An isolated population of honeybees, the Cape bees, living in South Africa has evolved a strategy to reproduce without males. A research team has sequenced the entire genomes of a …read more Source:: Science
Day: June 7, 2016
Long-term marijuana use changes brain’s reward circuit
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Researchers have demonstrated that long-term marijuana users had more activity in the brain’s reward processes when presented with cannabis cues than with natural reward cues. …read more Source:: Science
IDG Contributor Network: How Linux Mint saved the day for an Ubuntu 16.04 user
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By Jim Lynch How Linux Mint saved the day for an Ubuntu 16.04 user Ubuntu 16.04 has been out for a while, and it hasn’t been smooth sailing for everyone who has tried to …read more Source:: OpenSource
Universe’s first life might have been born on carbon planets
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Our Earth consists of silicate rocks and an iron core with a thin veneer of water and life. But the first potentially habitable worlds to form might have been very …read more Source:: Science
Coral reefs fall victim to overfishing, pollution aggravated by ocean warming
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Coral reefs are declining around the world because a combination of factors — overfishing, nutrient pollution, and pathogenic disease — ultimately become deadly in the face of higher ocean temperatures, …read more Source:: Science
Origami ninja star inspires new battery that runs on a few drops of dirty water
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A new disposable battery that folds like an origami ninja star could power biosensors and other small devices for use in challenging field conditions. The microbial fuel cell runs on …read more Source:: Science
Glass now has smart potential
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Researchers have developed a method for embedding light-emitting nanoparticles into glass without losing any of their unique properties — a major step towards ‘smart glass’ applications such as 3D display …read more Source:: Science
Origin of extraordinary supernovae
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Astronomers have demonstrated that the origin of extraordinary supernovae can be explained by the ‘accretion scenario.’ The researchers discovered an anomalously strong infrared emission from ‘the extraordinary supernova’ SN 2012dn, …read more Source:: Science
Fish can recognize human faces, study shows
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A species of tropical fish has been shown to be able to distinguish between human faces. It is the first time fish have demonstrated this ability. …read more Source:: Science
Window to the gut’s brain
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Researchers have developed a system that allows real-time optical and electrical observations of the gut’s nervous system in a live animal. The system will allow researchers to study how this …read more Source:: Science