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Theory meets application: Machine learning techniques for geothermal exploration
When Jing Yang, assistant professor of electrical engineering, began looking for practical applications to her machine…
Mixing grass varieties may reduce insect infestations in lawns
A simple change in the choice of grass varieties for many lawns in the United States…
Those home-delivered meal kits are greener than you thought, new study concludes
Meal kit services, which deliver a box of pre-portioned ingredients and a chef-selected recipe to your…
How does wildlife fare after fires?
Fire ecologists and wildlife specialists at La Trobe University have made key discoveries in how wildlife…
Rewriting the textbook on fossil fuels: New technologies help unravel nature’s methane recipes
Experts say scientific understanding of deep hydrocarbons has been transformed, with new insights gained into the…
The stone faces and human problems on Easter Island
In 1981, UCLA archaeology graduate student Jo Anne Van Tilburg first set foot on the island…
Five killed as buildings collapse in strong Philippine quake
At least five people were killed when buildings collapsed near Manila after a powerful earthquake set…
Repelling charges prevent Cooper pairs from ‘island hopping’ in insulating state
Superconductors are able to conduct electricity with zero resistance thanks to Cooper pairs, electron duos that…
Catalyst renders nerve agents harmless
A team of scientists including researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory…