Researchers have synthesized crystals with magnetic properties that can change continuously and reversibly, a world first. Recently, the scientific community has had immense interest in new types of magnets with …read more Source:: Science
Month: August 2016
Chemists create vitamin-driven battery
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•A team chemists has created a battery that stores energy in a biologically derived unit, paving the way for cheaper consumer electronics that are easier on the environment.The battery is …read more Source:: Science
New method to measure the energy of a lightning strike
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•By investigating ‘fossilized’ sand cylinders made by lightning strikes, sometimes thousands of years old, a geology professor’s study provides a unique history of lightning and a new method to measure …read more Source:: Science
Research explodes the myth of a ‘West vs. Rest’ cultural divide
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•The research into global concepts of selfhood, involving 73 researchers working in 35 nations, reveals that the self-beliefs of members of Western cultural groups have much more in common with …read more Source:: Science
Breast microbiome/bacterial differences identified between healthy, cancerous tissue
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•Researchers have identified evidence of bacteria in sterilely obtained breast tissue and found differences between women with and without breast cancer. …read more Source:: Science
Where there’s smoke — and a mutation — there may be an evolutionary edge for humans
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•A genetic mutation may have helped modern humans adapt to smoke exposure from fires and perhaps sparked an evolutionary advantage over their archaic competitors, including Neanderthals, according to a team …read more Source:: Science
Underreporting of Zika is rife; researchers project epidemic’s spread in certain countries
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•A new study reveals a large disparity between the number of reported and projected Zika cases. The researchers, responding to a ‘call to arms’ to model the spread of the …read more Source:: Science
Space scientists observe Io’s atmospheric collapse during eclipse
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•Astronomers have documented atmospheric changes on Io, Jupiter’s volcanically active satellite, as the giant planet casts its shadow over the moon’s surface during daily eclipses. …read more Source:: Science
Giant forest fires exterminate spotted owls, long-term study finds
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•Could periodic forest thinning and prescribed burns intended to prevent dangerous “megafires” help conserve owls in the long run? Or are those benefits outweighed by their short-term harm to owls? …read more Source:: Science
What can a sea-lion teach us about musicality?
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•Ronan the sea lion can keep the beat better than any other animal; a new study found out more. …read more Source:: Science