Number of habitable planets could be limited by stifling atmospheres
New research has revealed that fewer than predicted planets may be capable of harbouring life because their atmospheres keep them too hot.
Astronomy
May 26, 2016
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Close encounters of a tidal kind could lead to cracks on icy moons
A new model developed by University of Rochester researchers could offer a new explanation as to how cracks on icy moons, such as Pluto's Charon, formed.
Space Exploration
May 25, 2016
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Canada scientists ask government to reconsider dam project
More than 200 Canadian scientists are asking the government to reconsider a hydroelectric dam project in the western province of British Columbia, citing in part the rights of indigenous communities.
Environment
May 25, 2016
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Wildfire - it's not spreading like wildfire
A new analysis of global data related to wildfire, published by the Royal Society, reveals major misconceptions about wildfire and its social and economic impacts.
Environment
May 24, 2016
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Crucial interaction between fire and mankind explored in new research
A pioneering team of international researchers have devised a 'manifesto for fire science' to explore the pivotal relationship that exists between mankind and fire, on a global stage.
Earth Sciences
May 23, 2016
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Understanding a natural cloaking mechanism
Researchers at Yale and in Europe are exploring a natural "cloaking" mechanism that allows certain elastic materials—think Jell-O, for instance—to imbibe substantial amounts of liquid droplets without changing their own ...
General Physics
May 19, 2016
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Stellar mystery deepens
Using recent advancements in Australian telescope technology, a Monash University-led research team has made an unexpected discovery that a large group of stars are dying prematurely, challenging our accepted view of stellar ...
Astronomy
May 18, 2016
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Cometary belt around distant multi-planet system hints at hidden or wandering planets
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) radio observatory in Chile have made the first high-resolution image of the belt of comets (a region analogous to the Kuiper belt in our own Solar ...
Astronomy
May 18, 2016
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Manchester astronomers detect precious element in space
A team of astronomers from The University of Manchester, together with collaborators from the Centro de Astrobiología and the Deep Space Network, Spain and the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, have detected a rare ...
Astronomy
May 13, 2016
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Mercury rising: planet completes rare transit of Sun
Astronomers celebrated Monday witnessing one of the highlights of the skywatchers' year, when the Sun, Mercury and Earth all lined up—a phenomenon that happens just a dozen or so times per century.
Space Exploration
May 10, 2016
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