Astronomers have applied artificial intelligence (AI) to ultra-wide field-of-view images of the distant Universe captured by the Subaru Telescope, and have achieved a very high accuracy for finding and classifying spiral ...
Astronomy
Aug 11, 2020
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Two volunteer participants in an international citizen science project have had a rare galaxy cluster that they found named after them.
Astronomy
Jun 13, 2016
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Researchers in a lab at Aarhus University have developed a versatile remote gaming interface that allowed external experts as well as hundreds of citizen scientists all over the world to optimize a quantum gas experiment ...
Quantum Physics
Nov 15, 2018
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With the help of citizen scientists, astronomers have detected five new giant radio galaxies (GRGs). The new GRGs have sizes ranging from 2.3 to 2.6 million light years, and have been identified at redshift between 0.28 and ...
With flattened bodies, grabbing forelegs and deciduous wings, deer keds do not look like your typical fly. These parasites of deer—which occasionally bite humans—are more widely distributed across the U.S. than previously ...
Plants & Animals
May 31, 2019
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In the late 19th century, astronomers developed the technique of capturing telescopic images of stars and galaxies on glass photographic plates. This allowed them to study the night sky in detail. Over 500,000 glass plate ...
Astronomy
Mar 26, 2015
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As Chile and Argentina witnessed the total solar eclipse on Dec. 14, 2020, unbeknownst to skywatchers, a little tiny speck was flying past the Sun—a recently discovered comet.
Space Exploration
Dec 18, 2020
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One of the consequences of globalization is the introduction of invasive species. Giant hammerhead flatworms, or land planarians, up to 40 cm (over 1 foot) in length, are reported from France and overseas French territories ...
Ecology
May 22, 2018
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Though most climate science studies show evidence that climate change is real, the public persists in distrusting the science.
Environment
Mar 22, 2011
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To understand America's response to the coronavirus pandemic, researchers started with data from more than 200 years ago—at the American frontier.
Political science
Jul 7, 2020
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