Monkeys perceive visual illusions in the same way great apes and humans see them, according to researchers. …read more Source:: Science
Month: September 2015
Blocking light improves preemies’ survival rates
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•The survival rate of preemies born between 26 to 31 weeks of gestation is improved by blocking light from reaching the intravenously-fed infused nutritious mixture they depend on for survival, …read more Source:: Science
Tanzanian engineer invents low-cost water filter
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•(Reuters) – It looks good enough to drink but just seconds before, this water was full of dirt and bacteria. …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Eyes on space, India launches ‘mini-Hubble’
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•NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India launched its first space research observatory and several U.S. satellites on Monday, part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s drive to expand his country’s influence in …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
I’m all ears: fossils reveal human ancestors’ hearing abilities
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•WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two-million-year-old fossils including the three tiny bones of the middle ear are helping scientists figure out the auditory abilities of early human ancestors at a time when …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
U.S. culls over 1,200 Oregon cormorants, sparks outcry
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•PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – The U.S. federal government has killed more than 1,000 seabirds on an Oregon island since May to protect endangered salmon as part of a plan that …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Rare ‘supermoon’ eclipse to unfold Sunday night
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•CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – Sky-watchers around the world are in for a treat Sunday night and Monday when the shadow of Earth casts a reddish glow on the moon, …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Turnkey Linux 14: Small business server Linux made easy
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•The new Turnkey release enables small businesses to easily set up a wide-variety of Linux-based business servers on your local hardware, the Amazon Web Services cloud, and, soon, Docker containers.<br …read more Source:: Linux
2-million-year-old fossils reveal hearing abilities of early humans
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•Research into human fossils dating back to approximately two million years ago reveals that the hearing pattern resembles chimpanzees, but with some slight differences in the direction of humans. …read more Source:: Science
How I solved a digiKam Panorama hiccup
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•I’ve come across a stumble in digiKam panorama creation, but also found a way around it, too. …read more Source:: Linux