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Arctic Found to Play Unexpectedly Large Role in Removing Nitrogen
Credit:University of Texas Marine Science Institute
Areas of the Arctic play a larger role than previously thought in the global nitrogen cycle—the process responsible for...
Entire Himalayan arc can produce large earthquakes
A map of the Himalayan arc. The country of Bhutan is abbreviated BTN. A new study shows Bhutan has experienced a major earthquake in...
Unexpected giant glowing halos discovered around distant quasars
This mosaic shows 18 of the 19 quasars observed by an international team of astronomers, led by the ETH Zurich, Switzerland. Each observed quasar...
You are less anonymous on the web than you think — much less
Image Credit: © See-ming Lee/ Flickr
Researchers say most people don’t realize how much information they're leaving behind as they browse the web. The...
Researchers develop new method of estimating biodiversity based on tree cover
Stanford researchers discovered that in agricultural areas of Costa Rica, increased tree cover corresponds with increases in biodiversity. (Image credit: David Spangenburg)
Scientists used tree...
SLAC, Stanford Launch ‘Bits & Watts,’ the First-of-its-kind Holistic Approach to Creating the 21st...
Sila Kiliccote, head of SLAC's GISMo (Grid Integration, Systems and Mobility) lab, and Stanford graduate student Gustavo Cezar look at a computer dashboard showing...
Precise quantum cloning: possible pathway to secure communication
Beam of light passing through splitter. Credit: Lee Henderson/UNSW
Physicists at The Australian National University (ANU) and University of Queensland (UQ) have produced near-perfect clones...
Finding patterns in corrupted data
A team, including researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, has created a new set of algorithms that can efficiently fit probability...
Making it easier to collaborate on code
“Gitless" removes complicated concepts like "staging" and "stashing," without fundamentally changing Git's core functionality.Image: Santiago Perez De Rosso
CSAIL team's “Gitless” fixes Git’s biggest issues...
Why do consumers pay more? Rice research finds the surprising effect of consumer local...
New research by a Rice University marketing professor debunks a long-held belief by companies that they could charge more for locally produced goods and...
Indian Roadside Refuse Fires Produce Toxic Rainbow
Heidi Vreeland, lead author on the new paper looking at roadside trash burning in India, stands in front of a giant trash fire in...
