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Aquatic Playground Can Turn Water Tanks Into Fish Schools
July 30, 2013 Raising fish in tanks that contain hiding places and other obstacles can make the fish both smarter and improve their chances of survival when they are released into the wild, according to ... > full story -
Planetary 'Runaway Greenhouse' More Easily Triggered, Research Shows
July 30, 2013 It might be easier than previously thought for a planet to overheat into the scorchingly uninhabitable "runaway greenhouse" stage, according to new ... > full story -
Simulations Aiding Study of Earthquake Dampers for Structures
July 30, 2013 Researchers have demonstrated the reliability and efficiency of "real-time hybrid simulation" for testing a type of powerful damping system that might be installed in buildings and bridges to reduce ... > full story -
North Pole Not Flooded -- But Lots of Melting in the Arctic
July 30, 2013 Widespread media reports of a lake at the North Pole don't hold water -- but scientists who deployed the monitoring buoys are watching closely as Arctic sea ice approaches its yearly ... > full story -
Sequestration and Fuel Reserves: Storing Carbon Dioxide to Release Liquid Fuels
July 30, 2013 A technique for trapping the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide deep underground could at the same be used to release the last fraction of natural gas liquids from ailing reservoirs, thus offsetting some ... > full story -
Environmental Impact on Mouse Strains Used for Disease Models
July 30, 2013 A study addresses how location and sex can affect mouse models in scientific ... > full story -
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Plasmonic Black Metals: Breakthrough in Solar Energy Research?
July 30, 2013 The use of plasmonic black metals could someday provide a pathway to more efficient photovoltaics -- the use of solar panels containing photovoltaic solar cells -- to improve solar energy harvesting, ... > full story -
Radio Waves Carry News of Climate Change: Surprising Tool to Measure Our Changing Climate
July 30, 2013 Radio waves reflecting back to Earth from the ionosphere can offer valuable news about the extent of climate change. His simple, cost-effective measurement can be a valuable contribution to the ... > full story -
Improving Dogs' Ability to Detect Explosives
July 30, 2013 Training of dogs to recognise explosives could be quicker and more effective following research by animal behaviour ... > full story -
Two 6,000-Year-Old 'Halls of the Dead' Unearthed
July 29, 2013 The remains of two large 6000-year-old halls, each buried within a prehistoric burial mound, have been discovered by archaeologists. The sensational finds on Dorstone Hill, near Peterchurch in ... > full story
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