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Scientists harness bacteria to create 'living' liquid crystals
Liquid crystals are widely used in technologies such as displays, which manipulate their orientation to display…
Booking websites edged out travel agents, and that's a bad thing, tourism study says
The traditional travel agent is a thing of the past. Nowadays, the burden of planning a…
Laser scarecrows successful at keeping birds from eating sweetcorn
Farmers have had long-running battles trying to keep birds of many varieties from eating their sweetcorn.…
What's the best way to cut vehicle greenhouse-gas emissions?
Policies to encourage reductions in greenhouse gas emissions tend to stress the need to switch as…
NASA activates Deep Space Atomic Clock
An atomic clock that could pave the way for autonomous deep space travel was successfully activated…
Finding new ways to beef up cattle
Carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere continue to increase and while that stimulates plant growth,…
Fires ravage the Amazon
Thousands of fires have broken out in the Amazon rainforest. Satellite data show that there are…
Scientists zero in on cancer treatments using CRISPR
Chemotherapy works off of a basic premise: kill all rapidly-growing cells in an effort to wipe…
The dark sides of extrasolar planets share surprisingly similar temperatures
A new study by McGill University astronomers has found that the temperature on the nightsides of…