Like a whirlpool, a new light-based communication tool carries data in a swift, circular motion. The optics advancement could become a central component of next generation computers designed to handle …read more Source:: Science
Day: July 28, 2016
Evolution drives how fast plants could migrate with climate change
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•New research suggests evolution is a driving mechanism behind plant migration, and that scientists may be underestimating how quickly species can move. …read more Source:: Science
Plastic ‘continents’: Is there a way out?
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•Plastic “continents” are not static. Based on the oceanic circulation modelling work conducted in the Pacific, researchers have recently shown that there are exit currents for these areas of the …read more Source:: Science
Earth’s mantle appears to have a driving role in plate tectonics
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•Deep down below us is a tug of war moving at less than the speed of growing fingernails. Keeping your balance is not a concern, but how the movement happens …read more Source:: Science
Songbirds’ epic migrations connected to a small cluster of genes
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•There is a genetic basis to the migratory routes flown by songbirds, scientists have found. The have now narrowed in on a relatively small cluster of genes that may govern …read more Source:: Science