Five hundred and forty million years ago, during the Cambrian period, life suddenly went nuts. "Blossomed" is far too mild a word: instead, geologists call this sudden diversification an "explosion." But what exactly sparked ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 4, 2018
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After Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupted on Sunday killing at least 25 people, here is a list of the most deadly volcanic eruptions over the last quarter century.
Environment
Jun 4, 2018
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They might not have mastered GPS technology, but vervet monkeys can solve multi-destination routes in the same way humans do.
Plants & Animals
Jun 4, 2018
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While many may dread campaign season because of pervasiveness of negative political advertising, a new study has found that negative political advertising actually works, but perhaps not in the way that many may assume.
Social Sciences
Jun 4, 2018
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Poisonous moths use bright red spots to warn predators to avoid them—but natural variation in these wing markings doesn't provide clear indications of how toxic individual moths might be—new research shows.
Evolution
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Researchers at Boston University's Evans Center for Implementation and Improvement Sciences (CIIS) have developed a new scoring criteria for evaluating the quality of scientific research proposals. Termed ImplemeNtation and ...
Other
Jun 4, 2018
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When engineers from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory brainstormed on how to improve Soldier lethality, the idea of a third arm seemed like something that might help.
Engineering
Jun 4, 2018
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Using a new algorithm, University of Illinois researchers may have found the solution to an age-old dilemma plaguing satellite imagery—whether to sacrifice high spatial resolution in the interest of generating images more ...
Environment
Jun 4, 2018
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Scientists have shed light on a key aspect of healthy cell division, helping build a clearer picture of the complex mechanisms involved.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 4, 2018
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Globular clusters could be up to 4 billion years younger than previously thought, new research led by the University of Warwick has found.
Astronomy
Jun 4, 2018
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