Scientists recently discovered the aptly named peacock jumping spiders have the color vision needed to appreciate the male's gaudy display.
Plants & Animals
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One certainty under climate change is that global ocean levels are rising. A new report led by Washington Sea Grant and the University of Washington's Climate Impacts Group provides the clearest picture yet of what to expect ...
Environment
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Supervolcanoes are one of Mother Nature's deadliest phenomena, and when they erupt, they can change the climate of the entire planet.
Earth Sciences
Jul 31, 2018
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The International Space Station soars into a sunrise every 90 minutes, each and every day.
Space Exploration
Jul 31, 2018
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The depletion of California's aquifers by overpumping of groundwater has led to growing interest in "managed aquifer recharge," which replenishes depleted aquifers using available surface waters, such as high flows in rivers, ...
Environment
Jul 31, 2018
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One of the world's most spectacular frogs has been identified as a new species after 20 years of painstaking research at The University of Manchester.
Plants & Animals
Jul 31, 2018
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When it comes to programming actual robots, things get very expensive, very quickly.
Robotics
Jul 31, 2018
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On first glance, it could be a tall order for Turkey to fulfill its Paris Agreement pledge, which targets a reduction in the nation's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 21 percent below business-as-usual levels by 2030. Fossil ...
Environment
Jul 31, 2018
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In a warehouse to the northeast of Cambridge are shelves upon shelves of trays teeming with maggots, munching their way through a meal of rotting fruit and vegetables. This may sound stomach-churning, but these insects could ...
Other
Jul 31, 2018
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Over the last 2000 years Christianity has grown from a tiny religious sect to the largest family of religions in the world. How did Christianity become so successful? Did Christianity spread through grass-roots movements ...
Social Sciences
Jul 31, 2018
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