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A New 3d Viewer For Improved Digital Geoscience Mapping
Researchers from Norway and the U.K. have collaborated on software designed for virtual model interpretation and visualization.
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Hubble: Possible Water Plumes on Jupiter's Moon Europa
Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have imaged what may be water vapor plumes erupting off the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa.
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Building a Bionic Spine
Australian neurologist Tom Oxley was on vacation in the US in November 2010 when he decided to do a bit of work.
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Daring Chinese Telescope Is Poised to Transform Astronomy
Set in a remote natural depression in the mountainous region of Guizhou, China, the world's largest single-dish telescope is on the brink of sparking a new era...
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New Language Expands on Google's Go
Polish developer Marcin Wrochniak has introduced Have, a computer language that transpiles to and expands on Google's Go.
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A Single Migration From Africa Populated the World, Studies Find
Modern humans evolved in Africa roughly 200,000 years ago. But how did our species go on to populate the rest of the globe?
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Google's Internet-Beaming Balloon Gets a New Pilot: AI
This summer, the Google X lab launched a balloon into the stratosphere over Peru, and it stayed there for 98 days.
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Worldwide Brain-Mapping Project Sparks Excitement, and Concern
Worries include how to coordinate research programs and resources from different countries.
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The Wikipedia Bots that Are Engaged in Spats that Never End
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Tech Giants Team p to Fix Typography's Biggest Problem
Fonts have a serious image problem.
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Battling Algorithmic Bias
How do we ensure algorithms treat us fairly?
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Nasa Scientists Find 'impossible' Cloud on Titan--Again
The puzzling appearance of an ice cloud seemingly out of thin air has prompted NASA scientists to suggest that a different process than previously thought—possibly...
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Cheap Lidar: The Key to Makingself-Driving Cars Affordable
Chances are you've never seen a fully autonomous self-driving car out on the street.
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73% of Coding Bootcamp Graduates Employed Full-Time, Earn Salary Lift
Coding bootcamps have surged in popularity because they are accelerated programs that attract technology-minded students looking to learn a range of skills.
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Send Secret Messages Hidden in the Dna of Bacterial Spores
Humble bacterial spores are taking us closer to an age of DNA information storage, thanks to new ways of protecting archived data from corruption as well as from...
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Quantum Teleportation Was Just Achieved Over More Than 7 Km of City Fibre
Quantum teleportation just moved out of the lab and into the real world, with two independent teams of scientists successfully sending quantum information across...
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Geneticists Attempt to Heal Rifts with Aboriginal Communities
In 1938, anthropologists Norman Tindale and Joseph Birdsell set off on an 18-month, 29,000-kilometre expedition to survey Australia's indigenous groups.
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Inside Google's Internet Justice League and Its AI-Powered War on Trolls
Online forums and social media platforms are havens for trolls and bullies who launch campaigns of harassment can lead to the self-censorship of the people they...
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In Backing Autonomous Cars, .s. Tells Automakers to Figure It Out
The Obama administration's approach to hands-free driving is remarkably hands-off.
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