The way in which man-made acids in the atmosphere interact with the dust that nourishes our oceans has been quantified by scientists for the first time.
Earth Sciences
Dec 5, 2016
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Look out your window, and you may see people of all ages and sizes roaming the street: a 6-foot-5-inch man walking beside a 4-foot-6-inch boy, for example, or a sprouting teen-ager who is much taller than a full-grown adult.
Archaeology
Dec 5, 2016
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Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a novel strategy to reprogram cells from one type to another in a more efficient and less biased manner than previous methods.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 5, 2016
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201
Life on earth largely depends on the conversion of light energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis by plants. However, absorption of excess sunlight can damage the complex machinery responsible for this process. ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 5, 2016
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508
Amazon on Monday unveiled a new kind of retail store, with no cashiers.
Business
Dec 5, 2016
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6
Over half of the Mediterranean's shark and ray species are at risk of extinction, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said Monday, blaming overfishing for plummeting numbers.
Ecology
Dec 5, 2016
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377
A Pennsylvania business lost more than $387,000 in an international cybercrime operation disabled by federal authorities and the European Union last week.
Security
Dec 5, 2016
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8
Grazing on algae is a full-time job for a highly specialized group of coral reef fish.
Environment
Dec 5, 2016
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16
Female lemurs with normal color vision, as well as their cohabitating colorblind group members, may have selective advantage over lemur groups whose members are all colorblind, according to anthropologists at The University ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 5, 2016
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We can create software with 100 times fewer vulnerabilities than we do today, according to computer scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). To get there, they recommend that coders adopt the ...
Security
Dec 5, 2016
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