Roses are red, violets are blue. Everybody knows that, but what makes them so? Although plant breeders were aware of some of the genes involved, there was as yet no quantitative study of how pigment turns a flower red, blue ...
Plants & Animals
May 10, 2016
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Scientists have discovered rapidly rising seasonal sea temperatures are the likely trigger for coral reproduction allowing them to predict when mass spawning will occur.
Environment
May 10, 2016
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Employees' experiences of fairness at work can impact on their health, according to a new study involving the University of East Anglia (UEA).
Social Sciences
May 10, 2016
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Gender equality in work-family roles has not yet been reached in Britain, with a fifth of families still relying on the father being the sole full-time breadwinner despite a significant growth in dual earning households, ...
Social Sciences
May 10, 2016
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In a world first study researchers have found that coral bleaching and death can have dramatic repercussions for how small reef fish learn about and avoid predators. The new results are published in the journal Proceedings ...
Ecology
May 10, 2016
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From our vantage point on the ground, the sun seems like a still ball of light, but in reality, it teems with activity. Eruptions called solar flares and coronal mass ejections explode in the sun's hot atmosphere, the corona, ...
Space Exploration
May 10, 2016
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Australian archaeologists have discovered a piece of the world's oldest axe in the remote Kimberley region of Western Australia.
Archaeology
May 10, 2016
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Alberta's unusually early and large fire is just the latest of many gargantuan fires on an Earth that's grown hotter with more extreme weather.
Environment
May 10, 2016
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Facebook on Tuesday denied allegations from a former news curator that it scrubs its site of articles by and about political conservatives.
Internet
May 10, 2016
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Departing the workforce entirely and entering retirement at age 65 is no longer a reality for many older people in the United States, according to a recent survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. ...
Social Sciences
May 10, 2016
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