A research team led by North Carolina State University has engineered a new catalyst that can more efficiently convert ethane into ethylene, which is used in a variety of manufacturing processes. The discovery could be used ...
Materials Science
Apr 24, 2020
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Though coral reefs are in sharp decline across the world, scientists say some reefs can still thrive with plentiful fish stocks, high fish biodiversity, and well-preserved ecosystem functions.
Ecology
Apr 16, 2020
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In the kelp forests of Tierra del Fuego, at the southernmost tip of South America, the relative abundance of kelp, sea urchins, and sea stars has not changed significantly since 1973. Alan Friedlander of the National Geographic ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 11, 2020
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As anticipated, Pine Island Glacier, known as PIG for short, in Antarctica has just spawned a huge iceberg. At over 300 sq km, about the size of Malta, this huge berg very quickly broke into many 'piglet' pieces the largest ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 11, 2020
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In 2017 and 2018 I walked the equivalent of 28 marathons in the scorching Western Australian outback. Why, you ask? To assess how some of Australia's largest lizard species interact with restored mines.
Plants & Animals
Feb 7, 2020
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Product reviews and ratings have a strong impact on consumer consideration. In restaurant reviews, new research upcoming in the INFORMS journal Information Systems Research shows that location bias, based on the popularity ...
Economics & Business
Feb 6, 2020
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A device that uses electricity generated by plants as its power source has communicated via satellite—a world first.
Space Exploration
Jan 15, 2020
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Researchers have devised a straightforward technique for building a laboratory device known as an electroporator—which applies a jolt of electricity to temporarily open cell walls—from inexpensive components, including ...
Other
Jan 10, 2020
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A device to quickly capture and identify various strains of virus has been developed, according to researchers at Penn State and New York University.
Biochemistry
Dec 23, 2019
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Scientists say coral reefs on a tiny island in the South Pacific have shown incredible resilience and recovery from a recent but very severe disturbance: a volcanic eruption that created a new island.
Environment
Dec 9, 2019
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