The chance of an obese person attaining normal body weight is 1 in 210 for men and 1 in 124 for women, increasing to 1 in 1,290 for men and …read more Source:: Science
Day: July 16, 2015
Aiyeeeee! Human screams jolt brain’s fear-response center
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•WASHINGTON (Reuters) – If you feel like a human scream jolts the deep recesses of your brain, there’s a good reason for it. That is precisely what is happening, scientists …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Oceans slowed global temperature rise, until now
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•A new study of ocean temperature measurements shows that in recent years, extra heat from greenhouse gases has been trapped in the subsurface waters of the Pacific and Indian oceans, …read more Source:: Science
Weyl points, first predicted in 1929, observed for the first time
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•Part of a 1929 prediction by physicist Hermann Weyl — of a kind of massless particle that features a singular point in its energy spectrum called the “Weyl point” — …read more Source:: Science
Feathered cousin of famous movie star dino unearthed in China
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•A newly identified species of feathered dinosaur is the largest ever discovered to have a well-preserved set of bird-like wings, research suggests. Palaeontologists working in China unearthed the fossil remains …read more Source:: Science
Natural contaminants, arsenic and uranium, in one-fifth of California’s groundwater
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•Natural contaminants are more prevalent than human-made contaminants in California groundwater used for public supply, is the conclusion of a decade-long study by U.S. Geological Survey scientists. The study evaluated …read more Source:: Science
New dinosaur called ‘fluffy feathered poodle from hell’
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•WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Scientists have unearthed a spectacularly preserved, nearly complete fossil in northeastern China of a feathered dinosaur with wings like those of a bird, although they doubt the …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Model for robots with bacteria-controlled brains
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•A scientist used a mathematical model to demonstrate that bacteria can control the behavior of an inanimate device like a robot. …read more Source:: Science
Designers build spiral staircase to the treetops
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•People of all ages could soon be able to climb to the tops of trees thanks to two design graduates from London’s Royal College of Art (RCA). They’ve created a …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Genetically modified diamondback moth offers pest control hope
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•LONDON – Scientists in Britain say they have developed a way of genetically modifying and controlling an invasive species of moth that causes serious pest damage to cabbages, kale, canola …read more Source:: UKScienceNews