Some children in the U.S. grow up under severe disadvantage in terms of the amount and quality of language they are exposed to in their earliest years. Researchers have documented that some children are exposed to roughly ...
Education
Mar 4, 2020
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NUS Physicists have designed a bipedal nanowalker that can change its walking manner and direction by adjusting the length of its stride. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)-based nanowalkers are a class of molecular motors which ...
Nanophysics
Mar 18, 2019
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Love them or hate them, traffic laws exist to keep people safe and to help vehicles flow smoothly. And while they aren't legally enforceable, pedestrian traffic also tends to follow its own set of unwritten rules.
Social Sciences
Mar 14, 2019
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A Murdoch University student is investigating whether pictures posted to social media of rare pygmy elephants could help with their management and conservation.
Ecology
Nov 2, 2017
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Wisconsin is working on a package of incentives to lure Taiwanese iPhone manufacturer Foxconn to the state as part of a deal that two state lawmakers said Thursday they believe could come as soon as the end of the month.
Business
Jul 20, 2017
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Dogs love "walkies." And unless it's pouring with rain and blowing a gale, so do their owners. But there's much more to this daily routine than you might think. In fact, it's actually a complex process of negotiation, which ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 19, 2017
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Exxon Mobil Corp. is squaring off against government investigators who believe the energy giant covered up knowledge of how fossil fuels contribute to climate change.
Environment
Apr 14, 2016
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Ice shelves, the floating extensions of the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets, are not simply resting on the ocean waters: they rise, fall and bend with the tides. Ultimately, these oceanic motions impact the flow of ice ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 11, 2016
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Queen's University biologist Virginia Walker and Queen's SARC Awarded Postdoctoral Fellow Pranab Das have shown nanosilver, which is often added to water purification units, can upset your gut. The discovery is important ...
Bio & Medicine
Nov 19, 2014
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Computer scientists have successfully developed programs to recognize spoken language, as in automated phone systems that respond to voice prompts and voice-activated assistants like Apple's Siri.
Computer Sciences
Sep 12, 2014
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