Researchers developing tomorrow's space technology
"Dr. Fink! It won't stop doing doughnuts!"
Space Exploration
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Endangered green sea turtle recovering from surgery to remove life-threatening tumors
An endangered green sea turtle rescued last month in the lower Florida Keys was recovering today after surgery performed Friday to remove potentially life-threatening tumors from its eyes.
Ecology
Nov 11, 2014
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How mutualisms evolve in a world of selfish genes
Reproduction for a female fig wasp can be a nightmarish process. When she is ready to lay her eggs, she leaves the fig in which she was born and became pregnant and searches for another. After she finds it, she enters it ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 11, 2014
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It's possible to write flaw-free software, so why don't we?
Legendary Dutch computer scientist Edsger W Dijkstra famously remarked that "testing shows the presence, not the absence of bugs". In fact the only definitive way to establish that software is correct and bug-free is through ...
Software
Nov 11, 2014
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Historic advances in international shark and ray conservation
Twenty-one species of shark and ray have received increased international protection, adding to recent victories for marine conservation.
Ecology
Nov 11, 2014
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Arctic ground squirrel sheds light on circadian rhythms
The Arctic ground squirrel has developed highly specialized adaptations to extreme environments, and it has a lot to teach us about circadian rhythms and biological clocks. This species maintains circadian rhythms throughout ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 11, 2014
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Climate change leadership needed to save Great Barrier Reef
(Phys.org) —A decision by G20 leaders to discuss climate change at their meeting in Brisbane this week is good news for the Great Barrier Reef, researchers say.
Environment
Nov 11, 2014
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Researchers pinpoint traits that help 'urban' mosquito transmit malaria
An international team of researchers led by Virginia Tech scientists analyzed the genome of a mosquito species notorious for transmitting malaria in urban environments and discovered how the mosquito evolves rapidly to withstand ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 11, 2014
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Water sector ripe for innovation and investment, finds Stanford-led report
Investors looking for promising growth markets would do well to consider their water bill.
Environment
Nov 11, 2014
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A close-up with a comet
Even as Tom Economou approached retirement age in 1994, he began planning an instrument for the European Space Agency's Rosetta mission to a comet. He still remembers the reaction of Riccardo Levi-Setti, then director of ...
Space Exploration
Nov 11, 2014
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