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Technology 2013-10-28

The cyber-centipede: From Linnaeus to big data

The cyber-centipede: From Linnaeus to big data Taxonomic descriptions, introduced by Linnaeus in 1735, are designed to allow scientists to tell one species from another. Now there is a new futuristic method for describing new species that goes far beyond the tradition. The new approach ...
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Energy 2013-10-28

DOE rooftop challenge winners offer energy, cost savings

DOE rooftop challenge winners offer energy, cost savings If widely adopted, the energy savings would be like taking 700,000 cars off the road every year RICHLAND, Wash. – New super-efficient rooftop units that heat and cool commercial buildings offer ...
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Science 2013-10-28

El Niño is becoming more active

El Niño is becoming more active A new approach to analyzing paleo-climate reconstructions of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon resolves disagreements and reveals that ENSO activity during the 20th century has been unusually ...
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Social Science 2013-10-28

Regular cocaine and cannabis use may trigger addictive behaviors

Regular cocaine and cannabis use may trigger addictive behaviors New cocaine and cannabis research reveals that regular cannabis users have increased levels of impulsive behaviour. It had previously been argued that this increased impulsivity after cannabis administration was only experienced ...
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Science 2013-10-28

No running for the well-heeled

No running for the well-heeled Being down at heel could save your knees If you often find yourself running after a bus, escaping a burning building or taking part in competitive athletics in high-heeled footwear, you may be storing up knee problems for later in life, according ...
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Environment 2013-10-28

Urban underground holds sustainable energy

Urban underground holds sustainable energy Vast energy sources are slumbering below big cities. Sustaina-ble energies for heating in winter and cooling in summer may be extracted from heated groundwater aquifers. Researchers from KIT and ETH Zurich developed ...
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Science 2013-10-28

Many bushfires in New South Wales, Australia

Many bushfires in New South Wales, Australia NASA's Terra satellite detected dozens of bushfires continued raging in the Australian state of New South Wales, outside of Sydney. Sydney is the state capital and the most populated city in Australia. According to ...
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Science 2013-10-28

Extra-Tropical Storm Lekima weakens in Northern Pacific

Extra-Tropical Storm Lekima weakens in Northern Pacific Once a typhoon now an extra-tropical cyclone in the far northern Pacific Ocean, Lekima is weakening over cool waters. NASA's Aqua satellite captured the last image of Lekima as a typhoon before it weakened. On ...
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