Showing posts with label RESEARCH. Show all posts
Showing posts with label RESEARCH. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 8, 2015

IMPROVING ATOMIC CLOCKS

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FROM:  NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION The challenge of building a better atomic clock and why it matters Prior to the mid-18th century, it w...
Monday, July 6, 2015

WHEN LANGUAGES DIE

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FROM:  NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Documenting endangered languages The N|uu language, spoken by a few elderly people in South Africa, h...
Sunday, July 5, 2015

COMPUTER MODELING THE U.S. ECONOMY

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FROM:  NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Foreseeing US economic trends Tim Kehoe's computer models gather international market data, predic...
Friday, July 3, 2015

FED FUNDING OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INSTITUTIONS DROPS 6%

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FROM:  NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Federal funding for science and engineering at universities down 6 percent Latest figures show obligati...

REGULATING METHANE EMISSIONS FROM FRESHWATER WETLANDS

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FROM:  NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Methane-eating microorganisms help regulate emissions from wetlands Without this process, methane emiss...
Wednesday, June 24, 2015

THE MYSTERIOUS LIGHTS OF PLANET CERES

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FROM:  NASA  A cluster of mysterious bright spots on dwarf planet Ceres can be seen in this image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft ...

THE WASPS AND THE BRAINS

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FROM:  NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Tiny brains, but shared smarts Unlike humans and other vertebrates, the brains of wasps shrink when the...
Sunday, June 21, 2015

RESEARCH TO SAVE HONEYBEES IN THE U.S.

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FROM:  U.S. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Protecting the honey-bearers Ancestors of American honey bees shed light on pollinator health Th...
Saturday, June 20, 2015

CDC SAYS EARLY TREATMENT OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER MAY SAVE MILLIONS, PREVENT PREMATURE DEATH AND DISABILITY

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FROM:  U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION Prevention and early treatment of RMSF in Arizona may save millions by preventing pr...
Thursday, June 18, 2015

CO2, BIG DINOSAURS AND THE EQUATOR

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FROM:  NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Big dinosaurs steered clear of the tropics Climate swings lasting millions of years too much for dinos ...
Friday, June 12, 2015

VA SAYS STUDY COULD FIND VETERANS WITH HIGH-RISK OF SUICIDE

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FROM:  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Study may help Department of Veterans Affairs find patients with high-risk of suicide June 11, ...

RESEARCHERS LOOK AT BIOLUMINESCENT CREATURES

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FROM:  NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Night lights: The wonders of bioluminescent millipedes A Virginia Tech researcher discusses bioluminesc...
Wednesday, June 10, 2015

SECRETARY KERRY'S STATEMENT ON 'CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE'

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FROM:  U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC Jun...

CYBER PHYSICAL THERAPY BEING TRIED BY VETERANS

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FROM:  NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Veterans will be first to try cyber physical therapy High-speed research networks help scientists devel...
Sunday, June 7, 2015

GEMINI IV EARTHVIEW

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FROM:  NASA  June 4, 1965, Earth Observations From Gemini IV This photograph of the Florida Straits and Grand Bahama Bank was taken ...

RESEARCHERS SAY OCEAN WARMING WILL LEAD TO MARINE ANIMAL MIGRATION

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FROM:  NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Warmer, lower-oxygen oceans will shift marine habitats Changes will result in marine animals moving aw...
Wednesday, June 3, 2015

CHARLES RIVKIN'S REMARKS AT MIT MEDIA LAB FUTURE CITY WORKSHOP

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FROM:  U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT 06/02/2015 11:38 AM EDT Remarks at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab Future City Workshop ...
Tuesday, June 2, 2015

RESEARCH SHOWS MEDIA EXPOSURE TO TERROR MAY INCREASE STRESS RELATED SYMPTOMS

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FROM:  NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Responding to terror (again): A study of the Boston Marathon bombing Media exposure to prior tragedies ...