A team of scientists has discovered an unexpected disruption in one of the most repeatable atmospheric patterns.
Earth Sciences
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An international group of biologists is calling for data collection on a global scale to improve forecasts of how climate change affects animals and plants.
Environment
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A Johns Hopkins University researcher noticed the bats he works with cocked their heads to the side, just like his pet Pug.
Plants & Animals
Sep 8, 2016
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According to a new study by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego, a large earthquake on one fault can trigger large aftershocks on separate faults within just a few minutes. ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 8, 2016
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If you've ever heard your engine rev through your radio while listening to an AM station in your car, or had your television make a buzzing sound when your cell phone is near it, then you've experienced electromagnetic interference. ...
Nanomaterials
Sep 8, 2016
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In a creative stroke inspired by Hollywood wizardry, scientists from Harvard Medical School and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have designed a simple way to observe how bacteria move as they become impervious to ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 8, 2016
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Infectious prions or PrPSc—misfolded versions of the normal cellular prion protein PrPC—convert their normal counterparts into copies of themselves and thereby cause fatal disease. How this conversion works at the molecular ...
Biochemistry
Sep 8, 2016
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Anthrax is caused by Bacillus anthracis, a pathogen that causes potentially fatal disease in most mammals, including humans. A study published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases reports that a related bacillus with distinct ...
Ecology
Sep 8, 2016
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The venerable earphone jack looks destined for the same technological graveyard where the Walkman and the rotary telephone now lie after Apple nudged wireless audio closer to mass-market adoption.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 8, 2016
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A new molecular gel recipe developed at the University of Michigan is at the core of a prototype for a more accurate lead paint test.
Analytical Chemistry
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