Researchers have uncovered evidence of turtle specimens at the 400,000-year-old Qesem Cave site, indicating that early humans enjoyed eating turtles in addition to large game and vegetal material. The research …read more Source:: Science
Day: February 1, 2016
Land plant became key marine species
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•The genome of eelgrass (Zostera marina) has now been unveiled. It turns out that the plant, once land-living but now only found in the marine environment, has lost the genes …read more Source:: Science
Small ponds produce an outsized share of greenhouse gases
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•Tiny ponds play a disproportionately large role in global greenhouse gas emissions from inland waters, according to a new study. Although ponds less than a quarter of an acre in …read more Source:: Science
‘BPA-free’ plastic accelerates embryonic development, disrupts reproductive system
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•Companies advertise ‘BPA-free’ as a safer version of plastic products ranging from water bottles to sippy cups to toys. Yet a new study demonstrates that BPS, a common replacement for …read more Source:: Science
Sharpshooting spray system cuts crop chemical use
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•A new spray technology that shoots a targeted droplet with incredible accuracy could cut agricultural use of chemicals by more than 99 percent, according to the developers. The technology has …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Small birds prefer flying in company
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•Until now, scientists had observed that some large birds are sociable among each other. However, a new study has confirmed that this unique characteristic can also be seen among smaller …read more Source:: Science
Quirky cooling: The quantum fridge
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•When cold milk is poured into a hot cup of tea, a temperature equilibrium is reached very quickly. The milk droplets and the tea particles interact, and after a few …read more Source:: Science
Unprecedented: Expedition recovers mantle rocks with signs of life
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•An international team of scientists — recently returned from a 47-day research expedition to the mid-Atlantic — have collected an unprecedented sequence of rock samples from the shallow mantle of …read more Source:: Science
Britain gives scientist go-ahead to genetically modify human embryos
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•LONDON, Feb 1 (Reuters) – – Scientists in Britain have been give the go-ahead to edit the genes of human embryos for research, using a technique that some say could …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Hands on with Debian GNU/Linux 8.3
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•I’m using this Debian release update as an opportunity to look at the available distribution formats and installation procedures. …read more Source:: Linux