As a consequence of a warming Earth, the risk of a megadrought — one that lasts more than 35 years — in the American Southwest likely will rise from a …read more Source:: Science
Month: October 2016
Was the secret spice in primal gene soup a thickener?
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•A little goo will do to get RNA and DNA to progress toward self-replication. Could some abundant ingredient have helped the precursors of genes become life molecules? Another indicator that …read more Source:: Science
Uranium levels in deep sea coral reveal new insights into how the major northern ice sheets retreated
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•Scientists examining naturally occurring uranium levels in ancient deep sea corals have discovered new insights into how the major northern ice sheets retreated during the last major deglaciation on Earth. …read more Source:: Science
New species of Jurassic reptile
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•A new species of British ichthyosaur has been identified using skeletal remains which have been on display at the University of Bristol’s School of Earth Sciences for many years. …read more Source:: Science
Food-poisoning bacteria may be behind Crohn’s disease
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•People who retain a particular bacterium in their gut after a bout of food poisoning may be at an increased risk of developing Crohn’s disease later in life, according to …read more Source:: Science
High number of pesticides within colonies linked to honey bee deaths
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•Honey bee colonies in the United States have been dying at high rates for over a decade, and agricultural pesticides — including fungicides, herbicides and insecticides — are often implicated …read more Source:: Science
Ultimate sacrifice: Spider’s post-sex cannibalism aids offspring
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•The male dark fishing spider is just dying to father some children — and this death wish probably evolved to benefit his offspring, according to new research. …read more Source:: Science
Study challenges idea of mandatory water intake
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•For the first time, the mechanism that regulates fluid intake in the human body and stops us from over-drinking has been revealed by researchers. Over-drinking can cause potentially fatal water …read more Source:: Science
Using oxygen as a tracer of galactic evolution
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•A new study casts light on how young, hot stars ionize oxygen in the early universe and the effects on the evolution of galaxies through time. The study presents the …read more Source:: Science
Methane muted: How did early Earth stay warm?
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•For at least a billion years of the distant past, planet Earth should have been frozen over but wasn’t. Scientists thought they knew why, but a new modeling study has …read more Source:: Science