Melanie Ailin Basnak, Veronica Perez-Schuster, Gabriela Hermitte, and Martin Beron de AstradaMany animal species take advantage of polarization vision for vital tasks such as orientation, communication, and contrast enhancement. Previous studies have …
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Polarized object detection in crabs: a two-channel system [RESEARCH ARTICLE]
Posted by Basnak, M. A., Perez-Schuster, V., Hermitte, G., de Astrada, M. B. on April 12th, 2018
Posted in Biology, Science General 
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No Comments »Democracy Threatened When Census Undercounts Populations
Posted by Emily Klancher-Merchant on April 2nd, 2018
The 2020 U.S. Census is still two years away, but experts and civil rights groups are already disputing the results. Professor Emily Merchant’s research on the international history of demography demonstrates that the question of how to equitably count the population is not new, nor is it unique to the United States.
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Posted by Kevin Stacey-Brown on October 19th, 2017
The ability to change the coherence of light could change communication, microscopic imaging, and more.
Posted in Physics, Science General, Technology Tags: 8221 pacifici says, achieved, and vice versa, barrier, broken, Chang'e, changing, classic, Coherence, coherent, correlated, Correlation, detector, double, Double Slit Experiment, electromagnetic, Electromagnetic Waves, Electrons, engineering, existing, experiment, Extent, filters, incoherent, incoherent light, Interference, manipulate, measure, method, modulate, modulate coherence, Modulation, optical, pacifici, percent, plasmon, plasmon polaritons, polaritons, Polarization, possible, research, researchers, results, Science, Scientists, showing, source, strength, study&, Surface, Surface Plasmon, surface plasmon polaritons, technique, the double slit, the study& 8217, Tuning, Variety, with each other, young& No Comments »To cut pollution, use more recycled poo
Posted by Nerissa Hannink-Melbourne on August 28th, 2017
New research calculates the benefits of replacing synthetic fertilizers with the original—manure.
Posted in Science General Tags: 8221 says chen, adopting, Agriculture, Ammonia, Animal Waste, available, carbon, Cattle, compared, decreased, emphasize, Environment, environmental, Fertilizer, Fertilizers, for producing higher, growth, higher, higher yields, higher yields with, importance, including, increases, lower nitrogen, lower nitrogen pollution, Manure, manure substitution, Melbourne, million, Nitrogen, Nitrogen Pollution, Nutrients, percent, Pollution, producing, producing higher, producing higher yields, recycled, reduces, research, researchers, results, Science, substitution, synthetic, synthetic fertilizer, synthetic fertilizers, synthetic nitrogen, Technology, these results, university, use more recycled, with lower nitrogen, yields, yields with lower No Comments »These oxytocin genes may influence number of friends
Posted by National University of Singapore on August 24th, 2017
Two genes that regulate the release of oxytocin may determine whether you seek out friends or shy away.
Posted in Biology, Health, Science General Tags: Adults, and cd157 genes, Autism, behaviors, cd157 gene sequence, cd157 genes, Close Friends, contribute, differences, Empathy, Environments, expressed, Expression, extreme, findings, Friends, Friendships, greater, healthy, higher, higher expression, important, individuals, influence, influence number, interest, may influence number, National, national university, other people, Oxytocin, oxytocin genes, Participants, People, Questionnaires, Relationships, release, research, researchers, researchers found, researchers found that, results, sequence, Singapore, skills, Social, social environments, social skills, studies, the cd157 gene, the cd38 gene, the researchers found, the researchers note, these oxytocin, these oxytocin genes, treatments, university No Comments »
