Pittsburgh zoo says premature elephant born at nature center
Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium has unveiled an elephant calf born about a month prematurely.
Plants & Animals
Jun 6, 2017
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Cosmic magnifying-glass effect captures universe's brightest galaxies
Boosted by natural magnifying lenses in space, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured unique close-up views of the universe's brightest infrared galaxies, which are as much as 10,000 times more luminous than our Milky ...
Astronomy
Jun 6, 2017
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Celestial boondocks: Study supports the idea we live in a void
Cosmologically speaking, the Milky Way and its immediate neighborhood are in the boondocks.
Astronomy
Jun 6, 2017
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Researchers explain mystery of 'banging' galaxy clusters
Two galaxy clusters in the process of merging created a layer of surprisingly hot gas between them that University of Colorado Boulder astronomers believe is from turbulence caused by banging into each other at supersonic ...
Astronomy
Jun 6, 2017
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Does the sex of a cell matter in research?
Over the last decade, many drugs that have been pulled from the market due to toxicity were withdrawn because they affected women more than men. It turns out, the studies that brought the drugs to market were designed using ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 6, 2017
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Is 'doing good' bad for a company's bottom line? Yes, says study
Companies that try to "do good" are likely to find that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is bad for their bottom lines, according to a new study from Florida Atlantic University's College of Business.
Economics & Business
Jun 6, 2017
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Variable speed limits could reduce crashes, ease congestion in highway work zones
As the summer months approach, most people turn to thoughts of sunshine, outdoor barbecues and destination trips. Yet travelers often are greeted by detours, lane closures and delays for road repairs that generally are reserved ...
Other
Jun 6, 2017
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R Aquarii: Watching a volatile stellar relationship
In biology, "symbiosis" refers to two organisms that live close to and interact with one another. Astronomers have long studied a class of stars—called symbiotic stars—that co-exist in a similar way. Using data from NASA's ...
Astronomy
Jun 6, 2017
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Mini-flares potentially jeopardize habitability of planets circling red dwarf stars
Cool dwarf stars are hot targets for exoplanet hunting right now. The discoveries of planets in the habitable zones of the TRAPPIST-1 and LHS 1140 systems, for example, suggest that Earth-sized worlds might circle billions ...
Astronomy
Jun 6, 2017
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Novel innovation could allow bullets to disintegrate after designated distance, help prevent collateral damage
Stray-bullet shootings are an often-overlooked consequence of gunfire that can cause severe injury or death to bystanders, or collateral damage victims in the military. A novel technology being developed at Purdue University ...
Engineering
Jun 6, 2017
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