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Big Data: is a field that treats ways to analyze, systematically extract information from, or otherwise deal with data sets that are too large or complex to be dealt with by traditional data-processing application software.
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APR 24, 2015Plants & Animals
The female baboon, much like a Kardashian, has always been known for having a very prominent bottom. Scientists have ten ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 17, 2015Chemistry & Physics
A little-known element called californium is making big waves in how scientists look at the periodic table.
A ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 13, 2015Cancer
Li Xiaohe has set herself up for the long haul in a cramped but sunny room in western Beijing, about a block from China' ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 08, 2015Immunology
," Klein says. That application is a long way off in humans, however. To figure out if it can prevent HIV infection in h ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 06, 2015Space & Astronomy
Neil Gehrels is constantly monitoring the skies for potentially deadly gamma ray bursts. What are gamma ray bursts? "The ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 03, 2015Space & Astronomy
Ever see a picture of the Moon's surface with those wide squiggly lines on it and wondered, "What are those things? Are ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAR 27, 2015Earth & The Environment
Most efforts to protect and restore wetlands mistakenly focus on preserving only total wetland area, with no considerati ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 26, 2015Chemistry & Physics
Suppose you dug a tunnel through the center of Earth, jumped in, and let gravity pull you through. How long would it tak ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 26, 2015Earth & The Environment
A new study based in part on NASA satellite data has shown that an increase in large, well-organized thunderstorms is be ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 26, 2015Space & Astronomy
The discovery of a massive, 124-mile-wide crater on the moon was announced at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 11, 2015Health & Medicine
A March 11 article on wired.com brings our attention to a new online review service, joining the likes of Yelp, Amazon, ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 11, 2015Earth & The Environment
Hui Hu, a professor of aerospace engineering, and Anupam Sharma, an assistant professor of aerospace engineering, both a ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAR 06, 2015Plants & Animals
The field of paleobiology and the study of ecological diversity have some new data and it's proving to be quite differen ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 05, 2015Genetics & Genomics
About 99 percent of human genes are shared with chimpanzees. Only the small remainder sets us apart. However, we have on ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 04, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Evolution brings improvements, but it's also a hotbed for lots of diseases that defy treatment.
We see this i ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 24, 2015Genetics & Genomics
There are some 1,900 locations in the human genome that produce microRNAs (miRNAs), the small and powerful non-coding mo ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 19, 2015Technology
It began with the Apollo 11 Lunar module, signaling the historic first manned landing on the moon. In subsequent Apollo ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 19, 2014Technology
Ever since Albert Einstein revolutionized science with his Theory of Relativity, scientists have believed that major eve ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 10, 2014Genetics & Genomics
In a pilot project, cognitive computing system will ‘learn' and digest data, with the aim of increasing treatment option ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeOCT 03, 2014Health & Medicine
It is rare to see a new business segment emerge in any market, but this is what is happening within the biopharmaceutica ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 30, 2014Cardiology
With about 720,000 Americans having one each year, heart attacks are still a leading killer in the U.S. Still, since sta ...Written By: Peter MicheliJUN 10, 2014Cardiology
Advances in the understanding of the genetics of coronary artery disease, or CAD, will revitalize the field and lead to ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 05, 2014Earth & The Environment
Scientists have studied competitive growth among trees and their interaction within the forest canopy layer for years. < ...MAY 19, 2014Genetics & Genomics
After a decade-long effort a team of more than 140 scientists have deciphered the tsetse fly's (Glossina morsitans) geno ...Written By: Peter Micheli
APR 24, 2015
Plants & Animals
The female baboon, much like a Kardashian, has always been known for having a very prominent bottom. Scientists have ten
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 17, 2015
Chemistry & Physics
A little-known element called californium is making big waves in how scientists look at the periodic table.
A ...
A ...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 13, 2015
Cancer
Li Xiaohe has set herself up for the long haul in a cramped but sunny room in western Beijing, about a block from China'
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 08, 2015
Immunology
," Klein says. That application is a long way off in humans, however. To figure out if it can prevent HIV infection in h
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 06, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Neil Gehrels is constantly monitoring the skies for potentially deadly gamma ray bursts. What are gamma ray bursts? "The
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
APR 03, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Ever see a picture of the Moon's surface with those wide squiggly lines on it and wondered, "What are those things? Are
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
MAR 27, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Most efforts to protect and restore wetlands mistakenly focus on preserving only total wetland area, with no considerati
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 26, 2015
Chemistry & Physics
Suppose you dug a tunnel through the center of Earth, jumped in, and let gravity pull you through. How long would it tak
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 26, 2015
Earth & The Environment
A new study based in part on NASA satellite data has shown that an increase in large, well-organized thunderstorms is be
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 26, 2015
Space & Astronomy
The discovery of a massive, 124-mile-wide crater on the moon was announced at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 11, 2015
Health & Medicine
A March 11 article on wired.com brings our attention to a new online review service, joining the likes of Yelp, Amazon,
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 11, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Hui Hu, a professor of aerospace engineering, and Anupam Sharma, an assistant professor of aerospace engineering, both a
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
MAR 06, 2015
Plants & Animals
The field of paleobiology and the study of ecological diversity have some new data and it's proving to be quite differen
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 05, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
About 99 percent of human genes are shared with chimpanzees. Only the small remainder sets us apart. However, we have on
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 04, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Evolution brings improvements, but it's also a hotbed for lots of diseases that defy treatment.
We see this i ...
We see this i ...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 24, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
There are some 1,900 locations in the human genome that produce microRNAs (miRNAs), the small and powerful non-coding mo
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 19, 2015
Technology
It began with the Apollo 11 Lunar module, signaling the historic first manned landing on the moon. In subsequent Apollo
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 19, 2014
Technology
Ever since Albert Einstein revolutionized science with his Theory of Relativity, scientists have believed that major eve
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 10, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
In a pilot project, cognitive computing system will ‘learn' and digest data, with the aim of increasing treatment option
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
OCT 03, 2014
Health & Medicine
It is rare to see a new business segment emerge in any market, but this is what is happening within the biopharmaceutica
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 30, 2014
Cardiology
With about 720,000 Americans having one each year, heart attacks are still a leading killer in the U.S. Still, since sta
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
JUN 10, 2014
Cardiology
Advances in the understanding of the genetics of coronary artery disease, or CAD, will revitalize the field and lead to
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 05, 2014
Earth & The Environment
Scientists have studied competitive growth among trees and their interaction within the forest canopy layer for years. <
...
MAY 19, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
After a decade-long effort a team of more than 140 scientists have deciphered the tsetse fly's (Glossina morsitans) geno
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli