Nanomaterials help spiders spin the toughest stuff
Spiders' silk is already tough stuff—just ask your friendly neighbourhood Spiderman.
Nanomaterials
Aug 14, 2017
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Netflix wins 'Scandal' creator Rhimes in blow to Disney, ABC
Netflix has lured Shonda Rhimes, the well-regarded creator of TV series "Scandal" and "Grey's Anatomy," from ABC, its latest big get as media companies old and new fight for viewers' attention.
Business
Aug 14, 2017
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Researchers describe neural mechanisms for gregariousness and monogamy in zebra finches
How do gregarious songbirds such as zebra finches, where both males and females live in close proximity and where females may be attracted by the songs of many potential suitors, sustain monogamy? A new study appearing in ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 14, 2017
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DC Hot Stick developed for first responder, worker safety
With more volts than ever before in electric vehicles (EVs) and on solar-paneled rooftops, first responder and electrical worker safety is a growing concern. Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory ...
Engineering
Aug 14, 2017
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Tidally locked exoplanets may be more common than previously thought
Many exoplanets to be found by coming high-powered telescopes will probably be tidally locked—with one side permanently facing their host star—according to new research by astronomer Rory Barnes of the University of Washington.
Astronomy
Aug 14, 2017
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Probiotics help poplar trees clean up toxins in Superfund sites
Trees have the ability to capture and remove pollutants from the soil and degrade them through natural processes in the plant. It's a feat of nature companies have used to help clean up polluted sites, though only in small-scale ...
Environment
Aug 14, 2017
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Bacteria can feel their surroundings
For humans, our sense of touch is relayed to the brain via small electrical pulses. Now, University of Colorado Boulder scientists have found that individual bacteria, too, can feel their external environment in a similar ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 14, 2017
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Lower-income children raised in counties with high upward mobility display fewer behavioral issues
Children who grow up in urban counties with high upward mobility exhibit fewer behavioral problems and perform better on cognitive tests, according to a study led by Princeton University.
Social Sciences
Aug 14, 2017
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Viruses up their game in arms race with immune system
In a classic example of the evolutionary arms race between a host and a pathogen, the myxoma virus—introduced to control the rabbit population in Australia in 1950—has developed a novel and deadly ability to suppress ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 14, 2017
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Cancer-fighting T cells are smarter, stronger than experts thought
Scientists studying the body's cancer-fighting T cells have a serious problem: When they culture them in the lab, the T cells sit around at equilibrium, waiting to bump into cancerous cells. But that's not how they operate ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 14, 2017
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