Love them or hate them, there's no doubt the European Starling is a wildly successful bird. A new study from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology examines this non-native species from the inside out. What exactly happened at the ...
Ecology
Feb 9, 2021
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A ruler and scale can tell archaeologists the size and weight of a fragment of pottery—but identifying its precise color can depend on individual perception. So, when a handheld color-matching gadget came on the market, ...
Archaeology
Feb 9, 2021
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The first Arab interplanetary mission reached Mars' orbit Tuesday in the most critical stage of its journey to unravel the secrets of weather on the Red Planet.
Space Exploration
Feb 9, 2021
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan unveiled an ambitious 10-year space program for his country Tuesday that includes missions to the moon, sending Turkish astronauts into space and developing internationally viable satellite ...
Space Exploration
Feb 9, 2021
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Axis deer, a species native to India presented as a gift from Hong Kong to the king of Hawaii in 1868, have fed hunters and their families on the rural island of Molokai for generations. But for the community of about 7,500, ...
Ecology
Feb 9, 2021
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Traditional burial in a graveyard has environmental costs. Graves can take up valuable land, leak embalming chemicals and involve nonbiodegradable materials like concrete, as well as the plastic and steel that make up many ...
Environment
Feb 9, 2021
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Rice University researchers have created a "defective" catalyst that simplifies the generation of hydrogen peroxide from oxygen.
Materials Science
Feb 9, 2021
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Finding a needle in a haystack is hard enough. But try finding a specific molecule on the needle.
Biotechnology
Feb 9, 2021
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New research by Morgan Philbin, Ph.D., at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and colleagues looks at why Black young men who have sex with men (YMSM) are disproportionately subject to high rates of arrest ...
Social Sciences
Feb 9, 2021
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Energy efficiency or carbon intensity (defined as CO2 emissions per transport work, ed.) is a possible point of convergence between the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and EU regulations to cut GHG emissions and ...
Environment
Feb 9, 2021
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