A scientist at Duke University says the natural evolution of social organizations into larger and more complex communities that exhibit distinct hierarchies can be predicted from the same law of physics that gives rise to ...
General Physics
Jun 20, 2018
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The Himalayan Range includes some of the youngest and most spectacular mountains on Earth, but the rugged landscape that lends it the striking beauty for which it is known can also keep scientists from fully understanding ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 20, 2018
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Deep inside the Earth exist pockets of water, but the liquid there isn't like the water on the surface.
Condensed Matter
Jun 20, 2018
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The cell has its own paramedic team and emergency room to aid and repair damaged DNA, a new USC Dornsife study reveals.
Biotechnology
Jun 20, 2018
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Health impacts of neonicotinoids may go well beyond bees, according to a new University of Guelph study.
Ecology
Jun 20, 2018
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What do you call a materials science discovery that was given a major boost by a lecture from a Nobel laureate in chemistry, used cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM), and was pushed further along by a doctoral student's ...
Biochemistry
Jun 20, 2018
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The U.S. government is stepping up efforts to protect the planet from incoming asteroids that could wipe out entire regions or even continents.
Space Exploration
Jun 20, 2018
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A storm of tiny dust particles has engulfed much of Mars over the last two weeks and prompted NASA's Opportunity rover to suspend science operations. But across the planet, NASA's Curiosity rover, which has been studying ...
Space Exploration
Jun 20, 2018
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Instagram said Wednesday it now has more than one billion active users, as it unveiled a new long-form video feature in a bid to attract "creators" like those on YouTube.
Internet
Jun 20, 2018
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For the millions of Americans who work "nonstandard" shifts—evenings, nights or with rotating days off—the schedule can be especially challenging with children at home.
Social Sciences
Jun 20, 2018
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