For the first time, scientists have seen evidence of where the brain records the time and place of real-life memories. …read more Source:: Science
Day: August 17, 2015
Paleobotanist identifies what could be the mythical ‘first flower’
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•Paleobotanists in Europe have identified a 125 million- to 130 million-year-old freshwater plant as one of earliest flowering plants on Earth. …read more Source:: Science
LinuxONE: IBM’s new Linux mainframes
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•IBM is not just introducing new mainframes, but a new way of paying for on premise big iron that makes mainframes cheaper than they’ve even before. …read more Source:: Linux
Discovery of a salamander in amber sheds light on evolution of Caribbean islands
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•A salamander found preserved in amber from the Dominican Republic is the first-ever fossil of its kind, and also shows that salamanders once lived in the Caribbean region, where they …read more Source:: Science
Celestial firework marks nearest galaxy collision
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•A spectacular galaxy collision has been discovered lurking behind the Milky Way. The closest such system ever found, the galaxy is only 30 million light years away. It has been …read more Source:: Science
A thin ribbon of flexible electronics can monitor health, infrastructure
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•A new world of flexible, bendable, even stretchable electronics is emerging from research labs to address a wide range of potentially game-changing uses. Over the last few years, one team …read more Source:: Science
Human bones in Pennsylvania thought to be from 1918 flu pandemic
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•SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, Pa. (Reuters) – Forensic archaeologists on Friday began excavating a highway embankment in eastern Pennsylvania, looking for more bones believed to be from impoverished victims of the worldwide …read more Source:: UKScienceNews