Extensive testing of malarial DNA found in birds, bats and other small mammals from five East African countries revealed that malaria has its roots in bird hosts. It then spread …read more Source:: Science
Month: March 2016
Embryo development: Some cells are more equal than others even at four-cell stage
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•Genetic ‘signatures’ of early stage embryos confirm that our development begins to take shape as early as the second day after conception, when we are a mere four cells in …read more Source:: Science
Oslo trash incinerator in carbon capture trial
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•The world’s first experiment to capture carbon dioxide from the fumes of burning rubbish is nearing completion in Oslo. …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Deadly stars: Our sun could also be superflare star
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•Every now and then large sun storms strike the Earth where they cause aurora and in rare cases power cuts. These events are, however, nothing compared to the apocalyptic destruction …read more Source:: Science
Australopithecus fossils found east of the Great Rift Valley
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•New fossils from the outskirts of Nairobi reveal that Australopithecus afarensis lived far eastward beyond the Great Rift Valley, demonstrating how adaptable the early hominid species were to new environments. …read more Source:: Science
Mood lighting for stress-free chickens
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•A new energy efficient lighting system for poultry farms uses bulbs with a light spectrum specially adjusted for chicken retinas. The makers say it reduces animal pecking and crowding; making …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Five steps to picking the right Linux desktop for you
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•Want a Linux desktop that’s perfect for you? Here’s how you find it. …read more Source:: Linux
Efforts to curtail world temps will almost surely fail
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•The goals set a few months ago in Paris to prevent further rising of worldwide temperatures are almost sure to fail and will never be achieved, according to a new …read more Source:: Science
Earth’s moon wandered off axis billions of years ago
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•A new study reports Earth’s moon wandered off its original axis roughly 3 billion years ago. Ancient lunar ice indicates the moon’s axis slowly shifted by 125 miles, or 6 …read more Source:: Science
Scientists pinpoint brain circuit for risk preference in rats
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•Investigators have identified a small group of nerve cells in a specific brain region of rats whose signaling activity, or lack of it, explains the vast bulk of differences in …read more Source:: Science