Hobbyist brings 'Lost in Space' robot to life
A dire warning fills Tom Boothe's Clovis, Calif., living room. "Danger! Danger!" shouts the deep voice.
Robotics
Jul 27, 2010
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Rethinking surface tension
(Phys.org) —If you've ever watched a drop of water form into a bead or a water strider scoot across a pond, you are familiar with a property of liquids called surface tension.
General Physics
Aug 30, 2013
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Rice plants that grow as clones from seed
Plant biologists at the University of California, Davis have discovered a way to make crop plants replicate through seeds as clones. The discovery, long sought by plant breeders and geneticists, could make it easier to propagate ...
Biotechnology
Dec 12, 2018
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3D models reveal how seismic waves move through Earth
On a sunny morning in September 1985, a massive earthquake killed more than 9,000 people in Mexico City, even though the epicenter of the earthquake was some 200 miles away.
Earth Sciences
May 18, 2022
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Johnny Rotten's graffiti: The new heritage?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Archaeologists typically record and analyse the traces of past human activities. The caves of Lascaux in southern France are celebrated as a place where early humans made their marks on cave walls. The cave ...
Archaeology
Nov 21, 2011
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Lab reproduction of a marine compound with antibiotic properties
Bacterial resistance to drugs leads pharmaceutical labs to be in constant search for new antibiotics to treat the same diseases. For the last thirty years, the sea bottom has yielded a wealth of substances with properties ...
Biochemistry
Jun 20, 2013
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Mussel survey reveals alarming degradation of River Thames ecosystem since the 1960s
University of Cambridge scientists replicated a 1964 River Thames survey and found that mussel numbers have declined by almost 95%, with one species—the depressed river mussel—completely gone.
Ecology
Nov 28, 2022
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Study finds 'magical contagion' spreads creator's essence to pieces, adding value
Not all things are created equally. We don't view a Picasso sculpture in the same way we look at a hammer, for example—no matter how fancy the hammer.
Social Sciences
Sep 16, 2014
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