That's Earth. That's us. Way off in the distance as a fairly small, blue and swirly white sphere. This is the newest so-called "Earthrise" image, and it was taken on February 1, 2014 by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
Space Exploration
May 8, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Peptide amphiphiles (PAs) are an emerging class of molecules that can be designed for novel therapies in advanced medicine. They are designed with structural regions that allow them to spontaneously assemble ...
Biochemistry
May 8, 2014
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In late February of 1991, as I straddled the border between Saudi Arabia and Iraq in my fatigues, I asked myself a question I've recently heard from my students: "Will we always have war?" To answer it, I have concluded, ...
Social Sciences
May 8, 2014
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Researchers at the UPM and the Universidad de Loja from Ecuador have developed an optimizing model of routing protocol of mobile ad hoc network in emergencies and rescues.
Computer Sciences
May 8, 2014
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(Phys.org) —The diversity of the world's life forms—from corals to carnivores—is under assault. Decades of scientific studies document the fraying of ecosystems and a grim tally of species extinctions due to destroyed ...
Ecology
May 8, 2014
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Due to the success of navigation devices and smartphones, digital maps are used widely in everyday life. They guide us safely along motorways or to the next bakery as long as the map is good and clear. However, representation ...
Computer Sciences
May 8, 2014
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(Phys.org) —In African savannas, when the large animals are away, the mice—and snakes, fleas and ticks—will play.
Ecology
May 8, 2014
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A massive computer simulation has produced a model of the universe's evolution with new accuracy in some important measures—and yielded a new prediction concerning the distribution of matter in the cosmos.
General Physics
May 8, 2014
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Fujitsu Laboratories today announced the development, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, of an on-demand transport technology that responds to the various needs of transport users while improving ...
Software
May 8, 2014
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A clenched fist thumps the air to emphasize a point; a sweeping hand signals the array of possibilities; furrowed eyebrows question the veracity of the politician's remarks. These are all examples of the ways we express our ...
Computer Sciences
May 8, 2014
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