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Pragmatic Reasoning
May 31, 2012 01:10 PM EDT

Sarcastic Computers On The Horizon

Researchers have figured out how to model pragmatic reasoning which may be used to help computers understand context.

Old people smell
May 31, 2012 12:35 PM EDT

Body Odor Gives Away Age

New research shows that humans can tell age based on body odor.

Long Valley
May 31, 2012 12:18 PM EDT

Supervolcanoes Erupt In Incredibly Short Times

Previously thought to take hundreds of thousands of years to form, supervolcano eruptions can happen in as few as 500 years.

May 30, 2012 02:32 PM EDT

First epigenome in Europe completed

A study led by Manel Esteller compares the epigenetic marks of a healthy person with a patient with a genetic disease.

May 30, 2012 02:30 PM EDT

UC Santa Barbara researchers develop synthetic platelets

Synthetic platelets have been developed by UC Santa Barbara researchers, in collaboration with researchers at Scripps Research Institute and Sanford-Burnham Institute in La Jolla, Calif. Their findings are published in the journal Advanced Materials in a paper titled "Platelet Mimetic Particles for ...

May 30, 2012 02:28 PM EDT

New materials could slash energy costs for CO2 capture

Study IDs ‘zeolite’ minerals that are one-third more efficient for carbon capture.

May 30, 2012 02:25 PM EDT

New observations on the San Andreas Fault in Santa Cruz Mountains, Seattle Fault Zone

The research, conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey, with assistance from the California Geological Survey, suggests an average recurrence rate of 125 years, indicating the seismic hazard for the area may be significantly higher than currently recognized.

Landslide
May 30, 2012 02:23 PM EDT

Landslides linked to plate tectonics create the steepest mountain terrain

Some of the steepest mountain slopes in the world got that way because of the interplay between terrain uplift associated with plate tectonics and powerful streams cutting into hillsides, leading to erosion in the form of large landslides, new research shows.

Indus Jar
May 30, 2012 02:09 PM EDT

Indus Valley Civilization Collapsed Because Of Climate Change

Strong evidence shows that the drying of the rivers led to the eventual collapse of one of the greatest old civilizations.

Europa
May 30, 2012 01:42 PM EDT

Bacteria On Earth May Help Us Find Life On Europa

Scientists are studying bacteria found in frozen, sulphurous fjord in Canada to determine if and how life on Europa can exist.

Antimatter
May 30, 2012 01:22 PM EDT

Kaon Decay Process Holds Clues To Formation Of Matter

A recently completed model of the decay process of the subatomic particle kaon can help tell us why matter, and no antimatter exists.

X chromosome
May 30, 2012 12:24 PM EDT

Bowel Cancer Gene Linked To Sex Chromosome

The reason men have higher rates of bowel cancer may be linked to their gender.

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