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Top 10 tips to reduce food waste during the holidays
Here are 10 tips to reduce food waste during this holiday season.
November 23, 2011
Butterfly wings inspire design of water-repellent surface
Butterfly wings consist of many-layered nanostructures. Mimicking them, an international team of researchers has created a silicon wafer that traps both air and light.
November 22, 2011
Here’s how meditation benefits the brain
Meditation can switch off brain areas associated with daydreaming and psychiatric disorders like autism and schizophrenia, says brain imaging study.
November 21, 2011
Topographic map of the moon is highest resolution yet
The highest resolution topographic map of the moon yet! It shows the ups and downs of over 98.2% of the entire lunar surface.
November 21, 2011
Walking through doorways causes forgetting
Researchers suggest that walking through doorways causes forgetting. They call the doorway an 'event boundary' and say it causes memory lapses.
November 21, 2011
Climate skeptics heard most in UK or US
Climate skeptics are heard most in U.S. and U.K. media, often in opinion pages and editorials. Politicians are notable as skeptical voices.
November 20, 2011
Tom Neumann: Is East Antarctica warming or cooling?
East Antarctica is so cold and remote, it's difficult to measure temperatures there. As yet, there's no definitive answer on whether it's warming or cooling.
November 19, 2011
Scientists create world’s lightest material out of metal
Using hollow tubes with a wall thickness 1,000 times thinner than a human hair, researchers create the world's lightest material out of metal.
November 18, 2011
Caught on camera: Five rare cat species in Sumatra
Camera traps capture images of rare wild cat species in Sumatra, and the World Wildlife Fund calls for protection of a forest corridor near Bukit Tigapuluh.
November 17, 2011
Do supernovae jets solve this ancient star mystery?
Explosive supernovae jets might explain why some Milky Way stars are mysteriously rich in gold, platinum and uranium.
November 16, 2011
