(Reuters) – An ancient zircon crystal unearthed in Western Australia may hold evidence that life appeared on the planet 4.1 billion years ago, or about 300 million years earlier than …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Day: October 19, 2015
Solar powered car racers set off in Australian challenge
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•BARROW CREEK, Australia – More than 40 racing teams from two dozen countries left Darwin on Sunday to race across Australia to the southern city of Adelaide in the 2015 …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Life on Earth likely started 4.1 billion years ago, much earlier than scientists thought
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•Geochemists have found probable evidence for life on Earth at least 4.1 billion years ago — 300 million years earlier than previously documented, pushing the origin of life close to …read more Source:: Science
Stressed dads affect offspring brain development through sperm microRNA
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•Researchers have shown at the molecular level how experiencing stress changes a male mouse’s sperm in such a way that it affects his offspring’s response to stress. This change is …read more Source:: Science
Prawn sex-change boosts male yields, say scientists
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•An Israeli-developed method to enhance prawn yields without resorting to genetic modification has started to take hold in Asia, the researcher who has developed the technology said. …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Two degree Celsius warming locks in sea level rise for thousands of years
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•A jump in global average temperatures of 1.5°C to 2°C will see the collapse of Antarctic ice shelves and lead to hundreds and even thousands of years of sea level …read more Source:: Science