(Phys.org)—A team of researchers from China, Canada and the U.S. has found an example of mummified remains of a bird from the mid-cretaceous period, in amber. As they note in their paper published in the journal Nature ...
Latino immigrants in the United States who are not yet citizens will not be voting in the 2016 presidential election, but history shows they are civically involved, says a Purdue University political science professor who ...
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A group of physicists from the Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, the Lomonosov Moscow State University, has used a personal computer for calculations of complex quantum mechanics equations usually solved using supercomputers. ...
General Physics
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Crucial peatlands carbon-sink vulnerable to rising sea levels, research shows
Environment
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Climate has influenced the distribution patterns of Adélie penguins across Antarctica for millions of years.
Plants & Animals
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Airbnb is in talks to secure a new round of investment that would value the company at around $30 billion, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.
Business
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Fog, blizzards, gusts of wind - poor weather can often make the operation of rescue helicopters a highly risky business, and sometimes even impossible. A new helmet-mounted display, developed by researchers at the Technical ...
Engineering
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"Interphase" refers to the period in the cell cycle in which chromosomes spend most of their time. During this phase, in between mitoses, chromosomes live "dissolved'' in the nucleus where they carry out the processes required ...
Cell & Microbiology
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When a female praying mantis bites the head off her sexual partner, it is probably not out of anger.
Plants & Animals
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When allegations emerged that Facebook was skewing its trending news stories, many learned about it... on Facebook.
Internet
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