(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said it would ask the operators of Boeing Co’s model 787 airplanes to deactivate the plane’s electrical power system periodically. …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Day: April 30, 2015
Gravity data show that Antarctic ice sheet is melting increasingly faster
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•Researchers ‘weighed’ Antarctica’s ice sheet using gravitational satellite data and found that during the past decade, Antarctica’s massive ice sheet lost twice the amount of ice in its western portion …read more Source:: Science
Did dinosaur-killing asteroid trigger largest lava flows on Earth?
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•The theory that an asteroid impact killed off the dinosaurs 66 million years ago is well accepted, but one puzzle is why another global catastrophe — the huge, million-year eruption …read more Source:: Science
Walking an extra two minutes each hour may offset hazards of sitting too long
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•A new study suggests that engaging in low intensity activities such as standing may not be enough to offset the health hazards of sitting for long periods of time. On …read more Source:: Science
Engineering a better solar cell: Defects in popular perovskites pinpointed
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•A new study demonstrates that perovskite materials – superefficient crystal structures that have recently taken the scientific community by storm – contain flaws that can be engineered to improve solar …read more Source:: Science
‘Dead zones’ found in Atlantic open waters: Moving west, could lead to mass fish kills
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•Researchers have discovered areas with extremely low levels of oxygen in the tropical North Atlantic, several hundred kilometers off the coast of West Africa. The levels measured in these ‘dead …read more Source:: Science
Eagle Nebula: The Pillars of Creation revealed in 3-D
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•Astronomers have produced the first complete three-dimensional view of the famous Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula, Messier 16. The new observations demonstrate how the different dusty pillars of …read more Source:: Science
Unique fish fossils shed light on evolution of bony fishes
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•Scientists have identified the first fossil specimens of a major group of killifishes that is widely distributed in freshwater habitats today. The 6-million-year-old material sheds new light on the evolution …read more Source:: Science
Living to 100: Lifestyle advice for would-be centenarians
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•For the past 50 years, researchers have followed the health of 855 men born in 1913. Now that the study is being wrapped up, it turns out that ten of …read more Source:: Science
Research unlocks critical early nutrient supply for embryos
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•The mechanism by which embryos receive nutrition during the first 11 weeks of pregnancy has been revealed by scientists. The new study explains some of how this crucial stage of …read more Source:: Science