In the largest developer survey to date, Stack Overflow’s programmer community reveal what tools and platforms they use in their daily work. …read more Source:: Linux
Day: March 18, 2016
Homo sapiens’ sex with extinct species was no one-night stand
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•WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Our species, Homo sapiens, has a more adventurous sexual history than previously realized, and all that bed-hopping long ago has left an indelible mark on the human …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Most eccentric planet ever known flashes astronomers with reflected light
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•A team of astronomers has spotted an extrasolar planet that boasts the most eccentric orbit ever seen. The planet moves in a flattened ellipse, traveling a long path far from …read more Source:: Science
China’s forest recovery shows hope for mitigating global climate change
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•China’s sweeping program to restore forests across the country is working. The vast destruction of China’s forests, leveled after decades of logging, floods and conversion to farmland, has become a …read more Source:: Science
CoreOS delivers container security with Clair
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•Want to be certain that your containers’ software is safe and stable? Then CoreOS’s Container Image Analyzer 1.0 is for you. …read more Source:: Linux
Your brain might be hard-wired for altruism
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•By temporarily inactivating a part of the brain involved in impulse-control, neuroscientists have discovered compelling evidence that we’re hardwired for altruism. The discovery suggests possible avenues for treating the empathically …read more Source:: Science
‘Climate responsibility’: New methodology applied to China
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•Using a new approach scientists have found that China’s “climate responsibility”, is not as significant as initially estimated. However, rather paradoxically, the latter country’s “responsibility” may increase rapidly over the …read more Source:: Science
Ocean acidification takes a toll on California’s coastline at nighttime
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•A new study, based on the most-extensive set of measurements ever made in tide pools, suggests that ocean acidification will increasingly put many marine organisms at risk by exacerbating normal …read more Source:: Science
Forgetting to learn: Neural mechanisms in mouse brains indicate that we actively forget as we learn
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•They say that once you’ve learned to ride a bicycle, you never forget how to do it. But new research suggests that while learning, the brain is actively trying to …read more Source:: Science
U.S., Russian crew poised to launch to space station
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•CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – A NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts were preparing to head for the International Space Station in a Russian Soyuz rocket on Friday as replacements …read more Source:: UKScienceNews