Street lighting disrupts pollinating moths
Street lights change the natural behaviour of moths and disrupt nocturnal pollination, new research has shown.
Ecology
Jun 1, 2016
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Uber raises $3.5 bn from Saudi investment fund
Uber announced Wednesday that the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia has pumped $3.5 billion into the ride-sharing giant, helping fuel its global expansion plans.
Business
Jun 1, 2016
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Spinning electrons yield positrons for research
Researchers use accelerators to coax the electron into performing a wide range of tricks to enable medical tests and treatments, improve product manufacturing, and power breakthrough scientific research. Now, they're learning ...
General Physics
Jun 1, 2016
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Scientists: Vibrant US marine reserve now a coral graveyard
El Nino's super warm water has turned what had been one of the world's most lush and isolated tropical marine reserve into a coral graveyard, federal scientists said Wednesday.
Environment
Jun 1, 2016
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Researchers release hundreds of endangered toads in Wyoming (Update)
The release of more than 900 Wyoming toads in a valley Wednesday could lay the groundwork for helping the critically endangered species and other amphibians resist a devastating fungus, researchers say.
Ecology
Jun 1, 2016
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Don't cut the tags off yet
Merchandise returns are expensive for retailers, and yet lenient return policies can boost consumer demand. For retailers seeking guidance on balancing these concerns, an analysis of the impact of various return policies ...
Economics & Business
Jun 1, 2016
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The art and science of promotional pricing
Normal rules of economic behavior would dictate that free upgrades to a particular product would move it out the door in record numbers. Somewhat counterintuitively, new research from Professor Wen Mao reveals that a token ...
Economics & Business
Jun 1, 2016
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Outlining a strategy for supermarket coupons
Among the major tools of supermarket promotions are coupons, but understanding which types of coupons accomplish the retailer's objectives can be tricky. A field study described in an article appearing in the June 2016 issue ...
Economics & Business
Jun 1, 2016
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Team finds convection could produce Pluto's polygons
On Pluto, icebergs floating in a sea of nitrogen ice are key to a possible explanation of the quilted appearance of the Sputnik Planum region of the dwarf planet's surface.
Space Exploration
Jun 1, 2016
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Civil engineer creates phone app to gather public input on flash flooding conditions
D.J. Seo wants you to be his eyes on the weather - and more specifically to be watching for flash floods.
Earth Sciences
Jun 1, 2016
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