A remarkable video showing the birth of an octopus at the Virginia Aquarium has been viewed more than 1 million times on social media.
Plants & Animals
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Soldiers in combat have to constantly scan their surroundings for improvised explosive devices (IEDs), a signature weapon of modern warfare. These homemade bombs are often hidden—nestled in bushes, buried underground, or ...
Engineering
Feb 9, 2018
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With two billion people worldwide lacking access to clean and safe drinking water, joint research by Monash University, CSIRO and the University of Texas at Austin published today in Sciences Advances may offer a breakthrough ...
Materials Science
Feb 9, 2018
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A significant winter storm brought heavy snowfalls to parts of the US Midwest on Friday, causing flight cancelations, snarling roads and closing schools.
Environment
Feb 9, 2018
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With an ever-growing human population and its inherent demand for water, there is a critical need to monitor water resources. New technology could make it more feasible than ever to measure changes in the water flow of rivers.
Environment
Feb 9, 2018
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NASA's New Horizons spacecraft recently turned its telescopic camera toward a field of stars, snapped an image – and made history.
Space Exploration
Feb 9, 2018
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NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has begun extra stargazing to help the space agency accomplish advances in Mars exploration over the next decade.
Space Exploration
Feb 9, 2018
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European aircraft manufacturer Airbus on Friday said it had agreed to pay a fine of 81.25 million euros ($99 million) to end a German corruption probe into the 2003 sale of Eurofighter jets to Austria.
Business
Feb 9, 2018
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Facebook said Friday that it will issue up to $10 million (8.2 million euros) in grants to help support and train community leaders around the world.
Internet
Feb 9, 2018
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On the cellular highway, motor proteins called dyneins rule the road. Dyneins "walk" along structures called microtubules to deliver cellular cargo, such as signaling molecules and organelles, to different parts of a cell. ...
Biochemistry
Feb 9, 2018
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