2nd powered test flight for Virgin Galactic spaceship
Virgin Galactic has conducted the second rocket-powered test flight of its tourism spaceship in the skies over California.
Space Exploration
May 29, 2018
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Toxic pesticide use rising at illegal California pot farms
Researchers and U.S. authorities are finding what they say is an alarming increase in the use of a powerful banned pesticide at illegal marijuana farms hidden on public land in California.
Ecology
May 29, 2018
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Conservation groups' pact will help save Atlantic salmon
Two conservation groups said Tuesday a deal has been struck with commercial fishermen in Greenland and the Faroe Islands that will help thousands of vulnerable Atlantic salmon return to rivers in the United States, Canada ...
Ecology
May 29, 2018
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Wars and clan structure may explain a strange biological event 7,000 years ago
Starting about 7,000 years ago, something weird seems to have happened to men: Over the next two millennia, recent studies suggest, their genetic diversity —specifically, the diversity of their Y chromosomes—collapsed. ...
Biotechnology
May 29, 2018
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The case of the relativistic particles solved with NASA missions
Encircling Earth are two enormous rings—called the Van Allen radiation belts—of highly energized ions and electrons. Various processes can accelerate these particles to relativistic speeds, which endanger spacecraft unlucky ...
Space Exploration
May 29, 2018
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Group making digital tool for documenting life on Earth adopts new organizational model
For more than 20 years, scientists managing biological research collections around the world have used open-source Specify software for data entry, managing museum curation, linking images and documents to specimens, and ...
Plants & Animals
May 29, 2018
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NASA and NOAA satellites track Alberto in the US south
On Tuesday, May 29, 2018, the National Hurricane Center issued the last public advisory on Alberto. NASA and NOAA satellites continued to provide imagery that showed the extent and strength of the storm in the southern U.S. ...
Earth Sciences
May 29, 2018
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Want to make your factory wireless? NIST can guide you
It's been called the "smart factory" and even given the lofty moniker of "the fourth industrial revolution." The manufacturing operation of the just-around-the-corner future will be one in which networked systems monitor ...
Telecom
May 29, 2018
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Study shows ceramics can deform like metals if sintered under an electric field
Purdue researchers have observed a way that the brittle nature of ceramics can be overcome as they sustain heavy loads, leading to more resilient structures such as aircraft engine blade coatings and dental implants.
Materials Science
May 29, 2018
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Novel RNA-modifying tool corrects genetic diseases, including driver of triple-negative breast cancer
As scientists gain insights into which genes drive diseases, they are pursuing the next logical question: Can gene editing technologies be developed to treat or even cure those diseases? Much of that effort has focused on ...
Biochemistry
May 29, 2018
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