Using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to conduct a "cosmic archaeological dig" at the very heart of our Milky Way galaxy, astronomers have uncovered the blueprints of our galaxy's early construction phase.
Astronomy
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When Sarah Thébaud analyzed survey data from 24 countries—including the United States—between 2001 and 2008, she found some interesting evidence regarding gender gaps and entrepreneurship and the relationship between ...
Social Sciences
Nov 5, 2015
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It comes as no surprise to geographer Chris Funk that East Africa has been particularly hard hit with back-to-back droughts this year and last. In fact, he and colleagues at the UC Santa Barbara /U.S. Geological Survey's ...
Environment
Nov 5, 2015
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Despite government regulations, ground-level ozone—an odorless gas that forms as polluting nitrogen oxides drift in sunlight across the countryside—continues to threaten crop quality and yield. In a new study, researchers ...
Environment
Nov 5, 2015
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For various reasons, wild pollinators are in decline across many parts of the world. To combat this, managed honey bees and bumblebees are frequently shipped in to provide valuable pollination services to crops. But does ...
Plants & Animals
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Scientists studying microbiomes have created a framework for predicting how the composition of these complex microbial communities may respond to changing conditions.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 5, 2015
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The dinoflagellates aren't happy. In good times, these tiny ocean creatures live free-floating in the ocean or symbiotically with corals, serving up—or as—lunch to a host of mollusks, tiny fish and coral species. Some ...
Biotechnology
Nov 5, 2015
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When bridges, dam walls and other structures made of concrete are streaked with dark cracks after a few decades, the culprit is AAR: the alkali-aggregate reaction. AAR damages concrete structures all over the world and makes ...
Engineering
Nov 5, 2015
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How do Netflix or Facebook know which movies you might like or who you might want to be friends with?
Computer Sciences
Nov 5, 2015
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Telescope mirrors of old basically came in one shape: they were round and fit nicely inside a tube. No longer. An emerging optics technology now allows these light-gathering devices to take almost any shape, potentially providing ...
Space Exploration
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