Fogo volcano on Sentinel's radar
Radar images from the Sentinel-1A satellite are helping to monitor ground movements of the recently erupted Fogo volcano.
Earth Sciences
Dec 3, 2014
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Using poison-frog compounds to control fire ants
Since its accidental introduction into the United States from South America in the 1930s, the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, has spread throughout the southern United States, decimating small-animal populations, ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 3, 2014
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Early stress in starlings found to lead to faster aging
(Phys.org) —A combined team of researchers from Newcastle University and the University of Glasgow, both in the U.K. has found that stress in young starlings can lead to shortened telomeres—which prior research has suggested ...
Prejudice toward African American dialect can result in unfair rulings
As outrage over the shooting deaths of African-American teens continues to fill the airwaves, Stanford linguistics Professor John Rickford says more attention needs to be paid to prejudices toward language differences in ...
Social Sciences
Dec 3, 2014
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Uncovering fracture models for advanced, high-strength steels
Steel is one of the most common structural materials, truly one of the foundations of modern civilization. An alloy of iron and carbon, steel has been made since biblical times. With two thousand years of experience in steelmaking, ...
Engineering
Dec 3, 2014
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More women on corporate boards doesn't mean less risk
There is a popular notion abroad that women are not risk takers and their mere presence on a bank board will reduce risky strategies and behaviours.
Economics & Business
Dec 3, 2014
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About 100 brains missing from University of Texas
The University of Texas at Austin is missing about 100 brains - about half of the specimens the university had in a collection of brains preserved in jars of formaldehyde.
Other
Dec 3, 2014
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Magnetic layers and chains combine to form three-dimensional magnetic framework
(Phys.org) —We are all familiar with ordinary magnets in the form of metallic rods, horseshoes, or bars. However, magnets do not necessarily have to be made of metals or metal oxides. Researchers have also been exploring ...
Materials Science
Dec 3, 2014
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Scientists uncover four-stranded elements of maize DNA
A team led by Florida State University researchers has identified DNA elements in maize that could affect the expression of hundreds or thousands of genes.
Biotechnology
Dec 3, 2014
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Engineers take big step toward using light instead of wires inside computers
(Phys.org)—Stanford engineers have designed and built a prism-like device that can split a beam of light into different colors and bend the light at right angles, a development that could eventually lead to computers that ...
Optics & Photonics
Dec 3, 2014
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