Pipelines carrying crude oil to ports in British Columbia may spell bad news for salmon, according to a new study. Exposure to an oil sands product — diluted bitumen — …read more Source:: Science
Month: June 2016
Biologists explain function of Pentagone
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•How do the cells in a human embryo know where they are located in the body and how they should develop? Why do certain cells form a finger while others …read more Source:: Science
Previously unknown global ecological disaster discovered
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•There have been several mass extinctions in the history of the earth with adverse consequences for the environment. Researchers have now uncovered another disaster that took place around 250 million …read more Source:: Science
Lionfish invading the Mediterranean Sea
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•Rising sea temperatures in the Mediterranean are encouraging alien lionfish species to invade and colonize new territories with potentially serious ecological and socioeconomic impacts. …read more Source:: Science
Meet RobERt, the dreaming detective for exoplanet atmospheres
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•Machine-learning techniques that mimic human recognition and dreaming processes are being deployed in the search for habitable worlds beyond our solar system. A deep belief neural network, called RobERt (Robotic …read more Source:: Science
Moon discovered over dwarf planet Makemake in the Kuiper Belt
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•Scientists have discovered an elusive, dark moon orbiting Makemake, one of the ‘big four’ dwarf planets populating the Kuiper Belt region at the edge of our solar system. …read more Source:: Science
Chronic fatigue syndrome is in your gut, not your head
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•Physicians have been mystified by chronic fatigue syndrome, a condition where normal exertion leads to debilitating fatigue that isn’t alleviated by rest. There are no known triggers, and diagnosis requires …read more Source:: Science
Picky eaters: Bumble bees prefer plants with nutrient-rich pollen
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•Bumble bees have discriminating palates when it comes to their pollen meals, according to researchers. The researchers found that bumble bees can detect the nutritional quality of pollen, and that …read more Source:: Science
Water windfall’ discovered beneath California’s Central Valley
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•New research indicates that California’s Central Valley harbors three times more groundwater than previously estimated, but challenges to using it include pumping costs, ground subsidence and possible contamination from fracking …read more Source:: Science
Glorious, glowing Jupiter awaits Juno’s arrival
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•Stunning new images and the highest-resolution maps to date of Jupiter at thermal infrared wavelengths give a glowing view of Juno’s target, a week ahead of the NASA mission’s arrival …read more Source:: Science