Researchers have reported the discovery of a major population of the mosquito species Aedes aegypti, the species capable of carrying tropical diseases such as Zika virus, dengue fever and chikungunya, …read more Source:: Science
Month: January 2016
Sex life of sleeping sickness parasite may lead to its downfall
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•LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – An unusual sex life may spell the extinction of the deadly African sleeping sickness parasite, which threatens millions of people in West and Central Africa, …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Vital OpenSSL patch coming
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•Get ready to update your servers, an important OpenSSL patch is on its way. …read more Source:: Linux
Global report reveals dire state of fisheries, worsening air pollution
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•According to the 2016 Environmental Performance Index, which provides a diagnostic tool for policymakers to evaluate and improve environmental performance, the world’s nations have expanded access to water and sanitation …read more Source:: Science
In galaxy clustering, mass may not be the only thing that matters
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•An international team of researchers has shown that the relationship between galaxy clusters and their surrounding dark matter halo is more complex than previously thought. The researchers’ findings are the …read more Source:: Science
Global nitrogen footprint mapped for first time
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•The first-ever global nitrogen footprint, encompassing 188 countries, has found the United States, China, India and Brazil are responsible for 46 percent of the world’s nitrogen emissions. The economic modelling, …read more Source:: Science
Record hot years almost certainly caused by man-made warming
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•OSLO (Reuters) – A record-breaking string of hot years since 2000 is almost certainly a sign of man-made global warming, with vanishingly small chances that it was caused by random, …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Hands-On: Kali Linux Light (Xfce) and Mini distributions
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•In addition to their full distribution, Kali Linux offers Light and Mini versions. Here’s how I got on with them. …read more Source:: Linux
Jeff Bezos’ space company successfully re-flies, lands rocket
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•CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla (Reuters) – – Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ space transportation company, Blue Origin, successfully launched and landed a suborbital rocket for a second time, a key step in …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Hunting secrets of the Venus flytrap (hint: They can count)
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•Carnivorous plants such as the Venus flytrap depend on meals of insects to survive in nutrient-poor soil. They sense the arrival of juicy insects, lured by the plants’ fruity scent, …read more Source:: Science