Is there life adrift in the clouds of Venus?
In the search for extraterrestrial life, scientists have turned over all sorts of rocks.
Space Exploration
Mar 30, 2018
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Grand Canyon tests change in water system serving visitors (Update)
Crews are drilling at the bottom of the Grand Canyon to test the idea of shifting the area where water is drawn to serve millions of people at the national park's popular South Rim.
Environment
Mar 30, 2018
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Cracking eggshell nanostructure: New discovery could have important implications for food safety
How is it that fertilized chicken eggs manage to resist fracture from the outside, while at the same time, are weak enough to break from the inside during chick hatching? It's all in the eggshell's nanostructure, according ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 30, 2018
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Liquid-repellent surface maximizes water harvest and transport
By learning how water is collected by living organisms, including rice leaves and pitcher plants, scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas created and tested a combination of materials that can do the same thing, but ...
Condensed Matter
Mar 30, 2018
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Engineers turn plastic insulator into heat conductor
Plastics are excellent insulators, meaning they can efficiently trap heat - a quality that can be an advantage in something like a coffee cup sleeve. But this insulating property is less desirable in products such as plastic ...
Polymers
Mar 30, 2018
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Promises, promises: Facebook's history with privacy
"We've made a bunch of mistakes." ''Everyone needs complete control over who they share with at all times." ''Not one day goes by when I don't think about what it means for us to be the stewards of this community and their ...
Internet
Mar 30, 2018
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Point Nemo, Earth's watery graveyard for spacecraft
One place China's Earth-bound and out-of-control spacelab, Tiangong-1, will probably not hit on Sunday is the forlorn spot in the southern Pacific Ocean where it was supposed to crash.
Space Exploration
Mar 30, 2018
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NASA satellite gets an eye-opening look at Super Typhoon Jelawat
Satellite imagery showed that Tropical Cyclone Jelawat had developed an eye as it strengthened into a Super Typhoon.
Earth Sciences
Mar 30, 2018
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New EU rules let you watch Netflix, BBC abroad
Don't leave your iPad at home this holiday. Starting Sunday, Europeans on vacation can enjoy their online entertainment such as Netflix or BBC iPlayer as if at home all across Europe.
Telecom
Mar 30, 2018
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Trump EPA expected to roll back auto gas mileage standards
The Trump administration is expected to announce that it will roll back automobile gas mileage and pollution standards that were a pillar in the Obama administration's plans to combat climate change.
Environment
Mar 30, 2018
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