Researchers from Duke University have uncovered the detailed mechanics of the way fungal spores have evolved to harness the power of merging water droplets to launch in a uniform manner.
Condensed Matter
Jul 25, 2017
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The ability of some animals, including chameleons, octopus, and squid, to change their skin colour for camouflage, temperature control, or communication is well known.
Nanomaterials
Jul 25, 2017
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442
President Donald Trump's environmental chief issued a list of directives on Tuesday he says will revitalize the federal program that cleans up hazardous waste sites.
Environment
Jul 25, 2017
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Adobe on Tuesday said its Flash software that served up video and online games for decades will be killed off over the next three years.
Internet
Jul 25, 2017
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Google on Tuesday asked a California court to block an order from Canada that would require the US internet giant to remove a website from worldwide search results.
Business
Jul 25, 2017
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Shares of AT&T Inc. rose Tuesday after the company's second-quarter profit and revenue beat industry analysts' projections.
Business
Jul 25, 2017
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A new study found that Caribbean staghorn corals (Acropora cervicornis) are benefiting from "coral gardening," the process of restoring coral populations by planting laboratory-raised coral fragments on reefs.
Environment
Jul 25, 2017
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Citizens depend on police to provide public safety while maintaining the trust of the community. How can democratic societies balance these two, often conflicting, aims—given citizens' often divergent views over basic tenets ...
Social Sciences
Jul 25, 2017
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Comets that take more than 200 years to make one revolution around the sun are notoriously difficult to study. Because they spend most of their time far from our area of the solar system, many "long-period comets" will never ...
Space Exploration
Jul 25, 2017
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A University of Oklahoma professor, Edward T. Cokely, shows that informed decision making depends on the ability to accurately evaluate and understand information about risk in a newly published study in the scientific journal ...
Social Sciences
Jul 25, 2017
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