Ferns may have potential in rehabilitating land following work by WA researchers who investigated how ferns are able to survive in semi-arid environments of Australia.
Ecology
Mar 6, 2015
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At least 46,000 Twitter accounts have been linked to supporters of the Islamic State in late 2014, a research report released in Washington showed.
Internet
Mar 6, 2015
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The Laboratory of Advanced Materials at the University of Alicante's Department of Inorganic Chemistry has developed a technology that allows the preparation of artificial methane hydrates. The research has been published ...
Materials Science
Mar 6, 2015
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PHAs are plastics that are made by bacteria. PHAs also are eaten by bacteria.
Ecology
Mar 6, 2015
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13
A report published in Science has dismissed claims made last year that the first super-Earth planet discovered in the habitable zone of a distant star was 'stellar activity masquerading as planets.' The researchers are confident ...
Astronomy
Mar 6, 2015
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A high-speed camera for monitoring vegetation from space and combating famine in Africa is being adapted to spot changes in human skin cells, invisible to the naked eye, to help diagnose skin diseases like cancer.
Space Exploration
Mar 6, 2015
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Promoting more sustainable plant-based foods and reducing demand for meat and dairy products will be essential to feed billions of people and avoid serious and ongoing global food security impacts, warn experts from UTS's Institute ...
Social Sciences
Mar 6, 2015
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Ask any theoretical physicist on what are the most profound mysteries in physics and you will be surprised if she mentions anything other than Quantum Gravity and the Dark Sector. Questions such as how do we reconcile GR ...
General Physics
Mar 6, 2015
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A pilot study in 51 N.C. classrooms shows the effectiveness of a new measure in assessing the quality of practices in inclusive preschools. Not only is the Inclusive Classroom Profile (ICP) a reliable instrument, researchers ...
Social Sciences
Mar 6, 2015
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New York University chemists have developed a computational approach for determining the viability and suitability of complex molecular structures—an advancement that could aid in the development of pharmaceuticals as well ...
Materials Science
Mar 6, 2015
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