Benefits of studying interconnected communities of plants, microbes and other organisms
On a farm, everything shares a connection.
Environment
Mar 7, 2016
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Researchers discover new way of 'locking up' radioactive material
Researchers at The University of Manchester have discovered that an iron oxide mineral, hematite, reacts with radioactive neptunium to 'lock it up' within its structure. This could have profound implications for the environmental ...
Materials Science
Mar 7, 2016
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Hubble and a stellar fingerprint
Showcased at the center of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is an emission-line star known as IRAS 12196-6300.
Astronomy
Mar 7, 2016
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3-D bioprinter allows students to create building blocks for new tissue
Advances in technology have made it possible to produce bone, muscle and even organs using a 3D bioprinter, which allows scientists to generate tissue in a laboratory environment.
Engineering
Mar 7, 2016
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Five years later, nuclear expert offers three lessons from the Fukushima disaster
It has been five years since the emergency sirens sounded at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi power plant following the massive 2011 earthquake and subsequent devastating tsunami. The partial meltdown of three reactors caused approximately ...
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 7, 2016
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System lets web users share aspects of their browsing history with friends, researchers
Researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have developed a new system that allows web users to share self-selected aspects of their online activity with their friends and the general ...
Computer Sciences
Mar 7, 2016
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World's oldest chameleon found in amber fossil
About 100 million years ago an infant lizard's life was cut short when it crawled into a sticky situation.
Archaeology
Mar 7, 2016
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New micro-CT scanner allows inside view of even the tiniest fossils
Encased in hard rock, the bones of many fossilized mammals are only partially visible for scientists to study. A poor attempt to take apart the rock and view the complete fossil may damage the bone, but micro-CT scanning ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Mar 7, 2016
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Salmon hearts get oxygen boost from enzyme
Salmon have an ace up their sleeve—or in their gills—when facing challenging conditions that could affect their hearts, according to a study led by a University of Guelph researcher.
Plants & Animals
Mar 7, 2016
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Novel whispering-gallery-type sensor for single nanoparticle detection
Ultrasensitive detection of nanoscale particles has applications in important fields ranging from environmental monitoring to analysis of viral structures. However, it remains extremely difficult due to ultralow polarizability ...
Nanophysics
Mar 7, 2016
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