Supervolcanoes, massive eruptions with potential global consequences, appear not to follow the conventional volcano mechanics of internal pressure building until the volcano blows. Instead, a new study finds, such massive …read more Source:: Science
Day: November 4, 2015
Some 3-D printed objects are toxic, study shows
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•Parts produced by some commercial 3-D printers are toxic to certain fish embryos, new research shows. These results have raised questions about how to dispose of parts and waste materials …read more Source:: Science
Newly discovered fossil sea urchin is the oldest of its kind
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•A fossil sea urchin is the oldest of its kind, pushing back a fork in the sea urchin family tree by 10 million years. …read more Source:: Science
Insulin sensitivity: One night of poor sleep could equal six months on a high-fat diet, study in dogs suggests
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•New research finds that one night of sleep deprivation and six months on a high-fat diet could both impair insulin sensitivity to a similar degree, demonstrating the importance of a …read more Source:: Science
Female birds can’t shake their colorful fathers, and other lessons from studying 6,000 species
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•The evolution of male songbirds as the colorful consorts of drab female partners is more complicated than long thought, says a researcher on a team that looked at nearly 6,000 …read more Source:: Science
Microsoft to make Red Hat Linux available on Azure
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•Microsoft is adding Red Hat Enterprise Linux to the list of Linux distributions supported natively on its Azure cloud platform. The pair are collaborating on middleware and developer technologies, as …read more Source:: Linux
Watch your mouth: Allosaurus had monstrously gaping jaws
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•WASHINGTON (Reuters) – You might call the Jurassic Period meat-eating dinosaur Allosaurus the ultimate big mouth. …read more Source:: UKScienceNews