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Chemistry: Biochemistry Chemistry: General Chemistry: Inorganic Chemistry Physics: Optics
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A bright idea for recycling rare-earth phosphors from used fluorescent bulbs      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Recycling facilities collect glass and mercury from thrown away fluorescent bulbs, but discarded lig...

Ecology: Endangered Species Ecology: Extinction Ecology: Nature Environmental: Biodiversity
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Three out of four populations of rare butterflies have been lost      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

In just 26 years, the distribution of rare butterflies has plummeted by 72% in Eastern Denmark. Seve ...

Chemistry: Inorganic Chemistry Chemistry: Organic Chemistry Energy: Alternative Fuels Physics: Optics
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Chromium replaces rare and expensive noble metals      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Expensive noble metals often play a vital role in illuminating screens or converting solar energy in...

Chemistry: Biochemistry Energy: Technology Engineering: Graphene Physics: General
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From a five-layer graphene sandwich, a rare electronic state emerges      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

When stacked in five layers in a rhombohedral pattern, graphene takes on a rare 'multiferroic' state ...

Biology: Evolutionary Biology: Zoology Ecology: Nature Environmental: Biodiversity Geoscience: Earth Science
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Most species are rare, but not very rare      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

More than 100 years of observations in nature have revealed a universal pattern of species abundance...

Paleontology: Early Mammals and Birds
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Planet's rarest birds at higher risk of extinction - Planet's Rarest Birds at Higher Risk of Extinction      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A new study finds that bird species with extreme or uncommon combinations of traits face the highest...

Anthropology: General Archaeology: General
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Rare Samoan discovery offers clues to origins of inequality      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

The origins of hierarchical society in Samoa and wider Polynesia have likely been uncovered by a new...

Computer Science: Encryption
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Solving rare disease mysteries ... and protecting privacy      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have demonstrated a new way of linking personal records and protecting privacy. The firs...

Space: Cosmology
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Rare Earth elements synthesis confirmed in neutron star mergers - Rare Earth Elements Synthesis Confirmed in Neutron Star Mergers      (via sciencedaily.com) 

When two neutron stars merge, the resultant explosion forms heavy elements -- many of which make up...