When good showers turn bad—the 2016 Leonids
A flash of light recently reminded us of the most stunning sight we ever saw.
Space Exploration
Nov 15, 2016
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Less sensitive temperature regulation a key to hibernation-like torpor
Some animals can enter a hibernation-like state called daily torpor that reduces the amount of energy needed to survive when food is unavailable. Using a combination of experimental data and mathematical modeling, researchers ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 15, 2016
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Climate study explores link between Arctic warming and extreme weather
Scientists have begun work on a major new study to explore how the warming Arctic climate could be influencing the weather in Britain and beyond.
Earth Sciences
Nov 15, 2016
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Microplastics' impact on human health needs 'urgent research,' says leading expert
One of the world's foremost marine pollution experts has welcomed today's (Monday) announcement that there will be a Government review into the impact of microplastics on human health.
Environment
Nov 15, 2016
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Imaging giant exoplanets around nearby stars
The Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) is the highest-ranked recommendation for a large space mission in the NRC 2010 decadal survey, New Worlds, New Horizons (NWNH) in Astronomy and Astrophysics. The WFIRST coronagraph ...
Astronomy
Nov 15, 2016
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First GRACE follow-on satellite completes construction
Construction is now complete on the first of the two satellites for NASA's Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) mission, planned for launch in the December 2017/January 2018 timeframe.
Space Exploration
Nov 15, 2016
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Basic Income—from an idea to reality
Our current way of dealing with poverty is inefficient at best, with mountains of forms, paperwork, weighed down by bureaucracy and procedures. At worst, it's stigmatising and judgemental, keeping people in poverty rather ...
Social Sciences
Nov 15, 2016
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Peer review is in crisis, but should be fixed, not abolished
This year three Nobel Prize-winning biologists broke with tradition and published their research directly on the internet as so-called preprints. Their motivation? Saving time.
Other
Nov 15, 2016
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How cells die by ferroptosis
Ferroptosis is a recently discovered form of cell death, which is still only partially understood. Scientists at the Helmholtz Zentrum München have now identified an enzyme that plays a key role in generating the signal ...
Biochemistry
Nov 15, 2016
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Personalized antibiotic treatment
A team of researchers from the University of Freiburg has developed a system inspired by biology that can detect several antibiotics in human blood or other fluids at the same time. This biosensor system could be used for ...
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 15, 2016
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