Climate change is killing our trees
Climate change and extreme climatic events appear to be killing trees around the world.
Environment
Nov 30, 2015
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New research exploits extraordinary properties of graphene
Innovative new research led by the University of Exeter has demonstrated how the extraordinary properties of graphene can be exploited to create artificial structures that can be used to control and manipulate electromagnetic ...
Nanophysics
Nov 30, 2015
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Companies being responsible on social media
Companies that attempt to use social networking to communicate ethical messages of corporate responsibility to consumers are wasting their human resources and money if they do not engage with users directly, according to ...
Economics & Business
Nov 30, 2015
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Turbulence in bacterial cultures
Turbulent flows surround us, from complex cloud formations to rapidly flowing rivers. Populations of motile bacteria in liquid media can also exhibit patterns of collective motion that resemble turbulent flows, provided the ...
Soft Matter
Nov 30, 2015
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A bright idea to protect local wildlife from cats
Bright-coloured collars that could reduce the amount of prey caught by cats will be trialled in a joint Victoria University of Wellington and Wellington City Council project.
Ecology
Nov 30, 2015
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Carnaby's future bleak according to latest count
The population of an iconic, endangered WA cockatoo species continues to decline, according to the latest data from one of Australia's largest citizen science surveys.
Ecology
Nov 30, 2015
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Corals vulnerable to dredging pressures
Coral reefs on the Western Australian coast are at the mercy of dredging, with a recent study identifying more than 30 possible effects on corals during their most vulnerable hours.
Environment
Nov 30, 2015
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The evolutionary history of symbioses between tropical ants and their plant hosts
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich biologists have studied the evolutionary history of symbioses between tropical ants and their plant hosts. The results show that such relationships are not fixed, and that initial symbionts ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 30, 2015
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New insights into the family tree of modern turtles
Today's sea turtles are the sole survivors of a once diverse ecosystem of marine reptiles from the age of dinosaurs. Sea turtles first appeared during the Cretaceous period, 130-140 million years ago and likely evolved from ...
Evolution
Nov 30, 2015
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How to solve a Rubik's cube in five seconds
This week, 14-year-old Lucas Etter set a new world record for solving the classic Rubik's cube in Clarksville, Maryland, in the US, solving the scrambled cube in an astonishing 4.904 seconds.
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