Do elephants call ''human!''?
African elephants make a specific alarm call in response to the danger of humans, according to a new study of wild elephants in Kenya.
Plants & Animals
Mar 7, 2014
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NASA radar demonstrates ability to foresee sinkholes
(Phys.org) —New analyses of NASA airborne radar data collected in 2012 reveal the radar detected indications of a huge sinkhole before it collapsed and forced evacuations near Bayou Corne, La., that year.
Earth Sciences
Mar 7, 2014
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Quicker and cheaper toxicity checking of mussels
A new discovery made at the University of Oslo, Norway, can make it far easier to check whether mussels are poisonous.
Other
Mar 7, 2014
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Squeezing light into metals: Team controls conductivity with inkjet printer
Using an inexpensive inkjet printer, University of Utah electrical engineers produced microscopic structures that use light in metals to carry information. This new technique, which controls electrical conductivity within ...
Optics & Photonics
Mar 7, 2014
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Europe's largest badger study finds rare long-distance movements
Animal movement is a key part of population ecology, helping us understand how species use their environment and maintain viable populations. In many territorial species, most movements occur within a home range. Occasionally, ...
Ecology
Mar 7, 2014
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Small asteroid will pass earth safely on Thursday
(Phys.org) —An asteroid about 25 feet (8 meters) across will safely pass Earth at about 1:21 p.m. PST (4:21 p.m. EST) today, March 6, approaching us six times closer than the moon.
Space Exploration
Mar 7, 2014
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Man denies he's bitcoin creator
Dorian Prentice Satoshi Nakamoto denied Thursday that he is the creator of bitcoin.
Internet
Mar 7, 2014
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Pakistan's gaming industry breaks culture barriers
It's a city better known for its history and culture, but a new generation of mobile game developers is bringing a slice of Silicon Valley to Pakistan's Lahore.
Software
Mar 7, 2014
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Japan says Bitcoin not a currency, but taxable (Update)
Bitcoin is not a currency but transactions involving it should be "subject to taxation", Japan's government said Friday, in a move that could pave the way for formal regulations on the troubled virtual unit.
Internet
Mar 7, 2014
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Mystery of planet-forming disks explained by magnetism
(Phys.org) —Astronomers say that magnetic storms in the gas orbiting young stars may explain a mystery that has persisted since before 2006.
Astronomy
Mar 7, 2014
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