Every dog has its day, but it's not the Fourth of July
The Fourth of July can be a miserable day for dogs. The fireworks make scaredy-cats out of many canines.
Plants & Animals
Jul 3, 2019
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NASA's ECOSTRESS maps European heat wave from space
Europe's massive heat wave is on its way out—and it's leaving a slew of broken temperature records in its wake. Many countries were gripped by temperatures above 104 Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) between June 26 and June ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 3, 2019
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Scientists scramble to build payload for 2021 moon landing
Scavenging spare parts and grabbing off-the-shelf hardware, University of California, Berkeley, space scientists are in a sprint to build scientific instruments that will land on the moon in a mere two years.
Space Exploration
Jul 3, 2019
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The 'freak wave' myth
As a nation "girt by sea," Australians live with the joy and risks of the ocean.
Earth Sciences
Jul 3, 2019
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How big data can help you choose better health insurance
There are plenty of easy consumer choices. Paper clips: easy. Dish sponges: easy. Those products sit at one end of the spectrum. At the other end, impossibly distant, is health insurance.
Machine learning & AI
Jul 3, 2019
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Artificial gravity breaks free from science fiction
Artificial gravity has long been the stuff of science fiction. Picture the wheel-shaped ships from films like 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Martian, imaginary craft that generate their own gravity by spinning around in space.
Space Exploration
Jul 3, 2019
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Discovery of rare lava lake on remote sub-Antarctic island
A team of scientists has discovered a rare lava lake on a remote and inaccessible sub-Antarctic island. There are around 1500 land-based volcanoes on Earth, but despite the popular perception of steaming bubbling lava pools ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 3, 2019
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Neutral evolution shapes lifespan and aging
Different African killifish species vary extensively in their lifespans—from just a few months to several years. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing in Cologne investigated how different lifespans ...
Evolution
Jul 3, 2019
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Reunited: Two halves of historic scroll severed by warfare
Paul Mirecki found himself in the middle of an Indiana Jones-style quest involving looted antiquities.
Archaeology
Jul 3, 2019
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Water drives explosive eruptions: Magma is wetter than we thought
Volatile elements in magma, primarily water, drive explosive volcanic eruptions. The tricky part is determining just how much volatile content was present before the eruption took place. This is especially difficult when ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 3, 2019
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