Artificial topological matter opens new research directions
Credit: Image credit: I. Belopolski, Princeton University An international team of researchers have created a new structure that allows the tuning of topological properties in...
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Linguistic and cultural knowledge affect whether languages are identified correctly
Credit: Skirgård et al (2017) A popular online game shows how linguistic and cultural knowledge may affect whether players can correctly identify different languages, according...
NASA’s Aqua satellite spots development of Tropical Storm 14P in South Pacific Ocean
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL NASA's Aqua satellite analyzed cloud top temperatures in newly formed Tropical Cyclone 14P in the Southern Pacific Ocean. Infrared data showed strongest...
Catch shares slow the ‘race to fish’
DURHAM, N.C. -- A detailed analysis of 39 U.S. fisheries by Duke University economists offers strong new evidence that catch shares curb the "race to...
Plants have been helping to offset climate change, but now it’s up to us
Credit: Image credit: NASA and UC Merced. Washington, DC -- Plants are currently removing more CO2 from the air than they did 200 years ago,...
Powers of attraction could decimate deadly starfish
Credit: Australian Institute of Marine Science. An American who fell in love with both the Great Barrier Reef and his wife via The University of...
Into the DNA of a coral reef predator
Loading video... Credit: Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) The Crown-of-Thorns Starfish - or COTS - is a familiar sight for scuba divers in tropical...
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