Those currents are what developers were eying when they proposed the first Pacific Northwest tidal energy pilot project in Admiralty Inlet, between the Olympic Peninsula and Whidbey Island. Though federal
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Linguistic style is key to crowdfunding success
The researchers examined 656 Kickstarter campaigns from 2013 and 2014. They found that linguistic styles that made the campaigns and their founders more understandable and relatable to the crowd boosted
‘Harder, better, faster, stronger’: Tethered soft exosuit reduces metabolic cost of running
Running is a naturally more costly form of movement than walking, so any attempt to reduce its strain on the body must impose a minimal additional burden. The soft exosuit
Decoded genome may help Mojave Desert tortoise win race to survive
While that may have been true in one of Aesop’s classic fables, the Mojave Desert tortoise may need to adapt more quickly than it has in decades past. The species
Nathusius and Soprano bats are attracted to green light
Artificial light at night is increasing worldwide, and is thought to affect bats. Some migrating birds are also known to become disorientated, particularly by red and white light, risking collisions
Budgerigars can identify spoken sounds without prior exposure to human speech
The debate over speech perception is unresolved, with some evidence supporting a speech-specific mechanism and other evidence supporting a general auditory mechanism. The latter case holds that, in the absence
Young adult substance abuse down 42 percent among PROSPER program participants
PROSPER, a community-based preventive intervention delivery system, is offered to young adolescents during middle school — a pivotal period when exposure to and uptake of substances and other risky behavior
