Foes can become friends on the coral reef
On the coral reef, knowing who's your friend and who's your enemy can sometimes be a little complicated.
Environment
Aug 25, 2015
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Chocolate physics: How modeling could improve 'mouthfeel'
Lecithin is an ingredient that you've probably never heard of, but one that plays a vital role in the production of chocolate and many other foods. It's never been clear how this ingredient works on a molecular level, and ...
General Physics
Aug 25, 2015
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'Targeted punishments' against countries could tackle climate change
Targeted punishments could provide a path to international climate change cooperation, new research in game theory has found.
Social Sciences
Aug 25, 2015
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China, US seek 'clean coal' agreement as industry struggles
U.S. and China officials took a major step Tuesday toward an agreement to advance "clean coal" technologies that purport to reduce the fuel's contribution to climate change—and could offer a potential lifeline for an industry ...
Environment
Aug 25, 2015
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Smaller of US panda twins on antibiotics; larger doing well
The smaller of the two giant panda cubs born over the weekend at the US's Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington is on antibiotics and being bottle-fed, zookeepers said Tuesday.
Plants & Animals
Aug 25, 2015
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IRIS and Hinode: A Stellar research team
Modern telescopes and satellites have helped us measure the blazing hot temperatures of the sun from afar. Mostly the temperatures follow a clear pattern: The sun produces energy by fusing hydrogen in its core, so the layers ...
Space Exploration
Aug 25, 2015
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NASA finds vegetation essential for limiting city warming effects
Cities are well known hot spots - literally. The urban heat island effect has long been observed to raise the temperature of big cities by 1 to 3°C (1.8 to 5.4°F), a rise that is due to the presence of asphalt, concrete, ...
Environment
Aug 25, 2015
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Batting practice in the genome
In the biochemical game of genetics, it was thought that the proteins controlling gene regulation in animals were either spectators or players.
Biotechnology
Aug 25, 2015
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Algorithm helps identify elusive genes that express like clockwork
Genes that express in precisely timed patterns, known as oscillatory genes, play an essential role in development functions like cell division, circadian rhythms and limb formation. But without a time-lapse view of genetic ...
Biotechnology
Aug 25, 2015
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NOAA's new Climate Science Strategy outlines efforts to build resilience
As ocean conditions continue to change, putting ocean ecosystems and the communities that rely upon them at risk, today, NOAA took a first step in providing regional fisheries managers and stakeholders with information they ...
Environment
Aug 25, 2015
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