Last year, biologist Susanne Åkesson at Lund University in Sweden, together with researchers in Hungary, received the Ig Nobel Prize in Physics. The prize was awarded to them for their research showing that dark-coated horses ...
Plants & Animals
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From knowing where animals live, to which plants provide what medicinal benefits, communities around the world hold expert levels of knowledge on their local environments.
Ecology
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Gas clathrate hydrates are ice-like solids, in which gas molecules or atoms are trapped inside crystalline frameworks formed by water molecules. They have attracted considerable attention over the last decade for their potential ...
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 30, 2017
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A consumer activist launched Thursday a lawsuit accusing Google of illegally collecting data on more than five million British iPhone users, who could possibly see a payout reaching into the hundreds of millions.
Business
Nov 30, 2017
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An Indonesian city thought it was doing half a million citizens a good turn by making wireless internet free in government offices.
Internet
Nov 30, 2017
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Breaking with tradition, nearly all ambassadors of the world's nuclear powers will not attend this year's Nobel Peace Prize ceremony which honours efforts to ban atomic weapons, the Nobel Institute said Thursday.
Other
Nov 30, 2017
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Imagine going shopping and having your phone or fitness tracker make product recommendations for you based on your breath or the current physical state of your body.
Economics & Business
Nov 30, 2017
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When an enormous volcano belches ash and the people who live around it flee, you get out too, right? Probably. But apparently not always.
Environment
Nov 30, 2017
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What exactly do we mean by an "enhanced" human? When this possibility is brought up, what is generally being referred to is the addition of human and machine-based performances (expanding on the figure of the cyborg popularised ...
Robotics
Nov 30, 2017
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New research from Deakin Business School has revealed the impact of natural disasters on Australia's economy.
Economics & Business
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