Hong Kong bans ivory sales in landmark vote
Hong Kong voted to ban ivory sales in a landmark move Wednesday to end the infamous trade in the city.
Ecology
Jan 31, 2018
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Volvo profits rev higher on record sales
Swedish truck maker Volvo said Wednesday that its net profit sped ahead by 60 percent rise in 2017, as strong global demand for heavy goods vehicles drove up sales to a new record.
Business
Jan 31, 2018
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Super-resolution microscopy reveals fine detail of cellular mesh
One of today's sharpest imaging tools, super-resolution microscopy, produces sparkling images of what until now has been the blurry interior of cells, detailing not only the cell's internal organs and skeleton, but also providing ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 31, 2018
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Summer heat waves impede animal reproduction
As we swelter through the hot Australian summer, Western Sydney University researchers have provided an insight into the broad ranging physiological effects of summer heatwaves on animals.
Ecology
Jan 31, 2018
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Engineers make microfluidics modular using the popular interlocking blocks
MIT engineers have just introduced an element of fun into microfluidics.
Materials Science
Jan 31, 2018
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Fossil evidence shows bats colonized from islands to continents
Plants and animals are generally thought to colonize from continents to islands, over time leading to the evolution of separate island species. Scientists have theorized that the reverse – colonizing from islands to continents ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 31, 2018
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Vista from Mars rover looks back over journey so far
A panoramic image that NASA's Curiosity Mars rover took from a mountainside ridge provides a sweeping vista of key sites visited since the rover's 2012 landing, and the towering surroundings.
Space Exploration
Jan 31, 2018
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Viruses prefer cultivated areas to natural areas
Agricultural areas are more affected by viral epidemics than non-agricultural areas. This is the finding of an international study carried out as part of a France-South Africa collaboration in floristic areas from the Western ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 31, 2018
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Fish repelled by underwater carbon dioxide
Swimming through patches of underwater carbon dioxide turns out to be an unpleasant experience for fish, which will alter course to escape them. In experiments published in Cell Reports on Jan. 30, researchers at the RIKEN ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 31, 2018
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Bryozoans, brachiopods, and phoronida originate from the common ancestor
A biologist from Lomonosov Moscow State University has studied the nervous system of the adult phoronida using modern methods and presented new facts regarding the taxonomy of invertebrates, proving that phoronids, barchiopods ...
Evolution
Jan 31, 2018
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