If you are in a special relationship with another person, thank grandma — not just yours, but all grandmothers since humans evolved. The grandma hypothesis holds that the key to …read more Source:: Science
Day: September 7, 2015
‘Super Stonehenge’: Super circle of stones surround existing monument
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•The Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project team has discovered evidence for a row of up to 90 standing stones, some of which may have originally measured up to 4.5 meters in …read more Source:: Science
Oldest fossil sea turtle discovered: fossilized turtle is at least 120 million years old
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•The world’s oldest fossil sea turtle known to date has been found by scientists. The fossilized reptile is at least 120 million years old — which makes it about 25 …read more Source:: Science
Is old rock really ‘as solid as a rock’? Deformed craton under North America
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•In the course of billions of years continents break up, drift apart, and are pushed back together again. The cores of continents are, however, geologically extremely stable and have survived …read more Source:: Science
Common molecular tool kit shared by organisms across the tree of life
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•Researchers have discovered the assembly instructions for nearly 1,000 protein complexes shared by most kinds of animals, revealing their deep evolutionary relationships. Those instructions offer a powerful new tool for …read more Source:: Science
Low emission biogas also produces fertilizer
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•TORONTO, CANADA (Reuters) – A Canadian chemical engineer has devised a product that transforms the waste generated by biogas production into fertilizer. Andrew White says his SulfaCHAR system eliminates chemical …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Smart phone ingredient found in plant extracts
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•HIRSCHFELD, GERMANY (Reuters) – Scientists in Germany have come up with a method for extracting the precious element germanium from plants. …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Hands-on: Installing openSuSE Tumbleweed on my new Acer Aspire V3-331
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•An interesting combination of features and a low price caught my eye. Now I am loading all of my favorite Linux distributions – and not bothering to install Windows. …read more Source:: Linux