The Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease crisis in Europe was a turning point for the diet of the Galician wolf, which until the year 2000, had primarily fed on the carrion of domestic animals. A new study shows that after European ...
Ecology
Oct 7, 2015
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Scientists have discovered that rock-wallabies living in north east Queensland are sharing genetic material despite belonging to six different species.
Evolution
Oct 7, 2015
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Since humanity first looked up at the stars we have been amazed and inspired by the wonders of the night sky.
Astronomy
Oct 7, 2015
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(Phys.org)—A small team of researchers with Oxford University in the U.K. and the University of Pisa in Italy, has through experimentation, found that homing pigeons use visual cues to help them find their way home. In ...
Wide-gap semiconductors such as gallium nitride (GaN) are widely used for optical devices such as blue LED and are also anticipated as materials for next-generation energy saving power devices and solar cells. However, the ...
Optics & Photonics
Oct 7, 2015
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Optical devices are critical in diverse military and civil applications, whereas traditional optical devices are bulky and heavy because they rely on the phase accumulation on a long optical path. In an article published ...
Nanophysics
Oct 7, 2015
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New aerial footage released Wednesday showed smoke billowing from Indonesian forest fires as smog-choked Singapore's biggest supermarket chain announced a ban on products from a paper company accused over the haze shrouding ...
Environment
Oct 7, 2015
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There are many factors that determine where a marine species will find a place to call home, such as wave exposure, salinity, depth, habitat and where other friend or foe species live.
Ecology
Oct 7, 2015
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Images from a NASA Mars orbiter's telescopic camera reveal details of real regions on Mars where a new Hollywood movie, "The Martian," places future astronaut adventures.
Space Exploration
Oct 7, 2015
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A robot with a navigation system that mirrors the neural scheme used by humans and animals to find their way around has been developed by A*STAR researchers.
Computer Sciences
Oct 7, 2015
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