In the September issue of The American Naturalist, Juan Carranza (Biology and Ethology Unit, University of Extremadura, Spain) and Javier Pérez-Barbería (Macaulay Institute, United Kingdom) offer a new explanation for why ...
Aug 31, 2007
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As of late, many uncertainties have been sprouting up in corn production. Researchers and producers have been wondering if precision agricultural technologies can improve crop yield and quality or reduce their variability. ...
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Aug 31, 2007
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The reported sighting of a Yangtze River dolphin, or Baiji, means there is still a chance for people to take further action and protect the cetaceans in the Yangtze from extinction, according to World Wildlife Fund.
Aug 31, 2007
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Philips is to redefine the home entertainment experience with the launch at IFA 2007 as the centerpiece of Philips’ 2007 consumer electronics lineup, a totally unique television – Aurea.
Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 31, 2007
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Residents of Italy's capital will glimpse the future of urban mapmaking next month with the launch of "Wiki City Rome," a project developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that uses data from cellphones and other ...
Computer Sciences
Aug 31, 2007
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“We want to push the envelope,” Pierre Meystre tells PhysOrg.com. “We are trying to figure out how big an object can be and still be measured quantum mechanically.”
DNA is one of the most popular building blocks of nanotechnology and is commonly used to construct ordered nanoscale structures with controlled architectures. For the most part, DNA is looked upon as a promising building ...
Nanophysics
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Local activists are worried about California's plan to dump chemicals into Lake Davis to stamp out northern pike.
Environment
Aug 31, 2007
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A front-page story about Italy's Mount Vesuvius in National Geographic sparked panicked calls to a Vesuvius civil defense hotline.
Other
Aug 31, 2007
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A year ago, as Europe reached the Moon for the first time, scientists on Earth eagerly watched SMART-1’s spectacular impact. New results from the impact analysis and from the instruments still keep coming.
Space Exploration
Aug 31, 2007
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