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Astronomy Sep 21, 2016

Chemically peculiar star HR8844 could be a hybrid object

(Phys.org)—Astronomers from the Paris Observatory in Meudon, France and the Notre Dame University – Louaize in Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon, report that an A-type main-sequence star HR8844, could be a hybrid object between two ...

Astronomy Sep 14, 2016

HD 30963 is a chemically peculiar star, study finds

(Phys.org)—New research conducted by a team of astronomers from the Paris Observatory in Meudon, France and the Notre Dame University – Louaize in Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon, reveals that a B-type main-sequence star designated ...

Environment Sep 4, 2016

Ivory Coast cocoa farmers seek gold in face of drought

Once a cocoa planter, Ferdinand Konan Yao has joined the ranks of fellow farmers who have abandoned Ivory Coast's top cash crop to work in clandestine gold mines buried deep in the plantations.

Engineering Aug 12, 2016

Scientist blazes the way for 3-D printing in Middle East

Metal additive manufacturing service bureaus are located in many regions over the world, but the Middle East is not one of them. Dr. Alaa Elwany, assistant professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering ...

Earth Sciences Jul 25, 2016

Researchers mine 'a tsunami of free data' from space

"Man must rise above Earth, to the top of the atmosphere and beyond, for only then will he fully understand the world in which he lives."

Ecology Jul 20, 2016

Lebanon gives teeth to big cat protection efforts

The death of a baby lion cub kept as a pet in Lebanon has inspired a major government-backed campaign to halt mistreatment and trafficking of big cats in the country.

Biotechnology Jul 18, 2016

Genome of 6,000-year-old barley grains sequenced for first time

An international team of researchers has succeeded for the first time in sequencing the genome of Chalcolithic barley grains. This is the oldest plant genome to be reconstructed to date. The 6,000-year-old seeds were retrieved ...

Archaeology Jul 14, 2016

A federal origin of Stone Age farming

The transition from hunter-gatherer to sedentary farming 10,000 years ago occurred in multiple neighbouring but genetically distinct populations according to research by an international team including UCL.

Archaeology Jun 27, 2016

Pterosaur discovered in Lebanese quarry after 95 million years

With the help of University of Alberta scientists, a newly described pterosaur has finally flown home. This spectacular fossil material was discovered in a private Lebanese limestone quarry more than a decade ago and has ...

Security Jun 26, 2016

Browse free or die? New Hampshire library is at privacy fore

A small library in New Hampshire sits at the forefront of global efforts to promote privacy and fight government surveillance—to the consternation of law enforcement.

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