When the Rhizostoma luteum jellyfish was discovered at the beginning of the 19th century in the waters of the Strait of Gibraltar, only nine specimens were identified. For years, it was so inconspicuous that in the 20th century, ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 14, 2018
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Sleep is essential for brain functionality and overall health but understanding how sleep delivers its beneficial effects remains largely unknown. In an article publishing on August 9 in the open access journal PLOS Biology, ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 9, 2018
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The marketing of research results has become a significant economic factor. Worldwide, the annual turnover of scientific articles alone amounts to 8 billion euros. Unfortunately, this environment also attracts market players ...
Other
Jul 23, 2018
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Stephen Hawking's PhD thesis became freely available online this week, and promptly crashed a server following massive public interest.
Other
Oct 27, 2017
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Anyone who owns an Android smartphone will soon be able to contribute to a research project simply by recording surrounding noise. The purpose is to establish a participatory map of the sound environment. The NoiseCapture ...
Software
Sep 1, 2017
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What is "open science"?
Other
May 30, 2017
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The American Physical Society (APS) and The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), as the Host Organization of SCOAP3 (Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics), are pleased to announce ...
General Physics
Apr 27, 2017
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Publication is the beginning of research impact and visibility, thus dissemination of research publications have to be proactive. Researchers can promote their research work in three stages: (1) manuscript preparation and ...
Other
Apr 24, 2017
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If you visit the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) exhibition, now at the Queensland Museum, you'll see the recreation of a moment when the scientist who saw the first results indicating discovery of the Higgs boson laments she ...
Other
Jan 13, 2017
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Publishers of academic journals make more profit than pharmaceutical companies. "Fifty percent of all research publications in the world are owned by five publishing houses with an average profit margin that is 36 % higher ...
Other
Dec 13, 2016
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