The discovery of a theropod dinosaur with Tyrannosaurus rex-like arms suggests that these unusual forelimbs may have evolved multiple times. …read more Source:: Science
Day: July 14, 2016
Ocean warming primary cause of Antarctic Peninsula glacier retreat
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•A new study has found for the first time that ocean warming is the primary cause of retreat of glaciers on the western Antarctic Peninsula. The Peninsula is one of …read more Source:: Science
Tropical cyclones on track to grow more intense as temperatures rise
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•Powerful tropical cyclones like the super typhoon that lashed Taiwan with 150-mile-per-hour winds last week and then flooded parts of China are expected to become even stronger as the planet …read more Source:: Science
Newborn ducklings can acquire notions of ‘same’ and ‘different’
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•Scientists have shown that newly hatched ducklings can readily acquire the concepts of ‘same’ and ‘different’ — an ability previously known only in highly intelligent animals such as apes, crows …read more Source:: Science
Record-breaking volcanic kettle on Iceland explored
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•The Bardarbunga eruption on Iceland has broken many records. The event in 2014 was the strongest in Europe since more than 240 years. The hole it left behind is the …read more Source:: Science
23 ancient shipwrecks discovered off Greece
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•An expedition to the Fourni archipelago in Greece has found 23 new shipwrecks dating from around 1,000 BC to the 19th century AD. …read more Source:: Science
Terrified insect escapes a permanent tomb — 50 million years ago
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•Thousands of insects, plants and other life forms have been found trapped in ancient amber deposits, but a new discovery shows a rarity of a different type — the one …read more Source:: Science
Surface composition determines temperature and therefore habitability of a planet
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•Astronomers have shown that the interaction between the surface and the atmosphere of an exoplanet has major consequences for the temperature on the planet. This temperature, in turn, is a …read more Source:: Science
The success of the plant-eating dinosaurs
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•Plant-eating dinosaurs had several bursts of evolution, and these were all kicked off by innovations in their teeth and jaws, new research has found. …read more Source:: Science
PrEP can reduce new HIV cases by a third among MSM over next 10 years
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•A daily pill to prevent HIV infection can reduce new cases among men who have sex with men (MSM) by a third in the US over the next 10 years, …read more Source:: Science