Researchers have some bad news for future farmers and eaters: As carbon dioxide levels rise…
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Greenland melting due equally to global warming, natural variations
Up to half of the recent warming in Greenland and neighboring parts of the Canadian…
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Living fossils in the Indo-Pacific Warm Pool: A refuge for thermophilic dinoflagellates during glaciations
Scientists have reported the unique discovery of the marine dinoflagellate Dapsilidinium pastielsii from Southeast Asia,…
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Ticks abundant in New York and region despite cold winter
Experts explain why tick populations are still high in New York and surrounding areas —…
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Semi-synthetic organism: Scientists create first living organism that transmits added letters in DNA ‘alphabet’
Scientists have engineered a bacterium whose genetic material includes an added pair of DNA “letters,”…
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The State of Cryptography in 2014, Part 2: Hardware, Black Swans, and What To Do Now
We continue our look into the state of cryptography in 2014; Part 1 was posted…
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The State of Cryptography in 2014, Part 2: Hardware, Black Swans, and What To Do Now
We continue our look into the state of cryptography in 2014; Part 1 was posted…
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Yellowstone geyser eruptions influenced more by internal processes
The intervals between geyser eruptions depend on a delicate balance of underground factors, such as…
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A hydrogel that knows when to go
Bioengineers have created a hydrogel that instantly turns from liquid to semisolid at close to…
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A stellar explosion on the outer reaches of the Universe provides clues about black hole formation
On 24 October 2012 observatories across the world were alerted about a huge stellar explosion,…