There is indeed a glamorous side to the star performer who "spends half his life in the air between New York and Singapore." Then there is the reality of people who spend two hours every day in a train, bus or car. Sociologists ...
Social Sciences
Oct 30, 2015
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As Halloween approaches, bats can be found everywhere from costumes to decorations. But during the rest of the year, bats are frequently under-appreciated and over-looked. Washington state is home to 15 species of bats, and ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 30, 2015
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New Horizons scientists have discovered a striking contrast between one of the fresh craters on Pluto's largest moon Charon and a neighboring crater dotting the moon's Pluto-facing hemisphere.
Space Exploration
Oct 30, 2015
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In September, the New Horizons team released a stunning but incomplete image of Pluto's crescent. Thanks to new processing work by the science team, New Horizons is releasing the entire, breathtaking image of Pluto.
Space Exploration
Oct 30, 2015
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Tramadol, a synthetic opioid component of the painkiller tramal, was surprisingly identified in 2013 as a natural product of Sarcocephalus latifolia, a tree found in Cameroon. Scientists from Germany and Cameroon now refute ...
Biochemistry
Oct 30, 2015
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It will be increasingly difficult for protein molecules to remain anonymous, and increasingly easy for doctors and patients to detect the early stages of latent diseases. Researchers at the Institute of Physical Chemistry ...
Materials Science
Oct 30, 2015
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Coast guard leaders from the U.S., Russia and other Arctic nations pledged Friday to strengthen cooperation in response to safety and environmental concerns as warming temperatures open new waterways in northern seas.
Environment
Oct 30, 2015
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Creation of a vast marine sanctuary in Antarctica's "Last Ocean" inched closer at international talks Friday as China for the first time backed the proposal, officials said, with Russia understood to be the last holdout.
Environment
Oct 30, 2015
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Chinese search giant Baidu said Thursday it expects a new travel services partnership to help drive future revenue as the country's middle class grows, after it reported better-than-expected third quarter earnings.
Business
Oct 30, 2015
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Here's a softer side to the disruptive weather phenomenon known as El Nino: an enormous blanket of colorful flowers has carpeted Chile's Atacama desert, the most arid in the world.
Environment
Oct 30, 2015
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