(Phys.org)—It was another good week for physics as a team of researchers with the University of Waterloo found that a photon "afterglow" could transmit information without transmitting energy—though the receiver must ...
Can old data provide new insights about lightning and the physics of severe weather?
Earth Sciences
Apr 6, 2015
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(Phys.org)—A team of researchers with the University of Adelaide and the Australian National University has found that the excited state of the Lambda baryon, Λ(1405), is actually a type of quark molecule. In their paper ...
"I've always been really fascinated by plants, even from a young age," says Emory biologist Roger Deal. "Their lives are so interesting, even though they are stuck where they are born."
Plants & Animals
Apr 6, 2015
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I love the smell of skunk in early spring. That sulfur smell tells me that the snow is melting, the sun is rising higher into the sky, and soon a carpet of wildflowers will paint the forest floor in white, purple and pink.
Plants & Animals
Apr 6, 2015
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Michael Pollan is an award-winning journalist, a prolific author, a professor at the University of California Berkeley, and a fierce and tireless advocate for sustainable living. An internationally renowned speaker, Pollan ...
Environment
Apr 6, 2015
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Political parties find that their fortunes improve when they put more women on the ballot, according to a study co-authored by an MIT economist.
Social Sciences
Apr 6, 2015
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Turkey on Monday blocked access to social networking sites, including Twitter and YouTube, over photos showing a militant pointing a gun at a prosecutor who died last week in a failed hostage rescue operation. Access to Twitter ...
Internet
Apr 6, 2015
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In much the same way that glucometers and pregnancy tests have revolutionized in-home diagnostic testing, researchers from Florida Atlantic University and collaborators have identified a new biosensing platform that could ...
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 6, 2015
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The clock is ticking towards the next launch of a SpaceX cargo vessel to the International Space Station (ISS) hauling critical supplies to the six astronauts and cosmonauts serving aboard, that now includes the first ever ...
Space Exploration
Apr 6, 2015
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