A thigh bone found in China suggests an ancient species of human thought to be long extinct may have survived until as recently as the end of the last Ice …read more Source:: Science
Month: December 2015
How to customise your Linux desktop: Openbox
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•One step below the desktop environments I have looked at so far in this series are window managers such as Openbox, Enlightenment, i3, and Fluxbox. Configuration is crucial if you …read more Source:: Linux
Lawmakers call for British trials of genetically modified insects
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•LONDON (Reuters) – Britain should challenge “woefully inadequate” European regulations and launch field trials of genetically modified insects that are designed to wipe out disease-carrying bugs that harm crops and …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Men with moustaches outnumber women in top U.S. academic medical jobs: researchers
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•LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Men sporting moustaches are more likely than women to head medical departments in 50 leading U.S. medical schools, highlighting a need to redress the balance …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Crews remove equipment from contested Hawaii telescope site
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•(Reuters) – Construction crews for what would be one of the world’s largest telescopes have removed equipment from the dormant volcano in Hawaii where it was set to be built …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Climate change rapidly warming world’s lakes
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•Climate change is rapidly warming lakes around the world, threatening freshwater supplies and ecosystems, according to a study spanning six continents. The study is the largest of its kind and …read more Source:: Science
Compound found to trigger innate immunity against viruses
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•A drug-like molecule can activate innate immunity and induce genes to control infection in a range of RNA viruses, including West Nile, dengue, hepatitis C, influenza A, respiratory syncytial, Nipah, …read more Source:: Science
New twist in tale of dogs’ origins
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•The origin of dogs has inspired a lingering controversy in academia. Where and when did dogs first split off from wolves? Now a top-dog researcher hopes his latest research will …read more Source:: Science
New evidence of tool use discovered in parrots
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•The first evidence of tool use by greater vasa parrots (Coracopsis vasa) has been uncovered by researchers. Studying ten captive parrots, researchers observed the birds adopt a novel tool-using technique …read more Source:: Science
‘Freak’ ocean waves hit without warning, new research shows
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•Rogue waves in deep oceans emerge suddenly and have long crests, backing up anecdotal evidence from mariners who speak of ‘walls of water’, new research demonstrates. …read more Source:: Science