IT is moving to the cloud. And, what powers the cloud? Linux. When even Microsoft’s Azure has embraced Linux, you know things have changed. …read more Source:: Linux
Day: June 24, 2016
Sparrows with unfaithful ‘wives’ care less for their young
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•Sparrows form pair bonds that are normally monogamous, but many females are unfaithful to their partner and have offspring with other males. Biologists believe that the male birds are unfaithful …read more Source:: Science
Giant Blobs of Rock, Deep Inside the Earth, Hold Important Clues About Our Planet
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•Two massive blob-like structures lie deep within the Earth, roughly on opposite sides of the planet. The two structures, each the size of a continent and 100 times taller than …read more Source:: Science
Insects were already using camouflage 100 million years ago
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•Those who go to a masked ball consciously slip into a different role, in order to avoid being recognized. Insects were already doing something very similar in the Cretaceous: They …read more Source:: Science
Scientists uncover route for finding out what makes individuals nice or nasty
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•A scientist has helped develop an innovative mathematical model for exploring why some individuals evolve to be genetically programmed to be nice, while others stay nasty. …read more Source:: Science
For nature, gravel-bed rivers most important feature in mountainous western North America
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•Gravel-bed river floodplains are some of the most ecologically important habitats in North America, according to a new study by scientists from the US and Canada. Their research shows how …read more Source:: Science
Red Hat takes application development to the bank
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•By Matt Asay Ho-hum, another impressive quarter from Red Hat. The open source leader has made a habit of churning out consistent, profitable growth, even as its would-be open source peers rake in billions …read more Source:: OpenSource
Python gains functional programming syntax via Coconut
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•By Serdar Yegulalp Many Python fans have longed for the language to adopt functional programming features. Now they can get those features without having to switch to a new Python implementation. Coconut, …read more Source:: OpenSource