The placoderms were a diverse group of ancient armoured fishes and it's widely believed that they are ancestral to virtually all vertebrates alive today, including humans.
Archaeology
Dec 6, 2016
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A new study led by The University of Western Australia has demonstrated for the first time that plants can learn about their environment by making links between events, an ability thought to be exclusive to animals.
Biotechnology
Dec 6, 2016
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Governments that rely on legislation alone to encourage women into senior management are less successful than those that back policy commitments with financial support, shows research from the University's School of Management.
Social Sciences
Dec 6, 2016
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This fall's new Federal Aviation Administration regulations have made drone flight easier than ever for both companies and consumers. But what if the drones out on the market aren't exactly what you want?
Engineering
Dec 6, 2016
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Back in 2010-11 Australia "greened", as record-breaking rains triggered a boom in plant growth that removed huge amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and stored it as carbon in the landscape.
Environment
Dec 6, 2016
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An advanced numerical model is helping researchers better understand the variability of the Red Sea's climate patterns.
Earth Sciences
Dec 6, 2016
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Paris has temporarily barred half of all cars from traveling on city streets and made public transportation free for the day as it battles a peak in pollution.
Environment
Dec 6, 2016
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A European security organization says it has helped Albania's army dispose of 140 metric tons of hazardous military chemicals.
Environment
Dec 6, 2016
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New research, published today in Botany, investigates how well native California wild mustard species withstand increasing temperatures with the goal of developing a better understanding of heat stress on plants in a warming ...
Biotechnology
Dec 6, 2016
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Imagine a key that opens a pin tumbler lock. A very similar key can also fit into the lock, but upside down in comparison to the first key.
Biochemistry
Dec 6, 2016
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