NASA's Aqua satellite captured an image of Tropical Storm Nesat after it made landfall its second and final landfall in eastern China.
Earth Sciences
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Proxima b, an Earth-size planet right outside our solar system in the habitable zone of its star, may not be able to keep a grip on its atmosphere, leaving the surface exposed to harmful stellar radiation and reducing its ...
Astronomy
Jul 31, 2017
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NASA called, and the Webb telescope responded. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope recently completed its Ground Segment Test Number 1 (GSEG-1), for the first time confirming successful end-to-end communication between the ...
Space Exploration
Jul 31, 2017
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People who give up their time for online volunteering are mainly motivated by a desire to learn, a new study has found.
Social Sciences
Jul 31, 2017
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How many mammal species live in a tropical forest? Some are nocturnal. Others are small, furtive or live at the tops of trees. Scientists working at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama tested a new ...
Ecology
Jul 31, 2017
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NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite captured an infrared image of Typhoon Noru that showed the structure and cloud top temperatures of the powerful thunderstorms circling its eye.
Earth Sciences
Jul 31, 2017
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A new, lightweight composite material for energy storage in flexible electronics, electric vehicles and aerospace applications has been experimentally shown to store energy at operating temperatures well above current commercial ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 31, 2017
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Algae blooms in the Gulf of Mexico use up the majority of the oxygen in the water, leading to massive "dead zones" that cannot support fish or other wildlife. The culprit? Nitrate, running off agricultural fields through ...
Environment
Jul 31, 2017
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States have spent millions to develop high-tech industry, with its promise of good jobs and economic growth.
Business
Jul 31, 2017
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Los Alamos National Laboratory has produced the first known material capable of single-photon emission at room temperature and at telecommunications wavelengths. These carbon nanotube quantum light emitters may be important ...
Quantum Physics
Jul 31, 2017
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