HONOLULU, June 23 (UPI) –Like the human gut, a coral reef requires a proper bacterial community for optimum health. According to a new study in the journal Science, maintaining the presence of good bacteria could be key to protecting coral reefs from …
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Study author Dr Iyad Rahwan, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab in Boston, US, said: “Most people want to live in a world where cars will minimise casualties, but everybody wants their own car to protect them at all costs …
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Traditionally, the evolutionary development of an insect species has been explained by the notion that the female insect chooses her male partner based on size and other factors, so-called assortative mating. These mating patterns have also been believed …
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Planck’s constant is a pretty important part of modern physics, but it’s also pretty confusing. Maybe you were wondering what it was while reading about the new kilogram definition. Well never fear, because this video from PBS Space Time will tell you …
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UK-based lab XCellR8 is developing animal-free versions of cosmetics tests, using cells from human skin donated by plastic surgery patients. Matthew Stock reports. Reuters is the news and media division of Thomson Reuters. Thomson Reuters is the world’s …
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Skygazing Seattleites were thrilled to witness a stunning optical phenomenon on Wednesday. City dwellers snapped shots of the eye-popping light display, known as sun halos, which showed up as a white or iridescent ring in the sky. (MORE: Weather …
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For the first time in history, we’ve tipped urban-rural balance in favor of the former. Today, 54 percent of the world’s population lives in urban areas, and that figure is expected to grow to 66 percent by 2050. But even with more and more people …
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Talking to the enemy. HarperCollins, 2010. B. Bower. Decision tree for soldiers could reduce civilian deaths. Science News Online. August 10, 2015. B. Bower. Monitoring online groups offers insight into ISIS attacks. Science News Online. June 16 …
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University of Utah biologists working in Turkey discovered two surprising facts about a group of 16 brown bears: First, six of the bears seasonally migrated between feeding and breeding sites, the first known brown bears to do so. Second, and more sobering …
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