Why You Should Learn to Program in Python

Python Script Source: techrepublic.com Looking for a way to make life easier and more fun? Python is the answer! Not the animal, but the computer programming language. Python is rapidly increasing in popularity among not just experienced professional but also beginners all around the world. The language is renowned for its ability to easily manipulate […]

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ResearchGate pulls 200,000 files from its site, amid publisher pressure

The academic social networking site ResearchGate has removed about 200,000 files from among the research papers it publicly shares, prompted by a spate of new copyright complaints from Elsevier and the American Chemical Society (ACS). ResearchGate, which is based in Germany and has more than 20 million users, says the majority of these files were […]

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An Ancient Burst of Salty Air

Muddied bricks andmelted sheets of bronzedisclose therevelation ofyour erasure.Between molten potsand shattered bonesa flash of heatscars the earth,fractured brandingimbued with the debrisof your obliterated past.Fire,brimstone,air,and salt,flicker in silent witnessthat you were everreally there. The archaeological site of Tall el-Hammam, Jordan that overlooks the Jordan Valley. Jericho is visible on the horizon and Tall Kefrein is […]

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Bees’ static buzz triggers release of floral fragrance

A tiny electric charge on bees can trigger flowers to emit a fragrance, according to a UK lab study. It appears some plants use this to signal the presence of their flowers to insects to increase their chances of being pollinated. Bumblebees visiting petunia (Petunia integrifolia) flowers were found to trigger the release of benzaldehyde. Volatile […]

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