop performance and yield, increased resistance ...
Biotechnology
Oct 28, 2015
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Electric eels curl up to deliver even more powerful shocks
The electric eel may be one of the most remarkable predators in the entire animal kingdom. That is the conclusion of Kenneth Catania, Stevenson Professor of Biological Sciences at Vanderbilt University, who has spent the ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 28, 2015
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Meet the first Iberian lynx on the Iberian Peninsula
The remains of an Iberian lynx specimen which lived 1.6 million years ago - the oldest ever discovered - were found resting in a cave in Barcelona (Spain). This discovery not only allows us to shed light on the origins of ...
Archaeology
Oct 28, 2015
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Hazards of old natural-gas pipes spur upgrades
Millions of residents across the U.S. rely on natural gas to heat their homes, stoves and showers. But leaks along the thousands of miles of pipeline that deliver the fuel are a costly—and sometimes deadly—problem. An ...
Environment
Oct 28, 2015
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Ornithomimus dinosaur with preserved tail feathers and skin tightens linkages between dinosaurs and birds
An undergraduate University of Alberta paleontology student has discovered an Ornithomimus dinosaur with preserved tail feathers and soft tissue. The discovery is shedding light on the convergent evolution of these dinosaurs ...
Archaeology
Oct 28, 2015
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A potential downside to the beaver's comeback
The Eurasian beaver was brought back from near extinction and now thrives across Europe. But this conservation success story may have had at least one unintended and potentially harmful consequence. Scientists report in ACS' ...
Environment
Oct 28, 2015
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Researchers link crayfish decline in Algonquin Park lakes to lack of calcium
Researchers from Queen's University, working with colleagues from the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, have linked the localized near-extinction of a native crayfish species in four lakes in Algonquin ...
Environment
Oct 28, 2015
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