We often talk about future climate change in terms of "global warming." But when it comes to the impacts of global warming, regional changes in winds and precipitation are more relevant. The latter depend on how the circulation ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 9, 2015
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Lithium iron phosphate batteries are very durable and can be charged relatively quickly. Researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), ETH Zurich and Toyota Central R&D Labs, Inc. reveal the reasons for these properties ...
Materials Science
Sep 9, 2015
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For black-white multiracial children, how others perceive them may be inconsistent with how they perceive themselves.
Social Sciences
Sep 9, 2015
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Archaeologists at The Australian National University (ANU) have weighed into a long-running controversy surrounding one of the best methods of determining the sex of human skeletal remains.
Archaeology
Sep 9, 2015
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UWA researchers have developed an electronic 'ear' that will vastly improve the ongoing international search for elusive gravitational waves, which are created by violent cosmic events throughout the universe.
Astronomy
Sep 9, 2015
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Eclipse season 2 of 2 for 2015 is nigh this weekend, book-ended by a partial solar eclipse on September 13th, and a total lunar eclipse on September 28th.
Space Exploration
Sep 9, 2015
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A Deakin University study has revealed major differences in the sentencing of Indigenous offenders and highlights ways to reduce discriminatory sentencing practices.
Social Sciences
Sep 9, 2015
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Three Arizona State University engineering and science students are hoping to contribute to knowledge of the complex interplay of energy and water fluxes in our built urban environments.
Environment
Sep 9, 2015
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Researchers have shown that water movement sensors - known as lateral lines - on the bodies of the African clawed frog may also be sensitive to light.
Plants & Animals
Sep 9, 2015
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The next generation of Ultra High Definition televisions (UHDTV) offers not only crystal-clear images, but also perfect sound. At the IBC trade show (September 11-15 in Amsterdam), Fraunhofer researchers are presenting a ...
Engineering
Sep 9, 2015
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