Graduation rates among science majors at a large minority-serving college have nearly tripled since the implementation of an undergraduate research experience (URE) program ten years ago. A new study in the Journal of Research ...
Social Sciences
Sep 8, 2016
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Facebook is expanding its services to small businesses that want to sell to customers in other countries.
Internet
Sep 8, 2016
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Mission seeks to answer key questions: How deep is Earth's habitable zone? How deep is the deep subseafloor biosphere? How does the deep biosphere affect life at the surface? Could life have originated deep and moved upward?
Earth Sciences
Sep 8, 2016
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A University of Liverpool study of ants across three continents has revealed that their colour and size is strongly influenced by their environment, and that the dominant colour and average body size can change from year ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 8, 2016
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Random number generators are crucial to the encryption that protects our privacy and security when engaging in digital transactions such as buying products online or withdrawing cash from an ATM. For the first time, engineers ...
Quantum Physics
Sep 8, 2016
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If you're a human who's really hungry, a handful of nuts, a piece of cheese or a nice juicy steak may really hit the spot. If you're a fruit fly, a nibble of yeast will do the trick.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 8, 2016
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They were hyped as the next big thing after smartphones but tech giants have struggled to put a smartwatch on every wrist and Apple's latest offering, aimed mainly at fitness enthusiasts, is unlikely to change that, analysts ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 8, 2016
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Amazon wants to be under the Christmas tree this year. It's cut the price of its new Fire tablet almost in half and added its popular voice assistant, Alexa, in hopes of making it a hot holiday item, despite a slump in overall ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 8, 2016
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Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) have developed a new spray-on material with a remarkable ability to repel water.
Materials Science
Sep 8, 2016
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A new approach to modelling land use change developed at UBC could help cities and towns better coordinate their land-use planning efforts.
Environment
Sep 8, 2016
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