The wisdom of pearl farming
Why exactly do little white nuggets from the sea cost so much? And how have humans hacked the biological process that makes them?
Environment
Jun 12, 2018
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News tagged with pearls
Pearly material for bendable heating elements
The iridescent shimmer of a string of pearls may one day be more than pretty adornment. Scientists now report in ACS Applied Nano Materials a hybrid material consisting of imitation pearl combined with silver nanowires that ...
Nanomaterials
Jan 24, 2018
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Dentistry study pinpoints role of proteins that produce pearls
Pearls are among nature's most beautiful creations, and have been treasured for countless centuries. Beneath one's iridescent surface lies a tough and resilient structure made of intricately arranged tiles of calcium carbonate ...
Biochemistry
Sep 22, 2017
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Pearl millet genome sequence provides a resource to improve agronomic traits in extreme environments
An international consortium around the biologist Wolfram Weckwerth has published the genome sequence of Pearl millet, a drought resistant crop plant most important in aride regions in Africa and Asia. This plant is important ...
Biotechnology
Sep 18, 2017
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Expedition eyes sunken mini sub on Pearl Harbor anniversary
Federal archaeologists and scientists used a remotely operated vehicle Wednesday to document the condition of a mini submarine used in the attack on Pearl Harbor 75 years ago.
Other
Dec 7, 2016
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For 10 years, possibly biggest pearl was hidden under bed
A Filipino fisherman in western Palawan island has found possibly the world's biggest pearl, but he didn't know it.
Environment
Aug 25, 2016
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40-year-old chorus frog tissues vital to Louisiana hybrid zone study
LSU researchers Jeremy M. Brown and Eric N. Rittmeyer, in collaboration with colleagues at Florida State University, are shedding light on how often and where species hybridize through time, thanks to the rediscovery of 40-year-old ...
Ecology
Jul 15, 2016
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Massive rocket booster arrives at Mississippi space museum
A massive rocket booster that never made it to space instead made its way Tuesday to Mississippi's Infinity Science Center after a carefully orchestrated days-long move over land and water from New Orleans.
Space Exploration
Jun 21, 2016
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Rare images reveal details of US Navy seaplane lost in Pearl Harbor attack 74 years ago
NOAA and University of Hawaii archaeologists today released rare images of a U.S. Navy airplane sunk during the opening minutes of the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on Oahu on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941. The attack led ...
Environment
Dec 4, 2015
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Documents that changed the world: FDR's Thanksgiving Proclamation, 1939
The U.S. Senate voted to set Thanksgiving as the fourth Thursday in November on Dec. 9, 1941, two days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. You'd think they would have had more important things to talk about.
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Nov 26, 2015
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