Planetary scientists have discovered pieces of opal in a meteorite found in Antarctica, a result that demonstrates that meteorites delivered water ice to asteroids early in the history of the …read more Source:: Science
Month: June 2016
Scientists just made it cheaper to produce hydrogen from water
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•A hydrogen-fuel economy could finally become a reality with the recent discovery of a cheap, stable and efficient means of getting hydrogen from water. …read more Source:: Science
Whistling wormholes discovered in the Caribbean
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•Scientists have discovered the Caribbean Sea works like a whistle. This finding will enable scientists to predict some sea level changes many months in advance, and may be an important …read more Source:: Science
Robots come to each other’s aid when they get the signal
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•Sometimes all it takes to get help from someone is to wave at them, or point. Now the same is true for robots. Researchers have completed work on a project …read more Source:: Science
IT runs on the cloud, and the cloud runs on Linux. Any questions?
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•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
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