Taiwan's HTC stocks plunge to lowest in decade
Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC plunged to its lowest closing share price in more than a decade Friday, a day after it posted its biggest ever quarterly loss.
Business
Aug 7, 2015
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Stealing Sedna
Turns out, our seemly placid star had a criminal youth of cosmic proportions.
Astronomy
Aug 7, 2015
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Researchers look to CNVs to better understand human ethnic diversity
(Phys.org)—A large team of international researchers has undertaken a study to better understand the genetic mechanism behind ethnic diversity. In their paper published in the journal Science, the team describes their study, ...
Perseid meteors to light up summer skies
The evening of Wednesday 12 August into the morning of Thursday 13 August sees the annual maximum of the Perseid meteor shower. This year, a new moon makes prospects for watching this natural firework display particularly ...
Space Exploration
Aug 7, 2015
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Underwater crustaceans could solve missing plane mystery
A piece of an airplane wing that washed ashore on the island of Reunion in the West Indian Ocean this week is believed to be from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, according to some reports.
Other
Aug 7, 2015
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Researchers would make smarter cuts than management accountants
When the government published its long-awaited science and innovation strategy with some fanfare last year it contained largely predictable (if laudable) enthusiastic platitudes. What was new was the announcement of the Nurse ...
Other
Aug 7, 2015
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Cutting emissions through biofuels will lead to water shortages – study
Climate change mitigation could actually increase water shortage in some areas rather than reduce it, according to new research. The source of the problem is clear: greater demand for biofuels, intended to reduce emissions ...
Environment
Aug 7, 2015
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The social value of flood alleviation
Climate change is predicted to increase the frequency and severity of flooding in coming years. For more effective flood alleviation, a recently published study recommends schemes that consider the social impact of floods ...
Environment
Aug 7, 2015
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Pouring fire on fuels at the nanoscale
There are no magic bullets for global energy needs. But fuel cells in which electrical energy is harnessed directly from live, self-sustaining chemical reactions promise cheaper alternatives to fossil fuels.
Nanomaterials
Aug 7, 2015
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Climate change causes timing shifts in fish reproduction
Research by Rebecca Asch, a recent graduate of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, shows a strong correlation between warmer ocean temperatures and changes in the timing of fish reproduction.
Ecology
Aug 7, 2015
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