The issue of whether Australia's current drought is caused by climate change has been seized on by some media commentators, with debate raging over a remark from eminent scientist Andy Pitman that "there is no link between ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 31, 2019
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Macaques are the only Old World monkeys that have been observed using percussive stone tools and scientists do not know for certain how or why certain groups have developed this behavior.
Plants & Animals
Oct 31, 2019
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The largest water management feature in Khmer history was built in the 10th century as part of a short-lived ancient capital in northern Cambodia to store water but the system failed in its first year of operation, possibly ...
Archaeology
Oct 31, 2019
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Researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a quantum communication chip that is 1,000 times smaller than current quantum setups, but offers the same superior security quantum ...
Optics & Photonics
Oct 31, 2019
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Horses roam freely around the world and in many parts of Canada. They can be found on Sable Island in Nova Scotia, in the Bronson Forest in Saskatchewan, the Rocky Mountain Forest Reserve in Alberta, and in the Cholcotin ...
Veterinary medicine
Oct 31, 2019
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It now seems absurd that anyone once believed the ocean was inexhaustible: fish stocks are in dismal shape and scientists say overfishing is a global problem with potentially irreversible consequences to ecosystems and human ...
Ecology
Oct 31, 2019
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Though it looks like it to us, Jupiter's clouds do no form a flat surface. Some of its clouds rise up above the surrounding cloud tops. The two bright spots in the right center of this image are much higher than the surrounding ...
Space Exploration
Oct 31, 2019
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American televangelist Pat Robinson once claimed children who celebrate Halloween were unknowingly "worshiping Satan".
Social Sciences
Oct 31, 2019
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Should we believe headlines claiming nearly half of all jobs will be lost to robots and artificial intelligence?
Economics & Business
Oct 31, 2019
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To understand the resources of the near future, geologists need to understand the volcanoes of the distant past. Exploration of ancient magma chambers in places such as Greenland has the potential to provide new sources of ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 31, 2019
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