With more than half of its 1.4 billion people online, the world's most populous country is home to a slew of cyberspies and hackers. Indeed, China has likely stolen more secrets from businesses and governments than any other ...
Security
Oct 5, 2017
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Turkish archaeologists believe they may have discovered the remains of St. Nicholas—from whom the legend of Santa Claus emerged—beneath a church at his birthplace in southern Turkey.
Archaeology
Oct 5, 2017
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When disease-bearing mosquitoes expand into new habitats, public health officials should test the ability of new arrivals to transmit viruses at a variety of temperatures, a new Yale-led study suggests.
Ecology
Oct 5, 2017
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The scientists who developed the ability to see some of the building blocks of life under the electron microscope have been awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Other
Oct 5, 2017
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ETH researchers show that magma chambers under supervolcanoes are more like soggy sponges than reservoirs of molten rock. Before a volcano of this kind erupts, such mush must slowly be reactivated by heat input following ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 5, 2017
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If you're wondering when a hydrogen-powered car will become a viable option for you, take heart. A team including scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) may have overcome a significant hurdle ...
Polymers
Oct 5, 2017
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Computing power has grown exponentially over many decades, so why is the much-promised next leap of quantum computers taking so long to arrive?
Quantum Physics
Oct 5, 2017
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A new report warns that drug recovery work in prison is largely futile unless suitable accommodation and support are available to prisoners after release.
Social Sciences
Oct 5, 2017
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One of the world's most elusive species of songbird may be so hard to spot because it never existed in the first place, according to new research from the University of Aberdeen.
Plants & Animals
Oct 5, 2017
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Can microorganisms cause lake water to be mixed? The answer given by previous studies is no, since the movement of small, slow-swimming bacteria is not sufficient to disturb the stratification of lake water induced by differences ...
Environment
Oct 5, 2017
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