Decreased species diversity in the grasslands on dike slopes leads to a dramatic increase in soil erosion and dike deterioration. This was shown in a multi-year research project carried out by the Nature Conservation and ...
Ecology
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"Skylanders" is pushing the pedal to the metal.
Software
Jun 3, 2015
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Chancellor Angela Merkel is hoping to send a robust message on climate change from a G7 summit this weekend but may be undermined by Germany's own heavy dependence on coal.
Environment
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The city of Ife has been significant to the Yoruba people of West Africa for as long as they can remember. It was briefly abandoned in the 19th century, and Gerard Chouin says the Yoruba repopulated the town, likely drawn ...
Archaeology
Jun 3, 2015
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(Phys.org)—An unusually large team of researchers (over 140) from all walks of life have worked together to provide a new estimate on the total number of tree species in the three main tropical regions on planet Earth: ...
People get goosebumps when they feel a sudden surge of emotion. Goosebumps are due to the shrinkage of the skin cells around hairs, making the hairs stand on end. Animals, such as lions and cats, develop the goosebumps or ...
General Physics
Jun 3, 2015
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Despite recent attempts in many state legislatures to repeal or weaken renewable energy requirements, a University of Michigan poll finds that a majority of Americans—of every race, income and education level, and religious ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 3, 2015
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While computers are poor at creativity, they are adept at crunching through vast numbers of solutions to modern problems where there are numerous complex variables at play. Take the question of finding the best delivery plan ...
Computer Sciences
Jun 3, 2015
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Wu Feng of the College of Engineering's computer science department, along with Virginia Tech President Timothy D. Sands, tells how parallel computing opens up new worlds. Researchers can now attack problems in a fraction ...
Computer Sciences
Jun 3, 2015
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Natural channel proteins are integrated into artificial membranes to facilitate the transport of ions and molecules. Researchers at the University of Basel have now been able to measure the movement of these channel proteins ...
Bio & Medicine
Jun 3, 2015
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