An Icelandic environmental group poured cold water over the Arctic nation's dreams of becoming an oil-producer Wednesday, following the approval of a Chinese-led exploration bid off the country's north coast.
Environment
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With one in seven humans undernourished, and with the challenges of population growth and climate change, the need for efficient food production has never been greater. Eight strategies to cut the environmental and economic ...
Ecology
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Researchers from Empa and ETH Zurich have succeeded in producing a prototype of a vibration-damping material that could change the world of mechanics forever. The material of the future is not only able to damp vibrations ...
Materials Science
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A single gene regulates the complex wing patterns, colors and structures required for mimicry in swallowtail butterflies, report scientists from the University of Chicago, March 5 in Nature. Surprisingly, the gene described, ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 5, 2014
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Radio waves are used for many measurements and applications, for example, in communication with mobile phones, MRI scans, scientific experiments and cosmic observations. But 'noise' in the detector of the measuring instrument ...
General Physics
Mar 5, 2014
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It has been the ruin of many a pleasant outing: Nature calls, but there's nowhere to go.
Internet
Mar 5, 2014
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Facebook is taking aim at people who are using the social network or Instagram photo-sharing platform to sell guns.
Internet
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A disease-causing bacterium found in the mouth needs manganese, a trace mineral, in order to cause a serious heart infection, according to a preclinical study led by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University Philips ...
Cell & Microbiology
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With cutting-edge technology, sometimes the first step scientists face is just making sure it actually works as intended.
Quantum Physics
Mar 5, 2014
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A bit of pressure from a new shrinking, sponge-like gel is all it takes to turn transplanted unspecialized cells into cells that lay down minerals and begin to form teeth.
Materials Science
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