Scientists have determined the likely trigger for the most recent supernova in the Milky Way. They applied a new technique that could have implications for understanding other Type Ia supernovas, …read more Source:: Science
Month: March 2016
Ubuntu (not Linux) on Windows: How it works
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Ubuntu, but not Linux per se, will be running on in the next major Windows 10 update, Redstone. …read more Source:: Linux
Scientists explain evolution of some of the largest dinosaurs
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Scientists have developed computer models of the bodies of sauropod dinosaurs to examine the evolution of their body shape. …read more Source:: Science
Not all mind wandering is created equal
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Most research looking at mind wandering has assumed that all mind wandering is inherently unintentional, but findings from a new study suggest otherwise: People frequently report zoning out on purpose, …read more Source:: Science
Are we what we eat?
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In a new evolutionary proof of the old adage, ‘we are what we eat,’ scientists have found tantalizing evidence that a vegetarian diet has led to a mutation that — …read more Source:: Science
Microsoft and Canonical partner to bring Ubuntu to Windows 10
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You’ll soon be able to run Ubuntu on Windows 10. …read more Source:: Linux
The TODO Group and the Linux Foundation: Marrying open source and the enterprise
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Using open-source software is easy, getting your company to integrate open-source development is hard. The Linux Foundation and the TODO Group aim to change this. …read more Source:: Linux
An up-close view of bacterial ‘motors’
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Over millennia, bacteria have evolved a variety of specialized mechanisms to move themselves through their particular environments. In two recent studies researchers used a state-of-the-art imaging technique to capture, for …read more Source:: Science
Training with unpredictability improves memory recall, study finds
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Memory training with unpredictable components could be more effective in enhancing episodic memory than training with predictable elements, according to new findings. …read more Source:: Science
Earth-space telescope produces hot surprise
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Combining an orbiting radio telescope with telescopes on Earth made a system capable of the highest resolution of any observation ever made in astronomy. The super sharp radio ‘vision’ produced …read more Source:: Science