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NASA-NOAA Satellite Captures Final Moments of Cyclone Ikola

When Suomi NPP flew over Tropical Cyclone Ikola at 07:05 UTC (3:05 a.m. EDT), the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite or VIIRS instrument aboard captured…

Environmental Conservation

Boost Coral Reefs: The Key Role of Fish in Restoration

Fish are the key ingredients in a new recipe to diagnose and restore degraded coral reef ecosystems, according to scientists from the Australian Institute of…

Earth Sciences

NASA’s GPM Satellite Analyzes Rainfall in Cyclone Joalane

The Global Precipitation Measurement or GPM core observatory satellite flew over intensifying cyclone Joalane in the South Indian Ocean on April 6, 2015 at…

Health & Medicine

Antibodies Combat HIV: New Insights from Global Researchers

An international team of scientists, in collaboration with the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) and the University Hospital of Cologne, has now…

Health & Medicine

Autism's early neuronal 'neighborhood'

In early childhood, the neurons inside children's developing brains form connections between various regions of brain “real estate.”

Physics & Astronomy

Seasonal Solar Activity Cycles: Forecasting Eruptions

Understanding when to expect such bursts of solar activity is crucial to successfully forecast the sun's eruptions, which can drive solar storms at Earth….

Health & Medicine

Radon Levels Surge in Pennsylvania Homes Linked to Fracking

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers say that levels of radon in Pennsylvania homes – where 42 percent of readings surpass what the U.S….

Life & Chemistry

Unraveling Relativistic Effects in Heavy Actinide Research

An international collaboration led by the research group of superheavy elements at the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Tokai, Japan has achieved the…

Physics & Astronomy

Unlocking High-Temperature Superconductivity: A New Breakthrough

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Physics & Astronomy

Mars’ Glaciers: New Research Reveals Water Reserves

New studies have now calculated the size of the glaciers and thus the amount of water in the glaciers. It is the equivalent of all of Mars being covered by…

Life & Chemistry

Unlocking Skill Mastery: Why Some Learn Faster Than Others

Why do some people learn a new skill right away, while others only gradually improve? Whatever else may be different about their lives, something must be…

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NAB 2015 – Automatic Analysis of Audio and Video Material

Besides a number of previously introduced components, such as quality control of audio and video content (QC Components) or automatic measurement of the exact…

Life & Chemistry

Controlling Lifetimes of Self-Assembled Nanostructures

Dr. Andreas Walther, research group leader at DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials in Aachen, developed an aqueous system that uses a single…

Life & Chemistry

Swimming Algae Reveal Insights Into Living Fluid Dynamics

“Living fluids are found everywhere, from vaccines to yogurt to biofuels,” said Paulo Arratia, an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical…

Life & Chemistry

Ecological 'flash mobs': It's all about timing … and magnets?

How does an acorn know to fall when the other acorns do? What triggers insects, or disease, to suddenly break out over large areas? Why do fruit trees have…

Physics & Astronomy

CSIC Uncovers Origin of Annama Meteorite Through Research

An international team led by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) has determined the orbit of Annama, a new characterized meteorite from a fireball…

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