Bald eagle deaths in Utah alarm and mystify scientists
Bald eagles are dying in Utah - 20 in the past few weeks alone - and nobody can figure out why.
Ecology
Dec 29, 2013
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How persistent bacteria are able to avoid antibiotics
The mechanism by which some bacteria are able to survive antibacterial treatment has been revealed for the first time by Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers. Their work could pave the way for new ways to control ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 29, 2013
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First Stanford code poetry slam reveals the literary side of computer code
Leslie Wu, a doctoral student in computer science at Stanford, took an appropriately high-tech approach to presenting her poem "Say 23" at the first Stanford Code Poetry Slam.
Computer Sciences
Dec 29, 2013
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ASU researchers address unique solution to major agricultural problem
In a recent Slate article, ASU professors Jim Elser and Bruce Rittman presented two vastly different scenarios of the future. One depicts a world teeming with food insecurity due to rising fertilizer prices and decreasing ...
Environment
Dec 29, 2013
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Molecule's carbon chain length affects oxygen's departure in key reaction for building bio-fuels
(Phys.org) —In a maze of blindingly complex reactions that snap oxygen atoms off cellulose or other bio-sources to create energy-dense fuel, the starting molecule's size has a curious effect. If the oxygen-rich molecule ...
Materials Science
Dec 29, 2013
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Image: Astronaut Mike Hopkins on Dec. 24 spacewalk
On Dec. 24, 2013, NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins, Expedition 38 Flight Engineer, participates in the second of two spacewalks, spread over a four-day period, which were designed to allow the crew to change out a degraded pump ...
Space Exploration
Dec 29, 2013
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Scientists show how deadly volcanic phenomenon moves
For the first time scientists have tracked how one of the deadliest volcanic hazards moves over time.
Earth Sciences
Dec 29, 2013
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Invasive grass known as medusahead discovered in Montana
(Phys.org) —Scientists with Montana State University have confirmed the presence of the invasive grass medusahead on the Flathead Indian Reservation in southeastern Sanders County, a first in Montana.
Ecology
Dec 29, 2013
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Hubble sees a stellar "sneezing fit"
(Phys.org) —Look at the bright star in the middle of this image. It appears as if it just sneezed. This sight will only last for a few thousand years—a blink of an eye in the young star's life.
Astronomy
Dec 29, 2013
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Report says NSA intercepts computer deliveries (Update)
A German magazine lifted the lid on the operations of the National Security Agency's hacking unit Sunday, reporting that American spies intercept computer deliveries, exploit hardware vulnerabilities, and even hijack Microsoft's ...
Internet
Dec 29, 2013
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