African safari operators and conservation groups said on Wednesday they plan to move up to 100 South African rhinos to neighbouring Botswana for safekeeping, as poaching levels spike to new highs.
Ecology
Feb 12, 2014
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EQUiSat, a nanosatellite being built by a team of Brown University students, has been cleared for launch.
Space Exploration
Feb 12, 2014
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(Phys.org) —In research featured on the cover of Journal of Fluid Mechanics, an interdisciplinary Los Alamos team took a series of first-time measurements of turbulent mixing, providing new insights for turbulence modelers. ...
General Physics
Feb 12, 2014
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For the past 18 months dairy farms in Western Australia have been taking part in trials to determine if a partial mixed ration (PMR) system in pasture-based dairying is cost effective.
Other
Feb 12, 2014
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(Phys.org) —NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is continuing its traverse toward enticing science destinations after climbing over a dune spanning a gap in a ridge.
Space Exploration
Feb 12, 2014
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A ground-breaking transmedia alternate-reality game (ARG), which is the first large-scale project to explore 'digital provenance', has been launched.
Computer Sciences
Feb 12, 2014
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U.S. military experience has shown that rugged terrain and threats such as ambushes and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) can make ground-based transportation to and from the front lines a dangerous challenge. Combat outposts ...
Engineering
Feb 12, 2014
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Parabolic troughs and dry-cooled towers deliver similar value for concentrating solar power (CSP) plants, despite different solar profiles, a new report by the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory has ...
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 12, 2014
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Research by University of Sussex environmental biologist Dr Mika Peck and environmental campaigners has helped to protect vulnerable populations of owl monkeys in the Peruvian rainforest from being illegally hunted and captured ...
Ecology
Feb 12, 2014
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Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) signed an agreement last week with 14 European paper producers for the further development of a breakthrough new solvent. This new solvent, developed by TU/e professor Maaike Kroon, ...
Materials Science
Feb 12, 2014
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