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Drones Survey African Wildlife
Scientists are using drone flights and automated image analysis to develop a new approach to counting animals in the wild.
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The Complex Physics Behind Bending It Like a World Cup Player
The gems of every World Cup are the impossible goals.
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Why Are Countries Creating Public Random Number Generators?
In Chile, politicians resent the Comptroller General, which audits government officials to prevent corruption.
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Taking Breaks Boosts Team Performance
New research has found that taking regular breaks can improve team performance.
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Ultrasound Firewall for Mobile Phones
The first ultrasound-firewall for mobile devices takes the form of a mobile application that detects acoustic cookies, brings them to the attention of users, and...
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Academy to Deliver New Initiatives for Women and Girls in STEM
Australia has allocated $600,000 for the development of a roadmap for increasing engagement and participation of girls and women in science, technology, engineering...
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AI Researchers Allege that Machine Learning Is Alchemy
Ali Rahimi, a researcher in artificial intelligence (AI) at Google in San Francisco, California, took a swipe at his field last December—and received a 40-second...
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A Surprising New Superconductor
Researchers have developed a process for producing an ultrathin layer of rhenium sandwiched between gold layers that can superconduct at temperatures higher than...
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Speeding p Material Discovery
A new algorithm has been developed to help discover and optimize new thermoelectric materials by tackling quantum mechanical equations without experimental input...
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Migration Forecasts Could Help Prevent Wind Turbines and Buildings From Killing Millions of Birds
A team of researchers have constructed a computer model of weather and bird migration to help prevent bird deaths by wind farms and buildings.
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Kids See More Women in Science than Five Decades Ago
The study from Northwestern University was looking at gender stereotypes in science over years and how these develop in children.
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STEM is Losing Male LGBQ Undergrads
A recent study provides quantitative evidence that STEM fields have a problem retaining men who identify as part of the LGBQ community, while LGBQ women are actually...
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sing Artificial Intelligence to Investigate Illegal Wildlife Trade on Social Media
Researchers in Finland say artificial intelligence can be used to help monitor illegal wildlife trade on social media.
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Chemists Test Computer-Planned Syntheses for the First Time
Chemists have tested a computer program's ability to plan complete syntheses without human intervention.
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New Algorithm Can Create Movies From Just a Few Snippets of Text
A new algorithm creates videos from text snippets.
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Researchers Find Tweeting in Cities Lower Than Expected
Researchers at the University of Illinois Coordinated Science Lab say they have found that fewer people tweet per capita from larger cities than in smaller ones...
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Snake-Inspired Robot Uses Kirigami to Move
Researchers have developed a soft robot without any rigid components that moves like a snake.
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Research Team Uncovers Hidden Details in Picasso Blue Period Painting
Researchers used multiple modes of light to reveal hidden details in a painting by Pablo Picasso during his Blue Period.
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China's Quantum-Key Network, the Largest Ever, Is Officially Online
China has the quantum technology to perfectly encrypt useful signals over distances far vaster than anyone has ever accomplished, spanning Europe and Asia, according...
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